**Policy Summary**
On July 1, 2025, the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several projects at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The inaugurated projects include a new Auditorium, an Academic Block, and a Panchkarma Kendra. The foundation stone was laid for a new Girls Hostel.
The President commended the university's comprehensive approach to medical systems, integrating allopathy and Ayurveda through its medical college and Ayurveda College and hospitals. She also noted the establishment of a new 1800-bed hospital by Shri Gorakshanath Medical College Hospital and Research Centre.
President Murmu emphasized the important role of private higher education institutions working with philanthropic goals under the National Education Policy 2020. She highlighted Mahayogi Gorakhnath University as the first private university contributing to higher education in the Gorakhpur area and acknowledged its rapid development since its establishment four years prior, noting its emergence as a significant center for higher education and employment-oriented education in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
The President expressed particular satisfaction in laying the foundation stone for the new girls' hostel, underscoring the critical role of safe accommodation in facilitating women's access to higher education and empowerment. She lauded the university's initiative as an invaluable step towards women's empowerment.
The President concluded by stating that advancements in health and education in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh will contribute to the state's overall progress, which in turn will drive India's national development.
Key Entities Referenced
Droupadi Murmu: The President of India who inaugurated projects at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University.
Mahayogi Gorakhnath University: A private university in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, where the President inaugurated projects.
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh: City in Uttar Pradesh where Mahayogi Gorakhnath University is located and where the inauguration took place.
Ayurveda: A traditional system of medicine, education and treatment of which is provided by Mahayogi Gorakhnath University through its Ayurveda College and hospitals.
Shri Gorakshanath Medical College Hospital and Research Centre: Medical college establishing a new 1800-bed hospital.
National Education Policy 2020: A national policy mentioned in the context of the role of private higher education institutions.
Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh: A region of Uttar Pradesh whose progress is linked to the overall development of the state and India.
Allopathy: A system of medicine, education and treatment of which is provided by Mahayogi Gorakhnath University through its medical college.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES/LAYS
FOUNDATION STONE FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS
OF MAHAYOGI GORAKHNATH UNIVERSITY
Posted On: 01 JUL 2025 6:51PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects
of Mahayogi Gorakhnath University at Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, today (July 1, 2025). It included the
inauguration of the Auditorium, the Academic Block and the Panchkarma Kendra and laying of the
foundation stone for a new Girls’ Hostel.
Speaking on the occasion, the President appreciated the Mahayogi Gorakhnath University for underlining the
comprehensiveness of medical systems by arranging for education and treatment of allopathy and Ayurveda
through its medical college and Ayurveda College and hospitals. She was happy to note that Shri
Gorakshanath Medical College Hospital and Research Centre is establishing a new 1800-bed hospital.The President said that private higher education institutions working with the goal of philanthropy and public
welfare would have an important role under the National Education Policy 2020. She noted that the Mahayogi
Gorakhnath University is the first private university to contribute to higher education in Gorakhpur and the
surrounding area. In just four years since its establishment, this University has achieved impressive milestones
in its development journey. This University has become a major centre of higher education and employment-
oriented education in eastern Uttar Pradesh. She expressed confidence that the students of this University,
besides achieving excellence based on professional education, would inculcate the ideals of spirituality and
patriotism in their conduct.
The President said that she was happy to inaugurate various facilities of the University. But she was happier to
lay the foundation stone of the new girls' hostel building. She stated that education is the most effective means
of empowerment. Lack of safe accommodation for girls not only hinders their journey towards highereducation but can also halt their education. She described the decision of this university to establish the new
girls' hostel as a very important step towards the higher education of women. She appreciated the University
for this invaluable initiative for women's empowerment.
The President said that when the people of the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh become healthier and
educated, then the entire Uttar Pradesh would move forward rapidly on the path of inclusive progress. When
the state with the largest population of the country moves forward on the path of rapid development, then the
whole of India will establish new paradigms of progress.
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