The Kannada Growth Authority (KDA) on Monday urged Karnataka Well being Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao to subject an order requiring medical doctors in authorities well being facilities and hospitals to jot down medical prescriptions in Kannada, the state’s official language.
In a letter to Rao, KDA Chairperson Purushotham Bilimale proposed that the federal government recognise and honour medical doctors who promote Kannada of their work. He steered that medical doctors be felicitated yearly on Medical doctors’ Day on the taluk, district, and state ranges for his or her dedication to utilizing the language.
Bilimale additionally inspired the minister to foster an setting the place Kannada-loving medical doctors in non-public hospitals, together with hospital directors, are motivated to make use of the language of their apply.
Supporting the thought, Medical Schooling Minister Sharanaprakash Patil mentioned, “There’s nothing incorrect with the proposal to subject prescriptions in Kannada. Most medical doctors know Kannada, however it’s a matter of comfort. They need to additionally learn to write drug names in Kannada.”
(With inputs from Sagay Raj)