Brought 650 new universities, doubled medical seats, since 2014: PM Modi on Independence Day
Press Trust of India | August 15, 2026 | 09:21 AM IST | 1 min read
On 80th Independence Day, PM Modi highlighted NEP 2020, increase in universities and medical seats, and foreign universities entering India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country added 650 new universities in the last decade and more than doubled the number of medical seats since 2014. In his address to the nation on the 80th Independence Day, Modi said the government brought in a new education policy after decades.
"For 35 years, there was no education policy. We brought a new education policy," he said from the ramparts of the Red Fort. "From 2004 to 2014, there were fewer than 350 universities. And today, within 10-12 years, nearly 650 new universities have been added," the prime minister said. "Before 2014, there were only 400 medical seats, and today nearly 850 medical seats are available," he added.
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The prime minister said India is emerging as an attractive destination for foreign universities. "... now foreign universities are also coming to India. Arrangements have also been made so that our youth can obtain foreign degrees within India," Modi said.
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