Writeup AP 2011-12 - Punjab State Planning Board

Nursing students(College of Nursing of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot).
This Hospital meets the requirements of Faridkot, Bathinda, Moga, Muktsar, Ferozepur and
Mansa districts and even district Ganga Nagar of Rajasthan State.
11.5.28 Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot came into existence in 1973 as a
private medical college of the Guru Gobind Singh Educational Trust. The Punjab
government took-over the management of this college in the year 1978. Guru Gobind Singh
Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot was transferred to Baba Farid University of Health
Sciences, Faridkot vide notification no.8/02/2005-1HB-III/6308, dated 31/10/2006. At
present, this college has 50 admissions in the MBBS course, 7 admissions in PG course in
four subjects i.e. Surgery, Opthalmology, Skin & VD and Psychiatry and 20 admissions in
DMLT course annually.
11.5.29 An outlay of Rs. 800.00 lac is provided for the 11 th Five Year Plan for
construction works, machinery & equipment and material supply. An outlay of Rs. 500.00
lac had been provided for the Annual Plan 2008-09, against which an expenditure of Rs.
68.42 lac was incurred. An outlay of Rs. 525.50 lac was provided for the Annual Plan 2009-
10, against which an expenditure of Rs. 109.07 lac was incurred on account of ACA(2007-
08). Against the approved outlay of Rs. 700.00 lac for the Annual Plan 2010-11, an
expenditure of Rs. 699.48 lac was incurred. An outlay of Rs. 2629.00 lac is provided for the
Annual Plan 2011-12 on capital side.
DRME-7 Upgradation of facilities in the State Institute of Nursing and
Paramedical Sciences at village Badal, District Muktsar
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Outlay - Rs. 100.00 lac
11.5.30 To bring an overall improvement in healthcare in backward districts, state
government had constructed a Paramedical Institute at village Badal only for women. This
institute is functioning w.e.f. Sept., 2001. This institute not only runs various graduate and
diploma courses, but also provides in-service training to the female paramedics. This institute
was envisaged to be operationalized in two phases. As per the plan, presently the Institute is
successfully running courses of General Nursing and Mid Wifery(GNM), Diploma in
Laboratory Technician(DMLT) and Radiographer for the phase-I. New courses of B.Sc
Nursing(50 seats), Bachelor of Physiotherapy(10 seats) and Bachelor of Medical Lab
Technology(10 seats) were started in the years 2007-08 and 2008-09.