Govt for more medical colleges on PPP mode

The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2010
PNS, Bhubaneswar

The State Government is keen to set up more medical colleges and hospitals in the State on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Prasanna Acharya on Saturday.

Achary said it in a joint meeting held between Health and Family Welfare Department and Planning and Coordination Department at the State Secretariat. Planning and Coordination Minister AU Singh Deo attended the meeting. In the meeting it was informed that out of the three medical colleges and hospitals being set up by the Western Odisha Development Council, one at Rourkela is about to be complete soon.

While construction of hospital is over, construction work of college is going on. A high-level committee headed by DMET would go for an inspection to the college site on August 26 and on their report the Government would provide requisite no objection certificate.

Though, construction work of the most part of the second college of WODC at Kalahandi has been complete, presently, the construction company has halted the rest of the work due to some reason. It was decided that the Planning and Coordination Department would talk to the construction company and would take step for expediting the work.

The Government has also decided to publish advertisements again for WODC’s third proposed medical college and hospital at Balangir.

Coal-India has not sought NOC for its proposed medical at Talcher. Sahayog Foundation would set up one at Keonjhar on PPP mode. But the proposal of Blue Wheel Trust for setting up of a medical college and hospital at Nayagarh has not been accepted.

Proposal of Bharati Trust for a medical college at Raygada is under active consideration of the Government.

Informing about the proposal of the Government medical college and hospital which would be set up at Koraput under RLTP programme, the Minister said the proposal was sent to the Central Government, but no response has been received by the State Government. This proposal would be sent again to the Union Government.

He informed that the construction works of All India Ayurvedic Institute is in a full swing. There is a possibility that the students would be able to get admission in this college in 2012-13.