Centre approves INR 322 crores for setting up new GMCs in J&K

The Central government has approved more than INR 322 crores for establishing new government medical colleges in Handwara and Udhampur.

To strengthen the healthcare facilities in the J&K region, the Centre has approved a fund of more than INR 322 crores under the Centrally funded scheme for the creation of new government medical colleges in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

In this regard, the Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department has informed about the revalidation/ release of funds under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Establishment of New Medical Colleges attached with District/ referral Hospitals” during the year 2022-23. The funds which have been released amount to INR 32256.0155 lakhs, which the H&ME said, is the unspent balance of 2021-22 under Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Establishment of New Medical Colleges attached with District/ referral Hospitals,” as reported by Daily Excelsior.

For the establishment of the medical college in Handwara, the Government has released INR 173 crores which have been kept at the disposal of the Principal, GMC Srinagar while as for the medical college in Udhampur, the funds amounting to over INR 140 crores have been released and kept at the disposal of Principal, GMC Jammu.

As per the report, all the sanctions/ approvals and clearances shall be in place before the drawl of money from the treasury and the expenditure shall be incurred strictly as per the guidelines of the scheme and the conditions laid down in the sanction letter of the concerned Ministry of Government of India apart from no re-appropriation/ diversion of funds at any level.

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