CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s new district Malerkotla will get a medical school to be installed in the price of almost Rs 370 crore.
The choice to establish a medical school from the Malerkotla district has been obtained at an assembly of a state-level panel, chaired by Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan, ” an official announcement said on Friday.
The choice to establish a new medical school in the newly established district at a complete price of Rs 368.92 crore has been taken according to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s previous statement, it included.
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The meeting was attended by Congress MP from Patiala, Preneet Kaur, ” the announcement added,
The committee was included under the Prime Minister’s 15-point Programme for its economical, educational and social development of the minorities, ” the announcement said.
Preneet Kaur stated a medical school was required to provide improved health care and medical education centers to those of Malerkotla and its adjacent regions.
Amarinder Singh had Friday announced the introduction of a new district of Malerkotla, dividing the Muslim-majority city from Sangrur district.
The ministry had announced a medical school, a women’s school, a brand new bus stand and also a girls police station in Malerkotla.
Preneet Kaur said that the institution of the medical institute would also help create more employment opportunities in the health care field besides supplying medical instructional opportunities to youths.
It might assist in overcoming the lack of physicians in Punjab, she included.
Chief Secretary Mahajan stated the medical school would be put around 24.44 acres of property and could be connected into the community sub-divisional hospital.
She stated the property for this project was given on rent from the Punjab Wakf Board.
She said 100 pupils are suggested to be admitted to the medical school in the very first year.
It’s been anticipated to shell out Rs 43.66 crore per annum for its performance of the school, she explained, adding the regional civil hospital could be updated to a 500-bed hospital.
Principal Secretary (Social Justice and Minorities) Raji P Shrivastava stated from the meeting a proposal to start a new farming school underneath Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, at Kalanaur block of Gurdaspur district beneath the Central plot continues to be sent to the Union authorities.
