New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma lay the foundation for a new medical college in Guwahati on Monday.
It would be built at a cost of about Rs 1,000 crore. He stated during an official event that the projected Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital will have two campuses, one in Panbazar and the other in Kalapahar.
The proposed medical college would be housed in the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) in Panbazar and the Kalapahar TB Hospital.
The project is being implemented at a total cost of Rs 998.30 crore, covering an area of 62 bighas (over 20 acres).
In honor of Assam’s glorious past, the institute would be named Pragjyotishpur Medical College. This new medical college would tremendously augment medical education & healthcare infra in the State.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) February 14, 2022
The college would provide admission to 100 MBBS students annually. pic.twitter.com/k5dPqprcfj
The Kalapahar campus will comprise 480 beds, 46 ICUs, seven high-tech operation theatres, and housing for 450 students and 100 interns. A total of 100 MBBS students will be admitted to the college each year.
The MMCH campus, on the other hand, will include 800 beds, 100 ICUs, cutting-edge diagnostic facilities, a dialysis unit, and 11 OTs, among other things.
CM Sarma said, "This new medical college will tremendously augment medical education and healthcare infrastructure in the state and fulfil the medical requirements of Guwahati and nearby areas. The state government is ramping up healthcare infrastructure in the state keeping in view the future demand and by the end of our present government's tenure, Assam will have 14 medical colleges.”
There is also the possibility of the inauguration of AIIMS at Changsari by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November this year, he added.
He further said,” We are striving to make Guwahati a hub for medical tourism in South East Asia, adding that infrastructure development is key to achieving that”.
Sarma bestowed praise on the state's progress, claiming that Assam is one of the top three most improved states in terms of incremental performance, according to the NITI Aayog's health index for 2019-20.
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