The retirement age of doctors in government hospitals will be increased from 60/62 to 65 to overcome a shortage of doctors, Modi said. It was Modi’s fourth visit to Uttar Pradesh in 50 days, testimony to the importance the state holds in national politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlights the pro-poor and pro-farmer credentials of his two-year-old governmentNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flaunted the pro-poor and pro-farmer credentials of his two-year-old government in a speech that virtually launched the ruling coalition’s campaign for the Uttar Pradesh assembly election next year. In his speech, Modi said an amount of Rs.14,000 crore was still pending to be paid to sugarcane farmers when his government came to power. On this day two years ago, his government was sworn in, Modi recalled in his speech.

Source: Mint May 26, 2016 13:48 UTC