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After faculty protest, AIIMS reviews MoU with NBCC

In turn, an estimated 7.8 acres of the institute's land would be given to the NBCC for commercial use

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After facing opposition from the faculty members of AIIMS over the government's move to monetise land to raise funds for building flats, the administration has now decided to review the MoU which it has signed with the National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC).

In a recent meeting, the Faculty Association of AIIMS (FAIIMS) protested against the selling of 10 per cent of the institute's land for commercial purposes. "After the meeting, it has been decided that the details of the MoU will be shared with all faculty members and their comments will be sought. We will review the agreement based on the feedback," a senior AIIMS official said.

In January, AIIMS and the NBCC had entered into an agreement, as part of which the latter would build 3,928 apartments in Ansari Nagar, West Campus and Ayurvigyan Nagar in South Delhi for the staff and the faculty of the country's premier medical institute on over 75 acres of land. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 4,441 crore.

In turn, an estimated 7.8 acres of the institute's land would be given to the NBCC for commercial use. The NBCC would charge 10 per cent of the final cost as project management consultancy fee and 1 per cent for the marketing expenses on total fund realisation from the sale and lease of the built-up area.

The FAIIMS had written to PM Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister JP Nadda in this regard. They had also written to Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu requesting him to allot 500 apartments in East Kidwai Nagar.

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