Nursing Education Closer to Home as Jaiswal Lays Foundation Stone for ₹8.68-Crore College in Manendragarh

Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal performs the foundation-laying ritual for the proposed nursing college at the Bhupendra Club premises in Manendragarh on Tuesday, 10 November 2026.Photo : primelookindia.com via CG/DPR

The three-storey college will be built near the medical college and offer a four-year nursing course. Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal directed that construction be completed within a year.

Key Highlights

• Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal laid the foundation stone for the nursing college at a ceremony in Manendragarh on Tuesday, 10 November 2026.
• The project is estimated to cost ₹868.35 lakh, with construction targeted for completion within one year.
• Jaiswal credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai for their leadership in bringing the project to Manendragarh.
• The college will give students in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur and nearby areas an opportunity to pursue nursing closer to home.

Manendragarh: Students in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district will be able to pursue nursing closer to home once a proposed ₹8.68-crore college opens. Chhattisgarh Health and Family Welfare Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal laid its foundation stone on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, and directed officials to complete construction within a year.

The ceremony took place at the Bhupendra Club premises opposite the Manendragarh bus stand. Jaiswal lit a ceremonial lamp before images of Bharat Mata and Chhattisgarh Mahtari before taking part in the foundation-laying rituals. The Health and Family Welfare Department and Chhattisgarh Medical Services Corporation Limited are overseeing the project.

Four-Year Nursing Course Planned Near Medical College

Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal and other guests attend the foundation-stone ceremony for the proposed nursing college in Manendragarh on Tuesday, 10 November 2026.Photo: primelookindia.com via CG/DPR

Jaiswal said the nursing college would be built near the medical college. The corporation’s chief executive officer said the building would have a ground floor and two upper floors, with provision for a four-year nursing course.

For students who would otherwise have to leave the district to study nursing, the college would offer an option closer to home. Jaiswal said the institution could widen employment opportunities for young people and help the district build a local pool of trained nursing professionals. He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai for their leadership and invited residents to visit the medical college campus to see the construction there.

Jaiswal Outlines Road, Rail and Education Projects

Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal and other guests flag off a bus carrying pilgrims to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the Vaishno Devi shrine and the Wagah border under the Mukhyamantri Tirth Darshan Yojana. Photo: primelookindia.com via CG/DPR

The minister also spoke about proposed and ongoing works in the district. He cited the Chainpur–Saja Pahad road, the Nagpur–Chirmiri railway line, and proposed road links from the medical college to Chirmiri and Paradol railway station. He also discussed the approach road to Siddh Baba Temple and the Nalanda Library project.

Jaiswal referred to plans for an agriculture college in Khadgawan and a horticulture college in Chirmiri. Manendragarh Municipal Council Chairperson Pratima Sarju Yadav said a 220-bed hospital would also be important for the area. Council Vice-Chairperson Dharmendra Patwa said the nursing college could reduce the need for students to move to another district or state for their studies.

Former Parliamentary Secretary Champa Devi Pavle said the college would give young people a chance to study locally and serve their own communities. “A healthy body helps keep the mind healthy too,” she said.

Minister Urges Farmers to Sell Only the Paddy They Grow

Speaking separately about paddy procurement, Jaiswal urged farmers to sell their actual harvest to cooperative societies. He said the procurement ceiling of 21 quintals per acre was a limit and urged farmers against buying paddy from others to reach it.