New Medical College with 100 MBBS seats to be Functional From 2022 in Odisha
A new medical college and hospital at Odisha's Sundergarh in expected to be up and running for the academic year 2022-23.;
Sundergarh: A new medical college and hospital is expected to be ready and fully-functional in Odisha's Sundergarh for the academic session 2022-23, as per the statement of State Health Minister, Naba Das, in the Odisha Assembly recently.
The medical college being set up with the support of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is expected to function with 100 MBBS seats while the hospital will incorporate 500 beds.
According to a memorandum signed by the State Government with the NTPC in December, the state would provide 21 acres of land free of cost, and the medical college would be set up with a preliminary estimation of Rs 350 crore.
Following the demand of politicians, intellectuals, lawyers and the general public of western Odisha, the State chief secretary in November last year wrote a letter to the Union health secretary requesting for establishment of a second AIIMS at the infrastructure developed by NTPC for the proposed medical college, the minister informed the House. At present, the State has one AIIMS at Bhubaneswar.
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