2010 Odisha budget has 32.5 crores for adding a medical college to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar
March 16th, 2010
See https://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/archives/3365; in particular https://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/wp-content/uploads/image/20100315%20budget.JPG. The later shows that the 2010 budget has 32.5 crores for making the building and the foundation for the proposed medical college associated with the Capital Hospital. This was proposed and announced several years back. Good to see this in the budget. This is a good and inexpensive way to make a medical college as the hospital, beds, doctors and patients are already there. Adding a few more as required by MCI would lead to a medical college and at least 100 more students per year would then be able to pursue medicine in a government facility at an affordabale cost. These students and the future PG students would be beneficial to the patients. This is a win-win situation at comparatively small additional cost. (The total budget for this was earlier mentioned as 100 crores.)
This approach should be immediately replicated in all the other larger size hospitals in the state; if necessary in a PPP mode, as is being done in Karnataka. (There was a recent news that a team from Odisha was planing to visit Karnataka to find more about how it is being done there.)
In addition as mentioned before SAIL should do the same with respect to IGH in Rourkela.
Entry Filed under: Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri- Khurda area (1),Capital Medical College, Bhubaneswar
2 Writeup
1. kiran kumar | March 25th, 2010 at 8:18 am
its a very good news as the govt is so keen to start a medical college in the capital city.
2. Dr.Preety | March 19th, 2013 at 1:19 pm
Its a great attempt by the state govt.this wil not only give better health facility to the needy,but also encourage medical aspirants.just hope the govt doesnt spoil evrything by puttin reservation in dis also.