By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: The move of Naveen Patnaik led Government in Odisha to inaugurate the Sri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital in Puri without participation of Central Government and as well as Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has irked BJP.
‘’Astonishingly the Odisha Govt is inaugurating Sri Jagannath Medical College in Puri tomorrow without a courtesy call to the Central govt to participate in the same as it’s a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which the College/Hospital has been constructed!,” BJP National Spokesperson, Dr Sambit Patra said in a series of tweets.
Under the Scheme 157 Medical Colleges have been approved across the country so far. Puri Medical College was approved under Phase 1 of the Central Scheme, the BJP leader said. The total cost for “Puri Medical College” stands at 189 Crore.The Central Government’s Share (Which has been completed paid) : 113.40 Crore.The share of the GOI is 60% in the Construction of Sri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital, Dr Patra argued.
“The Health Secretay (GOI) had on 6th Jan 2022 written a letter to inform the Central govt before inaugurating the Centrally sponsored Medical College.I don’t understand what’s the reason behind the clandestine inauguration by CM Odisha without keeping the Central govt in loop!,” the BJP National Spokesperson, said.
“I humbly believe that without getting into the “Credit War” the Honourable CM Odisha should have made a courtesy call to the Honourable PM to inaugurate the Medical College in Puri.This would have only added to the Mantra “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Vikas & Sabka Prayas”!,” Dr Patra said.
Sources said, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will dedicate Sri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital at Puri on Monday.Sources said Sri Jagannath Medical College and Hospital would have been inaugurated earlier. However, it was delayed as the construction work could not be completed in time, due to the intervention of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, admission for the first-year MBBS course was concluded.
