Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone of Government Medical College at Banjali village near Ratlam district headquarters on Wednesday evening. The college will be constructed at a cost of about Rs 450 crore. Minister of State for Medical Education Mahendra Hardia was also present on the occasion.
Chouhan said that opening of the medical college was his dream. He said earlier the plan was to set up the college in PPP mode, but good proposals did not come forth. The medical college would benefit not only the people of Ratlam but Ujjain division as well. He said that he expected that students passing out of the college would not hesitate working in the rural areas.
Chouhan said the medical college would have a super specialty hospital equipped with facilities to treat serious diseases. He said that this work would be completed in 2 years and the college would be opened in 2015-16. Chouhan said this would be the first medical college in Ujjain division. On the occasion, the Chief Minister also laid foundation stone of Banjali-Sejawate Bypass at a cost of Rs 3.25 crore.
He also laid the foundation stone for Jaora Phatak under-bridge and building of Tribal Boys English Medium School which would cost Rs 6.17 crore and Rs 1.10 crore, respectively. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of sports complex at Eklavya Residential School. Former Minister Himmat Kothari, other public representatives, Principal Secretary, Medical Education and senior officers were present on the occasion.