In an attempt to make health services feasible for every segment, the much awaited medico city project that received the State Cabinet’s nod recently will be initiated soon.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi, during a press meet on Monday, said that they have been receiving sufficient number of proposals from various health care sector leaders for taking up this ambitious scheme that intends incorporation of several health care facilities at one specific place.
The ambitious scheme of the Health Department will cover approximately 700 acres of area. Being initiated with the purpose of establishing general, specialist, super-specialty, nursing college, paramedical college including Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) college at one place, the department has made, Ernst and Young, a renowned consultancy firm its transaction advisor. The department has planned to invest Rs 918.20 crore in this project.
“According to the proposed plan, Medical College and Hospital having 500 beds and 100 MBBS seats will be established covering 26.11 acres of land at an estimated cost of Rs 351.20 crore while for developing medical educational hub on 20 acres of land, the Government will utilise Rs 294 crore. Similarly, for creating super-specialty centers of excellence for non-communicable diseases, centre of excellence for oncology and AYUSH centre, Rs 102.60 crore, Rs 62.50 crore and Rs 107.20 crore respectively will be used,” said Additional Chief Secretary (Health), Sudhir Tripathi.