ESIC Medical College to be set up in city

The Pioneer, Aug 27, 2009
PNS | Bhubaneswar

At an ESIC board meeting held in Bangalore, Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has assured Congress Rajya Sabha member Ram Chandra Khuntia that an ESIC Medical College would be set up in Bhubaneswar.

Earlier, the Union Health Ministry had decided to establish ESIC Medical Colleges in Orissa, Jharkhand and Haryana.

However, as the Orissa Governments did not provide land for the medical college, the proposal was shelved. Now that the Orissa Government in a letter to the Health Ministry has agreed to allot land for the college, the Union Health Ministry has decided to come up with the proposed college, said Kharge.

On the decision of ESIC, the proposed college would be coming up in Bhubaneswar at a cost of over Rs 600 crore. Khuntia has thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Kharge for the decision.