To provide the best healthcare facilities to the denizens, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the building of 350-bedded ultra-modern Civil Hospital in Mohali’s Sector-66, which would be named as Sahibzada Ajit Singh Civil Hospital, cChanni, speaking at the function, said that fulfilling the Congress party’s commitment, this new Civil Hospital would cater best healthcare services to the people of the area besides people of far flung areas of Punjab who come to Chandigarh for treatment.

The new building of the Hospital would be constructed with the cost of Rs 40 crore which would be provide 24-hour emergency services besides OPDs and wards for all specialties, seven modular operation theatres, a separate Mother and Child wing, four-bedded dialysis unit, blood bank with component and platelet facility, mortuary, dispensary with free medicine, Homeopathic and Ayurveda departments, physiotherapy services, staff residences for staff and three storied multi-level parking.

The Chief Minister also sanctioned Rs 10 crore for the auditorium in Mohali and promised to provide more funds, if needed, for the project. He also announced plans to construct 25,000 houses for the EWS section across the State.

“The sanads (proprietary rights) are being provided under BASERA scheme throughout the state,” he said.

Accepting the demand of former Minister and Mohali MLA Balbir Singh Sidhu, the Chief Minister announced to relax conditions for the booth owners to construct a second storey. He also announced Rs 10 crore for holistic development of the city, Rs seven crore for laying of synthetic track at Sports Stadium Sector-78, dispensaries of Saneta and Gharaun be upgraded as PHC and CHC respectively and bus stand for the city.

Acknowledging the efforts of Balbir Singh Sidhu to develop the city as well as the constituency, Channi said that the party wants to give a bigger role to him at the State level. 

Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni, who also holds charge of the Health Department, said that Mohali Medical College will have 500 beds and admission will start soon with 250 seats. “With this remarkable achievement, now onwards our capacity has been increased to 1500 to produce doctors in a year,” he added.