Bihar gets 500-bedded Sriram Janki Medical College and Hospital at cost of Rs 591 crore

Samastipur: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated the 500-bed Sriram Janki Medical College and Hospital (SJMCH) at Sarairanjan in Samastipur district on Sunday.

The land for the institute, which also has 100 MBBS seats, was donated by the Sriram Janki Trust. It was built at an estimated cost of Rs 591 crore, officials said. 

Soon after the inauguration, the CM chaired a meeting of senior officials of the state health department and staff members of the hospital.

“The capacity of this hospital will soon be increased to 1,000 beds. The Centre also played an important role in setting up of this medical college”, the CM said.

As per a media report in TOI, ''All its buildings are earthquake resistant. These buildings were constructed while following the environmental norms. The residential accommodation for the college principal, hospital superintendent, doctors, para-medical employees and students have been provided within a campus. A 'Dharamshala' also has been built on the campus to provide temporary stay to the relatives of patients, a health department official informed. 

''This hospital was named as 'Shriram Janki Medical College and Hospital' because the land for the institute was donated by Shriram Janki Math. The Central government too has helped in the establishment of this hospital,'' the CM.

Others present on the occasion included Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, several Bihar ministers and local MLAs of the area.