Naveen urges Centre to set up NIMHANS in Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged the Centre to set up NIMHANS-like institution in the state. He has shot off a letter to Union Health Minister Harshavardhan in this regard. "In order to upgrade the facilities for mental health and neuro sciences in Odisha, a proposal was submitted to Government of India vide D.O.No.22260, dated 23 August, 2012 for establishing one NIMHANS-like institution at Cuttack.

The proposed institution will be extremely beneficial to the mentally ill persons not only of Odisha, also of the entire Eastern region," said Patnaik in his letter. For the proposed institute, government of Odisha has identified the required land at Cuttack. The NIMHANS director has also informed the Union government about the feasibility of setting up of such an institute in Odisha, he added.