(a) the present status of progress made for the setting up of a Railway Medical College at Pettah, Thiruvananathapuram;
(b) the reasons for delay in this regard;
(c) whether the State Government has been approached for help in acquiring any additional land for the project; and
(d) the time by which the said College is likely to be set up and made operational? |
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MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (d) During the Budget 2009-10, 18 Medical Colleges were announced to be set up with the existing Railway Hospitals on PPP Model The Medical Colleges shall be set up in two phases. Phase-I will cover 5 Medical Colleges viz. Khagarpur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Chennai and Secunderabad. The Medical Colleges for remaining locations will be set up in next phase. |
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