Setting a deadline of completing the ongoing work of upgradation of infra structure in Government Medical College (GMC), Amritsar, the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today asked the officers to complete this Rs 104 crore project by August this year to impart quality healthcare services to people. Presiding over a review meeting of the project here at his residence this morning, the Chief Minister, while reiterating the firm commitment of state government to provide quality healthcare services to people, said that this college was one of the pioneer institute in the region and this project would give a major facelift to it besides providing state of the art healthcare facilities to the people of border region. Mr. Badal asked his Special Principal Secretary Mr. KJS Cheema to personally review the entire ongoing work so that it could be completed well in time. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister was apprised that the Public Works Department (B&R) and Punjab Health System Corporation were executing the work under this ambitious project.
He was told that the work of various buildings in college like Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Nursing Hostel, Auditorium and Library was going on in full swing. Likewise, Mr. Badal was informed that the work on construction of boys and girls hostel was also going on in full pace. The Chief Minister was also informed that eight buildings of the college including block A and B, TB Ward, Ears and Eye Hospital, Anatomy, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology departments, office and residence of Principal have been identified which would be developed by restoring their traditional look. The work of restoring the traditional look to office and residence of Principal has been entrusted to Indian National Trust and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Prominent amongst other present in the meeting included Additional Chief Secretary Mr. NS Kalsi, Principal Secretary Tourism and Cultural Affairs Mrs. Anjali Bhawra, Secretary Local Government Mr. Vikas Pratap, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. KJS Cheema, Chief Administrator PUDA Mr. Manvesh Singh Sidhu, Special Secretary Finance Mr. Sukhwinder Singh and Director Cultural Affairs Mr. NS Randhawa.