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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Union Territory Chandigarh on January 30, 2018. During his day long visit, the Home Minister launched new projects and also interacted with the officers of the Chandigarh Administration. Rajnath Singh inaugurated ta multi-storeyed 300 bed Infosys Foundation Red Cross ‘Sarai’ at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.
The Sarai aims to help the ailing patients and their attendants who are from economically weaker sections. The land was made available by the PGIMER to Red Cross Society, Chandigarh who signed an MoU with Infosys Foundation to construct the Sarai. The Union Home Minister had laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Sarai on September 9, 2016, according to a PIB release.
Fitted with modern energy saving and energy efficient equipments, this facility is likely to ease the hardships of visiting patients and their families at PGI. The Sarai consists of 300 beds, 36 Dormitories and 13 Private rooms. There are lifts and ramps available making it easily accessible for the differently-abled. There’s a separate wing on the 3rd floor exclusively for women. The charges for Dormitory are Rs 100 per person per day and for a Private Room it is Rs. 500 per day.
Later on, the Union Home Minister launched the Administrative Block & Auditorium in GMCH, Sector-16, Chandigarh. Built at a cost of Rs 12 crore, the Administrative Block covers an area of 54,537 sq.ft that has five floors and a basement. The Auditorium has been built on an area of 10,510 sq.ft at a cost of Rs 4.50 crore. The double storey Auditorium consists of an Administration office library, foyer and green rooms.
Governor of Punjab & Administrator UT Chandigarh, V P Singh Bandore and Member of Parliament, UT, Chandigarh, Kirron Kher, were also present.