Matching grant for diagnostic centre urged

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, JAN. 13. The Osmania Medical College Old Students Association has requested the Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, to release the matching grant, as promised by him, for Rs. 21 lakhs donated by the association for constructing an additional floor on Quli Qutubshahi Diagnostic Centre in the Osmania General Hospital, under the Janmabhoomi programme.

The association gave a cheque to the Chief Minister in November 1999 for construction of an additional floor for accommodating nephrology, urology, dialysis, kidney transplant, plastic surgery and micro vascular surgery wards units but no action has been taken yet.

At a press conference here, several NRI doctors of the association asked why the Government was not releasing its share even after a year. They wanted to know what happened to the much- publicised Janmabhoomi, the pet scheme of the Chief Minister under which the Government sanctions 80 per cent of amount if 20 per cent was contributed for any development programme.

Dr. K. Venugopal and Dr. D. Tirupathi Rao (UK), Dr. K. Hemchandar Rao (Australia) and Dr. Kalpalatha Guntapalli and Dr. Gattulal Karwa (USA) - all alumni of the Osmania Medical College said the Osmania Hospital was in a pathetic condition despite the services of best of doctors available. They promised to extend monetary and professional help so that the hospital would regain its lost glory.

Prof. A. Gopal Kishan, president of the association said that they donated nearly 1.5 crores in the last decade for taking up developmental activities in the medical college as well as the hospital.

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