Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda and Haryana Chief Minister would conduct the Bhumi Pujan ceremony of National Cancer Institute to be established at Badhsa in district Jhajjar on December 12.
Haryana Chief Secretary, DS Dhesi held a meeting with Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Prof MC Misra to discuss necessary arrangements for the Bhumi Pujan ceremony at New Delhi on Thursday.
National Cancer Institute Jhajjar would be setup with a cost of Rs 2035 crore on an area of 32 acres of land.
Earlier, a target was fixed to complete this project in next 45 months. It would cover an area of 32 acres in 300 acres complex of AIIMS-II. The institute would benefit not only the people of Haryana, but also of the other areas.
The Chief Minister had recently said that the government was of the view that 2,000 doctors should be prepared every year, therefore, a number of medical colleges would be set up in the State.