First of all, I wish to submit that the word “medical” that is being used in India for some time past has been laying too much stress on the medicinal side, of the health problem of this country. The word medical is a misnomer. It simply means medication and therefore we have come to a position when we feel that the administration of the medical department could only be seen and looked at from the point of view of what medicines are useful in the country. I would submit, Sir, that having studied the medical question from different points of view, I have come to the conclusion that it is the duty of the State to see that every individual, every human being who possesses of body, must know something about the preservation, protection and prolongation of life. The word “medical” is a wrong word. I would submit that the word in India was Ayurveda, science of life.
