With a significant number of cardiac patients from Belagavi revenue division travelling all the way to Bengaluru for treatment at the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, the State Government is likely to announce a 350-bed branch of Jayadeva institute in Hubballi.
The proposal was discussed at the institute’s governing council meeting chaired by Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai on January 24. Sources said the proposal is most certainly going to be announced in the Budget that will be presented by the Chief Minister on Friday. The approximate cost of the centre is likely to be ₹220 crore, including ₹165 crore for hospital construction and ₹55 crore for equipment. Suitable land for the hospital will be allocated shortly, sources said.
Sources also pointed out that there is a lot of pressure from several Ministers in the region for a branch in Hubballi. “A similar proposal was discussed in 2009 during the tenure of then Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa. It was again in news in 2017 when Sharan Prakash Patil was the Medical Education Minister. However, now with pressure from several Ministers in the region we are hopeful of getting a branch in Hubballi,” sources said.
