Madhya Pradesh

• 04 Feb 2022

Center Approves Change of Names of Three Places of Madhya Pradesh

Why in News

• Recently, the Central Government has approved the proposal of the State Government to change the names of three places of Madhya Pradesh- Hoshangabad, Shivpuri and Babai.

Key Points

• The proposal to rename Hoshangabad as 'Narmadapuram', Shivpuri's 'Kundeshwar Dham' and Babai's 'Makhan Nagar' was sent by the Madhya Pradesh government to the Central Government in the year 2021, which has been accepted by the Central Government.
• It is noteworthy that for renaming railway stations, villages, towns and cities, it is mandatory for the state government to obtain NOC from the Union Home Ministry.
• Hoshangabad, located on the southern bank of the Narmada river, was named after the ruler of Malwa, Hoshangshah, while Babai is the birthplace of Makhanlal Chaturvedi, the eminent cinematographer of Indian poetry.

Preparations Started for Teaching Medical Course in Hindi in Madhya Pradesh

Why in News

• On February 3, 2022, Madhya Pradesh's Medical Education Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang informed that action has been started by the Medical Education Department for the implementation of the course of medical education in the state in Hindi.

Key Points

• It will be started from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal in the course of the process of teaching medical courses in Hindi in medical colleges run under the Medical Education Department of the state.
• It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in his message to the people of the state on Republic Day, had announced plans to conduct a medical education course in Hindi in the state.
• After completion of this action, Madhya Pradesh will be the first state in the country where the course and teaching of medical education will be in Hindi.
• In the first phase, Hindi language will be used more and more by the medical teachers while teaching the course of medical education. In addition, first year medical students will be studied and assessed. First, students from Hindi background will be assessed for reading and reading for 2 months through English medium and for 2 months using Hindi language.
• In the second phase, supplementary reference books of 3 subjects (Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry) of MBBS first year will be prepared in Hindi language. Three committees have been formed to complete this action plan.
• A committee has been constituted to prepare an action plan for the use of Hindi in medical courses and preparation of supplementary reference books in Hindi. Guidance of Atal Bihari Hindi Vishwavidyalaya will be obtained to give concrete shape to the action plan. This will ensure the implementation of this project.
• A sub-committee has been constituted to prepare supplementary reference books in Hindi for MBBS first year subjects Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry.
• A verification sub-committee has also been constituted to refine the subject prepared in Hindi by the second sub-committee again.