The construction works of the proposed Government medical colleges at Baleswar and Balangir have been expedited, and they would start teaching MBBS courses from the 2018-19 academic year.
This was known at a high-level meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi at the State Secretariat on Thursday. Health and Family Welfare Secretary Pramod Kumar Meherda president updates regarding works of the medical colleges being undertaken as per the Medical Council of India (MCI) norms.
Almost all onstruction works of the proposed medical colleges at Balangir and Baleswar have neared completion. lecture theatre, examination hall, central library, hostel, residential quarter, wards for different departments, OPD, operation theatre, ICU, laboratory, and Computer laboratory are being.
The Chief Secretary directed to complete all construction works by October-end. A total of Rs 392 crore has been estimated to be spent of which the State Government and the Central Government would bear Rs 261 crore and Rs 131 crore, respectively. The CS directed to construct water conservation and solar energy systems on rooftops of the two medical colleges.
It may be noted that two new medical colleges, Saheed laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital at Koraput and Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital at Baripada, have already started operations from the current academic year. Among others, NHM Director Salini Pandit, Energy Secretary Hemant Kumar Sharma, Works Secretary Nalinikant Pradhan and Housing and Urban Development Secretary G Mathivathanan were present.