Panchayat and rural development, public health and family welfare, medical education minister T.S. Singhdeo laid the foundation stone for construction of a new building of a medical college at Ambikapur, Bishunpur on Saturday.
The cost of the project is Rs 372 crore.
Addressing as chief guest, Singhdeo said, “It is an auspicious day for the region as the medical college will help expand the health services in the area. Now, local students can also enroll here to become doctors. The medical college will be a milestone in the region in coming years.”
He said, “The time limit for the construction of the new college building is 24 months. Soon recruitment of teachers will start so that the MCI cannot declare “zero year” in Ambikapur Medical College. The doctors working in remote areas will be given special allowance. Practical aspects will also be taken care of so that transfer within specified period and rotation can be enforced. In college premises there will be hospital, college, administrative building, staff quarters and residential area for students.”
On universal health facility, he said, “Government is committed to achieve it as no one should run around for treatment.”
Ambikapur Mayor Dr Ajay Tirkey said, “Ambikapur has made a special place in the country for cleanliness and next it will be for medical services.”
Collector Dr Saransh Mittar said, “The medical college began in the year 2016 at the district. The present building is being constructed on 52 acres of land. It will have 500-bedded and another 100-bedded hospital , 750-seat auditorium building, staff quarters, residences of dean and medical superintendent, 170 flats for residential quarters, 125- seated seven hostel buildings, guest house, animal house, central kitchen, central workshop, central gas plant and HV AC room.”