Nagpur: The state govt on Friday formally approved a revised cost of Rs476.97 crore for the construction of Government Medical College and Hospital at Hinganghat in Wardha district, raising the earlier sanctioned estimate of Rs403.89cr by over Rs73cr.Once completed, the Hinganghat campus is expected to add a major public medical education and healthcare facility in Wardha district, with teaching, hospital, hostel and residential infrastructure built together on one site.The revised administrative sanction, issued by the Medical Education and Drugs dept, covers construction of a 100-student medical college, a 430-bed attached hospital, boys’ and girls’ hostels, and residential quarters at the site. The increase followed changes in the building plans. A high-level committee chaired by the chief secretary cleared the revised proposal at its Feb 28 meeting, after which the earlier govt resolution was amended.The public works dept was designated as the executing agency. The sanction laid down a series of pre-construction conditions, including verification of land ownership, obtaining prior permissions from civic and archaeological authorities wherever required, and ensuring compliance with environmental norms and disability access standards. The order also stated that the buildings must incorporate solar energy use, while electrification work was to proceed alongside civil construction. A private architect was engaged, but all drawings and designs required approval from govt architects.The revision gave a fresh push to a project that carried political and public significance in Hinganghat. In December 2023, local BJP MLA Samir Kunawar staged a protest in front of Vidhan Bhavan and threatened to resign while demanding that the already approved govt medical college for Wardha district be set up in Hinganghat, stating that the constituency had been seeking such an institution for a long time.The project also moved through technical and tendering stages over the past year. In March 2025, a tender was floated for construction and upgradation of the main hospital building, including electrification, to accommodate 400 beds, with the package estimated at Rs111.98cr and a 24-month completion period. This reflected the scale of the hospital component planned as part of the broader medical college campus.
