New Delhi | The government will introduce a course in engineering biology, the first of its kind in India, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.
Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Science & Technology further said that even IITs and IISc have submitted proposals to the ministry for starting medical schools.
"I am making an announcement of introducing a course in engineering biology, the first of its kind in India," he said at an event organised by NITI Aayog.
The minister further explained that conducting an ultrasound or a sophisticated MRI is no longer limited to radiologists. In the future, an electronics engineer may work alongside a radiologist during such procedures.
"We have to have our own independent solid talent building ecosystem," he said The minister also outlined a strategic pathway to position India as a global leader in the bioeconomy and achieve a USD 2.6 trillion bioeconomy by 2047.
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