The country’s largest cancer institute would come up at Badhsa in Haryana’s Jhajjar district.
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda, who is also the president of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal will perform Bhumi Pujan Ceremony of India’s largest “National Cancer Institute” at AIIMS campus located at Badhsa in district Jhajjar on Saturday, December 12.
An official spokesman of the State Government on Friday said that country’s largest cancer institute would be developed on 32 acres of land at a cost of `2035 crore. The project would be completed in 27 months period and would have the facilities of 710 beds.
Out of these, 200 beds would be utilised for carrying out the activities of translational research.
He said that National Cancer Institute would also have 26 operation theatres, five liner accelerators and four PET scanners. In addition, 800 beds would be provided for night shelter facilities in the institute.
The spokesman said that the National Cancer Institute would also provide employment opportunities to more than 2700 people. The institute would prove to be another milestone in terms of healthcare services in Haryana.
Union Minister of State for AYUSH (IC) and Health, Shripad Naik, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij and Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar would also grace the occasion, added the spokesman.