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| J&K to have 2 AIIMS level hospitals soon | | | Early Times Report
Jammu | Sept 18
Jammu and Kashmir is all set to become first state in India to have two government Medical Colleges on the pattern of All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
With Central assistance of Rs 240 Crores, the Government Medical College Jammu and Srinagar are being upgraded to the level of AIIMS and the work is already at various stages of competition. With this Jammu and Kashmir State would become the first state in the country where medicare facilities to the level of AIIMS would be available. For the purpose, over Rs. 240 crore i.e. Rs. 120 crore for each medical college, with the state equity of Rs. 20 crore each has been earmarked for the colleges.
The up gradation work of Jammu Medical College has been started and a 4-storied 220 bedded super specialty hospital block with 15 super specialties is coming up while the up gradation work of Srinagar Medical College has also been taken up to create 9 super specialties.
Rupees 86 crore have already been released for civil works for both the colleges while as machinery and equipment costing Rs. 97 crore are being provided to the colleges soon. Out of state equity of Rs. 40 crore, Additional Emergency Block of Jammu Medical College has been completed and repairs and renovation of existing Government Medical College complex taken up in hand. While as, 95 per cent work on 30 bedded Pediatric Surgery Ward at SMGS hospital has been completed and the Nursing College at Government Medical College Srinagar is being completed by the end of current month. |
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