The Rs 1,000 crore heath city project coming up in Bardhaman, a Tier II city about 150 kilometres north of Kolkata, is expected to generate direct and indirect employment of over 9,400 people when fully operational besides promoting health tourism in the state.
The project, being developed on a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode by the Bardhaman Development Authority and Bengal CES Infratech Private Ltd in association with FAITH Healthcare Private Ltd is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2014.
The project is expected to generate work for about eight million man-days over the next five years and provide direct employment to around 1,400 people for operation and maintenance of the Health City.
When fully operational, the state-of-the-art 500-bed speciality hospital inside the Health City would require around 8,000 professionals including doctors, health specialists, nurses paramedics and other support staff.
The Health City will also have centres of excellence for various super speciality treatment, pharmacy, telehealth institute, rehabilitation centre, medical college, mother and child health centre, hostels for staff & students, convenience stores, recreational facilities and other civic amenities.
SS Chakraborty, chairman, FAITH Healthcare Private Limited said, “We will march ahead with faith and committment to human development through our initiatives.”