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2mo ago

Maharashtra Cabinet Transfers Achole Plot to VVCMC for 400-Bed Super Speciality Hospital

For a city without a major public hospital since 2009, the clearance moves the long‑pending project toward execution.

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Overview

  • Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced cabinet approval to hand over government land at Achole to the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation for the planned 400-bed facility.
  • The site had been reserved for the law and judiciary department until an intervention by MLA Rajan Naik spurred administrative action, reversion to the revenue department, and transfer to the civic body.
  • The cabinet approved a free allotment from the revenue department, a move reported to save about ₹22 crore, and directed VVCMC to protect the plot from encroachment.
  • The state sanctioned ₹250 crore in July 2024 and released ₹25 crore, but construction did not begin while the land issue remained unresolved.
  • VVCMC officials plan to meet the chief minister to finalise the hospital’s operating model and recruit professors, and the timing is being viewed as politically significant ahead of civic polls.