It is a historic day for Rajnandgaon. The dream of the Medical College having all facilities in the district is getting fulfilled, Chief Minister Raman Singh said on Thursday.
The residents of the district had given me the responsibility as a Legislator from the region and I feel that to some extent their wishes had been fulfilled, he said while addressing a programme after dedicating the newly-constructed building of ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Government Medical College’ here as part of ongoing State-wide ‘Atal Vikas Yatra’.
“Rajnandgaon is on fast track for development of education, health and sports sectors . On a single day, the residents got new building of Medical College, renovated Digvijay Stadium, Central School Building and Railway Platform and Godown at Rajnandgaon Railway station,” he said.
He further said that taking assistance from Tata Memorial Institute at Medical College, the screening of cancer patients would be done and primary treatment would be extended.
In Medical College premises, a 500-seat stadium would be established while it has been brought under Chhattisgarh Autonomous Medical College Education Model Service Rule 2018. This would help to reduce the shortage of faculty in Medical Colleges of the State, Singh said.
The Chief Minister highlighted the expansion of health facilities, as the number of medical colleges went up from just two to 10 including AIIMS, while number of nursing institutes have increased from just one to a dozen.
He highlighted the Ayushman Bharat Scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and how a beneficiary can avail medical health services upto Rs 5 lakh per family.
In Medical College premises at Rajnandgaon, the hostel building, girls hostel, nurses hostel, men and women junior resident doctors hostel, men and women interns hostel is under construction. The Medical College would have 500 bed hospital.