Nadda visits CNCI New Town campus, reviews AIIMS progress
Times of India | 10 January 2026
Kalyani: Union health minister JP Nadda visited Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute's (CNCI) campus in New Town and reviewed progress of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kalyani on Friday.
Following his CNCI visit, the Union minister wrote on Facebook: "CNCI, a pioneer institute in cancer care as well as research in the eastern part of the country, is providing affordable and high quality patient care with world class infrastructure."
Nadda urged the institute to introduce more courses and expand its footprint by increasing student intake in post-graduate courses and introducing more courses.
At AIIMS Kalyani, Nadda inaugurated PM Divyang Kendra, with distribution of assistive devices to Divyang beneficiaries. He visited a physical medicine and rehabilitation centre, advanced radiotherapy facilities, a pneumatic chute system for automated transfer of blood samples and the triage area with 54 beds in the trauma and emergency department. He also inaugurated projects worth Rs 40 crore.
Nadda held an administrative review meeting with senior officials and faculty members to evaluate the progress of AIIMS Kalyani in terms of infrastructure, manpower and patient services.
He later met medical students, doctors, nurses and healthcare workers, reviewing clinical training, academic facilities and hospital workflows. He listened to their concerns regarding staffing, equipment and patient load and assured them of the Centre's continued support.
Officials said the launch of oncology and trauma services would significantly reduce the need for patients from Nadia, North 24 Parganas, Murshidabad and neighbouring districts to travel to Kolkata for specialised treatment.
In an interaction with doctors in Kolkata, Nadda spoke about how the Union govt's new health policy has become more inclusive and comprehensive. He said the policy has made treatment affordable adding that the Centre was also making efforts to bring cancer care closer to people's homes by strengthening facilities.