Decisions in national, public interest define our culture: U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (September 13, 2025) emphasised the need to move two steps ahead of time and warned that failing to do so would mean being caught in time’s grip, and they would not be forgiven by future generations.

He was addressing the foundation day ceremony of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Saturday (September 13, 2025).

“Life is defined by three states—tendency, distortion, and culture. Staying unchanged is a tendency, continuous decline is distortion, and decisions taken in the larger public and national interest embody culture,” said CM Adityanath, citing the institute itself as a living example of this culture, as within just 19 years, the institute has expanded from 20 beds to 1,375.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak during the foundation day celebrations of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow.
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CM Adityanath also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth ₹298 crore at the medical institute and highlighted the progress. “Keeping with the pace of time, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences has registered remarkable progress. In just five years, it has secured a place among Uttar Pradesh’s top three medical institutions. This achievement reflects the strength of our vision and leadership. We are moving in the right direction and, despite challenges, teamwork and determination continue to generate fresh enthusiasm among people,” added the U.P. Chief Minister. 

Lauding Uttar Pradesh healthcare preparedness, CM Adityanath said the state had presented a model of defeating the COVID-19 pandemic by effectively using technology. “Lohia Institute is located at the gateway of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Every patient from eastern U.P. comes first to RML before going to KGMU or SGPGI. He said that the highest population density lies in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Nepal, which is why patients first turn to RML. These three major institutions have played an outstanding role in strengthening healthcare and medical education in Uttar Pradesh. These improvements were especially evident during the corona pandemic, when for the first time the state faced such a crisis,” said CM Adityanath. 

Recollecting the pandemic days, CM Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh had no COVID-19 testing facility when the first cases were reported in Agra and Noida, and samples had to be sent to Delhi’s AIIMS and Safdarjung hospitals.

“Gradually, testing facilities were developed in the state and the process improved. at the time, 36 districts did not have even a single ICU bed, and there was an acute shortage of trained manpower. Despite these challenges, the state adopted innovative models such as virtual ICUs. SGPGI, KGMU, and RML hospitals trained manpower and provided relief in all 75 districts through virtual ICUs. With the help of master trainers, these institutions guided other medical colleges and COVID hospitals. As a result, Uttar Pradesh presented to the world a model of defeating the pandemic through technology,” he said. 

In the event U.P. Deputy Chief Minister and Health Minister Brajesh Pathak, State Minister Mayankeshwaran Sharan Singh, Principal Secretary for Medical Health and Education Parth Sarathi Sen Sharma, Institute Director Prof. C.M. Singh, Dean Prof. Pradyumn Singh, CMS Vikram Singh and others were present.