CKD’s hospital project runs into trouble with members
- | Saturday | 11th August, 2018
The proposed cost of the hospital is estimated to be Rs 25 crore.Ankhi said CKD didn’t have funds to construct a 100-bed general hospital and run it. However, the proposal came with a rider, according to understanding between two bodies, the CKD has to construct a 100-bed general hospital in Amritsar and run it at its own cost. AMRITSAR: The proposed Rs 250-crore joint venture of the Sikh institution Chief Khalsa Diwan (CKD) Charitable Society and the Tata Trust to open cancer hospitals in Amritsar and Anandpur Sahib has courted controversy. “CKD’s major income is from school fees, which can’t be diverted for any other purpose other than spending on schools or creating a similar infrastructure ,” he said.One CKD member accused the management of extending favours to a few medical professionals closely attached with the institution in the proposed joint venture. CKD’s former secretary Bhag Singh Ankhi threatened to start an agitation and stage a dharna if the new management of the Sikh charitable body went ahead with the project.According to the proposal, CKD will provide land for both level 2 and level 3 hospitals at Amritsar and Anandpur Sahib, respectively while rest of the expenses like construction, equipment and management will be borne by the trust.
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