Paving the way for construction of Government Medical College at Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar district the government has approved a sum of Rs 336.89 Crore for the college. An amount of Rs 50 Crore has been released as the first instalment for the medical college. The secretary in charge, medical education department Pankaj Kumar Pandey said that the TAC of finance department had proposed that a sum of Rs 237.78 Crore for civil works and Rs 98.11 Crore for additional works is needed for the medical college following which the finance expenditure committee approved a sum of Rs 336.89 Crore for the medical college.
The Rudrapur medical college would be constructed under the centrally funded scheme in which the Union government would bear 90 percent of the total cost while the remainder of 10 percent would be borne by the state government.
In the order the Pandey said that the regulations of e procurement and procurement policy 2017 should be strictly followed in purchase of material and equipment. He also said that the internal heating system should be based on solar energy and use of primary steel should be made for structuring and steel works in the building construction.
Saturday, 27 March 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
