Odisha to invest Rs 9,200 crore for redevelopment of four major healthcare institutes
Press Trust of India | April 30, 2025 | 01:05 PM IST | 2 mins read
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the presence of health and family welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling.
BHUBANESWAR: In a push to upgrade healthcare infrastructure, the Odisha government has announced an investment of nearly Rs 9,200 crore to transform four of the state’s key medical institutions.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling. VIMSAR Medical College and Hospital in Burla will be redeveloped with an investment of Rs 1,594 crore, the chief minister’s office (CMO) said in a statement on Wednesday.
Once completed, the hospital’s bed capacity will go up from 1,485 to 2,861. MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur is also set for redevelopment at a cost of Rs 1,014.13 crore and its bed strength will increase from 1,583 to 2,033.
The number of beds in Rourkela Government Hospital will go up from 437 to 763, with a redevelopment budget of Rs 627.16 crore. Similarly, the state government has prepared a comprehensive development plan for Capital Hospital here with an investment of Rs 5,958 crore.
Redevelopment of medical institutions in Cuttack
Once executed, the hospital's bed strength will reach 2,582 from the existing 750, the CMO said. After from the four new projects, the chief minister also reviewed the ongoing redevelopment works of Cuttack-based SCB Medical College and Hospitals and Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Cancer Institute and Hospital.
The redevelopment work of Cuttack SCB Medical College is also underway at an investment of Rs 4474.49 crore. The project is targeted to be completed by June 2026. Once the first phase of work is completed, the number of beds in SCB Medical College will increase to 3,796.
Similarly, the Acharya Harihar Cancer Institute is undergoing its first phase of redevelopment with an investment of Rs 895.89 crore. The plan includes increasing the number of beds to 1,127.
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