MOU signed with Sahyog foundation for a medical college in Keonjhar
November 27th, 2010
Following is an excerpt from a report in Pioneer.
The State Government on Friday inked an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sahyog Health Care and Research Foundation, a charitable trust, for setting up of a 100 seat medical college and hospital at Keonjhar by the latter.
The Government has agreed to provide 20 acres of land free of premium and `10 crore as assistance for the proposed medical which is expected to be operationilised by 2012-end. The MoU was signed by Director of Medical Education and Training Trilochan Sahu and Chairman of the Foundation Sugrib Singh in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Prasanna Acharya, Health Secretary Anu Garg and other officials.
… Chairman of the Foundation Sugrib Singh said though the Government will provide 20 acres of land for the medical college and hospital, they have set a target to purchase 17 acres of land more for the same.
“Initially we would start the medical college and hospital with 100 seats for MBBS course and 300 beds. The Government will give us `10 crore in two installments,” Singh informed.
Singh also informed that they have proposals to set up other colleges dental college (100 seats), BSc nursing college (60 seats), nursing school (100 seats) and a paramedical institute having 100 seats for various streams. The proposed medical college is expected to begin functioning in two years time, Singh informed.
We reported about this earlier on Feb 18th 2010 and June 10th 2010. Additional details about the Sahyog foundation is in those reports.
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