Kalahandi medical college and hospital: Odisha signs MoU with Vedanta

The Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vedanta Group, a globally diversified natural resources company, to set up a 500-bedded medical college and hospital in Kalahandi’s Bhawanipatna.

The tribal-dominated district had hit the headlines of national and international media and caused embarassement to the State government for its poor healthcare facilities after the Dana Majhi episode in August, 2016.

As per the agreement, total Rs 350 crore will be invested for setting up the proposed medical college, of which Vedanta will spend around Rs 100 crore.

While the State government will run the medical college and hospital, Vedanta will develop infrastructure support for it.

Official sources said, as many as 100 MBBS seats will be available in the medical college.

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