Chandigarh's Billion-Dollar Medical Dream: Kataria Pitches Nadda for Rs 2,000 Crore AIIMS-Level Hub
So, Chandigarh is dreaming big, like 'reach-for-the-stars-with-a-very-large-checkbook' big. Rs 2,000 crore for a medical hub? That's not just a hospital, that's a healthcare metropolis, a gleaming citadel of healing where even the waiting room probably has better Wi-Fi than my entire apartment building. One has to admire the audacity – and the sheer conviction – to ask for a sum that could practically fund a small nation's annual budget, all to ensure Chandigarh gets its very own AIIMS-level crown jewel. Let's hope Nadda brought his industrial-strength calculator.
This ambitious proposal originates from Chandigarh UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, who recently met with BJP National President JP Nadda. The core of Kataria's pitch is a request for substantial central support totaling Rs 2,000 crore to establish a sprawling 1,000-bed medical hub in Sector 53. This envisioned facility aims to emulate the standards and services of the prestigious AIIMS institutions, promising to significantly bolster medical infrastructure and patient care capabilities in the region.
