Vice-President addresses AIIMS Deoghar's second convocation, where women are 132 of 173 graduates

10 October 2026

Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the Second Convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Deoghar, Jharkhand, on 10 October 2026.
He noted that women made up 132 of the 173 graduating students.
He said the number of medical colleges in India has risen from 387 before 2014 to 846.
He described the convocation as a celebration of the aspirations of the Santhal Pargana region and called AIIMS Deoghar a symbol of balanced and inclusive development.
He recalled Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Sidho-Kanhu and Tilka Manjhi, and urged graduates to serve villages and tribal communities.
Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar and Union Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav attended.