West Bengal CM urges St. Xavier's College to start a medical college

December 30, 2013 - A Jesuit-run college in eastern India’s Kolkata city has been urged by the chief minister of West Bengal state to set up a medical college, assuring personal assistance for the project. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made the proposal on Friday while laying the foundation stone of a new campus of St. Xavier’s autonomous College in Rajarhat, on the outskirts of Kolkata. The 150-year-old college was accorded the status of an autonomous college under the University of Calcutta in 2006. "I request the college authorities to set up a medical college too. This is the age of education, excellence and expansion. Let me know about anything that I can do for you, I will always be by your side," she said, adding she would contribute to the college from the proceeds of her paintings. The new campus coming up on 17 acres of land at an estimated cost of Rs.250 crore will house a business school offering both BBA and MBA courses along with integrated five-year courses on microbiology, biotechnology and computer sciences. The institute will also house a research facility for these departments offering PhD programmes. (Source: UCANews)