Assam: four more medical colleges announced by Nadda
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Four more medical colleges are likely to come up in Assam, as stated by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda. Nadda was in Assam recently for the the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Super Speciality Block at the Assam Medical College and Hospital here.
During the inauguration ceremony, Nadda also elaborated on the five-storeyed facility which would in-house 192 beds, 62 ICU beds and five operation theatres and cath lab. The facility is being set up on a budget of Rs 150 crore.
The location for the aforementioned medical colleges will be at Nagaon, North Lakhimpur, Dhubri and Diphu. As further implied by Nadda, four district hospitals of Assam are to be converted into medical colleges, as proposed by the Central government. The budget estimated for the upgradation is Rs 189 crore for each college to convert it into a hospital. An allocation of Rs 22 crore has already been made, and the rest of the amount will be sanctioned in phases.
During the inauguration ceremony, Nadda also elaborated on the five-storeyed facility which would in-house 192 beds, 62 ICU beds and five operation theatres and cath lab. The facility is being set up on a budget of Rs 150 crore.
The location for the aforementioned medical colleges will be at Nagaon, North Lakhimpur, Dhubri and Diphu. As further implied by Nadda, four district hospitals of Assam are to be converted into medical colleges, as proposed by the Central government. The budget estimated for the upgradation is Rs 189 crore for each college to convert it into a hospital. An allocation of Rs 22 crore has already been made, and the rest of the amount will be sanctioned in phases.
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