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The National Doctors' Day is observed on July 1 every year to commemorate the life and times of legendary doctor and former West Bengal CM Bidhan Chandra Roy, whose birth and death anniversaries both fall on this day. Dr Roy was born on July 1, 1882, and died on July 1, 1962.
The day is celebrated all over the country to honour the contributions of the doctors. The first National Doctor's day was observed in 1991.
On the occasion, PM Modi also sent his greetings to the medical fraternity.
India has made big strides in the field of medicine and has contributed to making the planet healthier, Modi said.
"We are all grateful for the contribution of doctors in the Corona period. Our doctors have served us without caring about their lives. Therefore, this time National Doctors' Day becomes all the more special," Modi had said in the last Mann ki Baat.
VP Venkaiah Naidu praised India's doctors for striving round-the-clock to save the lives of others by risking their own during the pandemic period.
Home Minister Amit Shah saluted the efforts of doctors who did everything possible against great odds.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also thanked doctors "for every single moment they spend saving lives". "We are indebted," Gandhi said.
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