UK offers technical support to Haryana to set up medical colleges.

The UK has offered technical support and cooperation to Haryana to set up medical colleges, training of paramedics and other supporting staff posted in government hospitals in the State.

British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith, who held a meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here on Wednesday also evinced keen interest in mutual collaboration in other key areas of Smart city project, aero-space, defence skill education, health care, agro-industries, textile, bio-energy and food processing.

Mr Khattar said that a scheme has been prepared to open a medical college in each district of the State to provide quality medical education to the students and prepare sufficient number of new doctors to meet future requirement.

He said that UK could lend its support in raising infrastructure of these colleges and also in introducing training programmes for paramedics and other supporting staff posted in government hospitals. “Apart from this, it could also share its expertise with Haryana in the field of primary health care,” Mr Khattar said.

Referring to the offer made by the High Commissioner to introduce English training programmes in Haryana, the CM appreciated this, saying that the State government would look forward to implement it in selected government schools on pilot basis.

THE HINDU