Metro India News | AMARAVATI

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday urged doctors to dedicate at least one day every month to providing medical services in rural and tribal areas, stressing that specialist healthcare remains critically inadequate in remote regions.

Speaking after laying the foundation stone for new buildings at Rangaraya Medical College, Pawan Kalyan described the medical profession as sacred, invoking the saying Vaidyo Narayano Hari to underline the social responsibility of doctors. “Parents give birth to life, but doctors give people a second life. Along with professional success, compassion and service must define your role,” he said.

He noted that despite busy schedules, doctors could make a meaningful impact by organising periodic medical and awareness camps in villages and tribal belts. Referring to his recent visit to the Araku region, the Deputy Chief Minister highlighted the prevalence of sickle cell anemia among tribal women and said a blood bank building was being constructed there with donor support.

The Deputy Chief Minister also inaugurated mobile dental screening vehicles equipped with advanced digital scanners to provide free services across parts of Kakinada district. He assured that the coalition government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, would fully support doctors committed to serving underserved communities.