An MoU was signed today by Andhra Pradesh government and Indo-UK Institute of Health to set up a mega hospital in new capital of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravti. An Amount of Rs 1000 crore will be spent on the  thousand-bed hospital. According to government sources, the foundation stone for the Hospital will be laid in June and construction will be completed in 36 months. The MoU was signed in the presence of chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu at Vizag.

A delegation of Indo-UK Institute of Health(IUIH) had a meeting with Naidu in Vuda office. The CM assured them that the state would provide hundred acres for the proposed ‘health care city’ as it will be known in future.

The health care city is being set up as part of the MoU IUIH signed with government of India. The IUIH has plans to set up 11 mega hospitals or health case cities in India. The chief minister asked the delegation to make Amaravati as the headquarters of their health care city project. The CM briefed the UK delegation of the government plans to make Amaravati as major health care hub of the country by setting up AIIMS and other maga hospitals in private sector.

From IUIH, chairma Mike Parker revealed his plans to set up 11 health care cities in 11 major cities in India with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore. He assured Naidu that he would help major universities, health care institutes set up their branches in Amaravati