Cabinet clears land transfer for nursing college

Kushinagar: The establishment of a govt nursing college in Kushinagar moved a step closer on Monday after the UP cabinet approved the free transfer of land for the project near the autonomous state medical collegein the district.The proposed nursing college will come up adjacent to the Kushinagar Medical College in Rampur village of Padrauna tehsil. The cabinet cleared the transfer of 0.405 hectare of ceiling land to the medical education department free of cost. The land parcel is part of a total 1.054-hectare area located around 500mt south of the Padrauna-Kubersthan main road.The nursing college is among the 27 colleges allotted to UP by the Centre under a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at strengthening nursing education infrastructure across the country. The Centre has fixed the cost of each nursing college at Rs10 crore, with 60% funding to be borne by the Union govt and the remaining 40% by the state govt.Officials said the establishment of the nursing college alongside the medical college is expected to improve availability of trained nursing professionals and strengthen healthcare services in the region. The project is also likely to create employment opportunities at the local level.Kushinagar, known as the Mahaparinirvana site of Gautam Buddha, has witnessed rapid expansion in health and medical infrastructure in recent years.ajjugkp@gmail.com