Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Yogi asks varsities to run job oriented courses for women

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GORAKHPUR: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asked the UP universiti­es to run job- oriented courses, which can make women self-reliant. Adityanath was speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of nursing students of the Guru Gorakhnath College of Nursing. Governor Ram Naik was also present on the occasion.

GORAKHPUR :Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday asked the UP universiti­es to run joboriente­d courses, which can make women self-reliant.

Adityanath was speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of nursing students of the Guru Gorakhnath College of Nursing. Governor Ram Naik was also present on the occasion.

“The nursing course offers immense possibilit­y of employment .One can join a private or a government hospital to look after patients. In both cases, it will be woman empowermen­t,” the chief minister said .

He hoped the students will use their qualificat­ion to serve people and earn a livelihood with dignity . The CM said this nursing college was the first institutio­n of its to be affiliated by the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University.

The CM said DDU University initially denied affiliatio­n to the nursing college. It was then that he wrote to the governor who immediatel­y directed that affiliatio­n be granted in 2016, he said. As many as 120 general midwifery, auxilliary midwifery(ANMs) and 30 BSc nursing students, who completed their training in the 2016-17 academic session, took oath to serve mankind as nurses.

 ?? HT PHOTO ?? Chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik paying tribute to Mahant Avaidyanat­h in Gorakhpur on Sunday
HT PHOTO Chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik paying tribute to Mahant Avaidyanat­h in Gorakhpur on Sunday

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