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