New medical college to come up in Kurseong
26 March 2012
statesman news service
SILIGURI, 26 MARCH: The state government has
planned to set up a new medical college and a nursing college under a
PPP (public-private partnership) model on the SB Dey TB Sanatorium
premises at Kurseong. A team comprising top state health officials under the chairmanship of the director of medical education, Mr SK Banerjee, is preparing a project report for setting up the college, said the state health spokesperson, Dr Asit Biswas.
Another team comprising principal of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), Prof. Anup Roy, Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council administrator, Mr Anil Verma, and other health officials had visited the SB Dey TB Sanatorium a few days ago and submitted a report and given positive review. Based on the report health officials held a meeting in Kolkata recently for the preparation of the project.
According to sources, the state will apply to the Medical Council of India (MCI) this year and simultaneously select a private partner to set up the medical college in 2013. The private partner would have to invest Rs 400 crore, sources said. The government will allow the private partner to enjoy 50 per cent seats for the students to be admitted by paying capitation fee.
The principal of NBMCH, Prof. Roy, in a letter to the state health authorities has informed that the SB Dey TB sanatorium is suitable for setting up the medical college. The campus area is around 32 acres. According to the MCI norms 20 acres of land is required to set up a medical college in the hills, and three acres for a nursing college.
Professor Roy also mentioned that the sanatorium has 200 beds (50 beds for women), in addition there is a separate building of Indian Railways that has 100 beds. According to MCI, at least 200 beds are required for 50 students at the time of its inception and 400 after MCI gives permission. He said the hospital buildings need to be expanded to fulfil the MCI norm.
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