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As Marathwada, and Aurangabad, grew industrially, it was necessary to set up learning centres to provide the required manpower to companies as also to improve the healthcare infrastructure. And technical institutes and premier hospitals sprang up in course of time.

The Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University have set up the DOEACC Centre (formerly Centre for Electronics Design and Technology of India).

The thrust areas include agri electronics (technology to farmers by way of training manpower, undertaking projects and developing new sustainable technologies for agriculture) and opto-electronics (use of photons for data transfer, storage and retrieval).

Aurangabad has an engineering student population of around 9,000 students, basic science, around 5,000, computer science 4,000, arts, 3,000 and commerce 2,500 students, says A.N. Kadam, Secretary, Mahatma Gandhi Mission.

There are five engineering colleges, three medical and two dental ones, 19 undergraduate colleges, three ayurvedic colleges, three business management institutes and four colleges for hotel management.

Dr Mohan Dubey of Kamalnayan Bajaj Hospital says the hospital has departments covering all specialities. It offers secondary and tertiary care, latest technology and well-equipped intensive care unit and operation theatres.

The hospital also offers cancer care with diagnostic and treatment facilities.

Dr Dubey says the hospital is looking at expansion in oncology and upgradation of facilities.

It has been awarded recognition by the Government of India, National Board of Examination, New Delhi, to start Post-Graduate courses in General Medicine and General Surgery.

According to Government statistics, the district has a network of Government-run health facilities consisting of the district hospital offering tertiary-level care, with rural hospitals at the secondary level and primary health centres, sub-centres and dispensaries providing basic healthcare to the rural population.

Nearly 46 per cent of the villages have primary health facilities, covering nearly 64 per cent of the rural population.

The MGM College and Hospital is recognised by the Medical Council of India and its facilities are provided as per norms of Medical Council of India.

Aurangabad is seen as a city ensuring that both basic and advanced facilities, in education and healthcare, are firmly in place.

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