Dy CM: Govt to offer land for PPP-mode medical colleges
The govt has sought proposals from private companies in this regard, Samrat said.
The Nitish govt has the target of opening at least one medical college and hospital in all the 38 districts of the state. There are currently 15 medical colleges in the state, out of which three belong to the central govt.
During his Pragati Yatra recently, CM Nitish had announced the opening of seven new medical colleges and hospitals in Araria, Aurangabad, Banka, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Khagaria and Nawada. The process to transfer land is in progress and construction work is likely to start soon.
Samrat, who also holds the finance portfolio in the Nitish govt, while presenting the state budget in March this year, had announced the opening of new medical colleges on PPP mode in the assembly. Now, the govt has started work on it.
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