Greeting all doctors on National Doctors' Day, the Prime Minister of India on 1st July said India's strides in the world of medicine are commendable and have contributed to making the planet healthier.

The Doctors' Day is observed in honour of noted doctor and former West Bengal chief minister Bidhan Chandra Roy, whose birth and death anniversaries fall on July 1. "On Doctors Day, my greetings to all doctors. India's strides in the world of medicine are commendable and have contributed to making our planet healthier," the PM tweeted. He also shared an audio clip from his 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast in which he talked about Doctors' Day.

"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," he had said in his radio broadcast