JK Cement to contribute towards building super-specialty hospital on IITKanpur campus

Kanpur | IIT Kanpur and JK Cement Limited has inked a pact to work together on a Super Specialty Hospital at the campus as part of the Institution’s ambitious initiative to establish School of Medical Research and Technology (SMRT).

IIT Kanpur and JK Cement Limited on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the area of setting up a Super Specialty Hospital. JKCL has consented to support the initiative with funding of Rs 60 Crore as part of its CSR.

IITKanpur to engage into medical research and innovation 

The MoU is part of the IIT Kanpur’s endeavor to bring about a paradigm shift in approach towards medical research and innovation in the country. IIT-K proposes to establish School of Medical Research and Technology (SMRT). It also proposes to establish Centers of Excellence (CoE) on futuristic medicines and a Super Specialty Hospital as part of SMRT.

The MoU was signed between Director, IITKanpur, Prof Abhay Karandikar and Managing Director JK Cement Limited, Dr Raghavpat Singhania.

Vice President, JK Organisation & Director JK Cement Limited, Nidhipati Singhania, Deputy Managing Director & CEO, JK Cement Limited, Madhavkrishna Singhania, Deputy Managing Director & CFO, JK Cement Limited, Ajay Kumar Saraogi and other senior management persons were present. Deputy Director, IIT-K, Professor S. Ganesh, Dean, Resources and Alumni, Professor Jayant Singh Dean,  CEO, IITK Development Foundation, Kapil Kaul were also present.

Hospital named after IITKanpur alumnus 

The proposed hospital has been named as Yadupati Singhania Memorial Super Specialty Hospital to honor the contribution of Yadupati Singhania a 1975 BTech Civil Engineering alumnus of IIT Kanpur and a business leader par excellence with contributions to the growth of business in Kanpur and India.

Prof Abhay Karandikar on this occasion said, “We are extremely grateful for the generous contributions of JKCL towards establishing a super specialty hospital which will benefit both the residents of Kanpur as well as those from other parts of the country. The proposed hospital will be associated with the School of Medical Research and Technology and will play an important role in driving IIT Kanpur’s innovations in medical research and technology”.

The hospital component of the SMRT would be operated by a section 8 company named as ‘Foundation of Medical Research and Technology (FMRT)’ registered under Companies Act, 2013.

The SMRT project will be completed in two phases

The Phase I of the project will include setting up of a 400 bed Super Specialty Hospital, Academic Block, Residential/Hostel and Service Block with a total built-up area of approximately 7,00,000 sqft. In the Phase I itself Centers of Excellence (CoE) will also be set-up for pursuing R&D activities in futuristic medicine. The Phase I of the project is tentatively planned to be completed over the next three-five years. The Phase II of the SMRT project will see the hospital capacity grow to 1,000 beds, expansion in clinical departments/centers, research areas, inclusion of paramedical disciplines, alternative medicine, hospital management, sport medicine, and public health programs. The Phase II of the SMRT project is planned to be completed over a period of 7- 10 years.

By EP Web Desk

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