UP Cabinet nod to IIT Kanpur Medical College, 500-bed super-specialty hospital

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved setting up a School of Medical Research and Technology (SMRT) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kanpur) along with a 500-bed super-speciality hospital. In addition, the state government has declared financial assistance of Rs 50 crore for the next five years.  

This landmark proposal was approved in a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Tuesday.  

In a statement, the government said this approval has been given by the cabinet in view of the consent expressed by IIT-Kanpur on the conditions and restrictions of the state government, the updated status of the funding of the project and the need and justification for setting up a super-specialty medical institute in Kanpur city, news agency PTI reported.                    

The statement said an amount of Rs 10 crore from the financial year 2024-25 will be payable to IIT-Kanpur for the next five years.       

The IIT will be fully responsible for the operational expenses of the SMRT along with the 500-bed super speciality hospital, it said.         

According to a PTI report, One member of the Uttar Pradesh government will be nominated in the governing body constituted for the operation and maintenance of the institute, the statement said.                         

Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, medical facilities will be provided to the poor covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and the Chief Minister Jan Arogya Yojana at the package rates fixed for them, it said.  

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