Bihar CM Nitish Kumar lays foundation stone for Darbhanga Medical College

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Nitish Kumar laid the foundation stone to redevelop the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) into a 2,100-bed hospital and a college with an annual intake of 250 MBBS students at a cost of Rs 2,742 crore.

Kumar said in a post on X, “Laid the foundation stone of the plan to redevelop Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, Darbhanga at a cost of Rs 2742.04 crore. We had said that DMCH will be made a 2,500 bedded hospital. Today we inaugurated a 400 bedded surgical block at a cost of Rs 194.08 crore and laid the foundation stone of the remaining 2,100 bedded hospital.”

2742.04 करोड़ रू० की लागत से दरभंगा चिकित्सा महाविद्यालय एवं अस्पताल, दरभंगा को पुनर्विकसित करने की योजना का शिलान्यास किया। हमलोगों ने कहा था कि डी०एम०सी०एच० को 2500 शैय्या का अस्पताल बनाएंगे। आज 194.08 करोड़ रू० की लागत से 400 शैय्या के सर्जिकल ब्लॉक का उद्घाटन किया। शेष 2100… pic.twitter.com/JsrsSYcRyo

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) November 27, 2023

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Apart from this, the foundation stone for the construction work of Government Maharani Rameshwari Indian Institute of Medical Sciences, (Ayurvedic college) Mohanpur, Darbhanga was also laid today. The construction of this hospital will provide great convenience to the people in their treatment.

Kumar also inaugurated the newly constructed Deshratna Rajendra Prasad Multipurpose Building at Anugrah Narayan College, Patna yesterday. He directed to ensure better cleanliness and teaching in the college premises.

आज अनुग्रह नारायण कॉलेज, पटना में नवनिर्मित देशरत्न डॉ० राजेन्द्र प्रसाद बहुद्देशीय भवन का उद्घाटन किया। नए भवन के उद्घाटन से छात्रों को पठन-पाठन में काफी सहूलियत होगी। इस दौरान कॉलेज परिसर का भी भ्रमण किया। कॉलेज परिसर की साफ-सफाई एवं पठन-पाठन बेहतर ढंग से कराने का निर्देश दिया। pic.twitter.com/DEnX5q3dMO

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) November 27, 2023

Construction of AIIMS Darbhanga

The Bihar government approved Rs 309 crore for soil filling and land levelling work, which would facilitate construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga. It will have 750 beds along with various healthcare amenities. The new AIIMS is likely to be completed within a period of 48 months from the date of starting the construction.