Fortis Health care Holding Ltd, (Fortis) is setting up a world class Medicity at its Project, Sushant Golf City, located in Lucknow (U.P) and have signed an agreement with Ansal Properties & Infrastructure Ltd. Fortis facility for medical treatment and teaching at the Sushant Golf City, Lucknow will be a world-class model 

The Medical College is to offer undergraduate medical courses, specialized postgraduate and postdoctoral courses. The Medicity is planned to be spread over 52 acres of land and to be completed in about 7 years. It will have an 800 bed ultra modern hospital along with teaching facilities.

Moreover, the Medicity will have a College of physical medicine and Rehabilitation, a College of Rehabilitative Medicine, and also a College of Allied Medical Science offering Para medical and technical training.

The Fortis Medicity will also have a College of Pharmacy, which will offer graduation, post graduation and doctoral education. The Dental College is to provide both undergraduate and postgraduate dental education. The Nursing College in the Medicity will offer graduate, post graduate and post doctoral nursing education. The entire facility will be based on the norms set by Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Indian Nursing Council, Rehabilitation Council of India and Pharmacy Council of India.

Life Insurance Corporation will implement the scheme. The scheme would be finalized in consultation with the State Governments and would be implemented in 2007-2008. 

 “Aam Admi Bima Yojana the new death and disability insurance scheme will cover rural landless households announced Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.  According to a National Sample Survey report, the estimate of such households is about 1.5 crore. By end of March 2007, 70 lakh households would be covered through LIC’s existing schemes with the support of some State Governments and the social security fund with LIC.

 Mr. Chidambaram said the insurance scheme involves insuring the head of a family or one of its earning members. The Government would bear 50 per cent of the premium of Rs. 200 a year a person. He urged the State Governments to come forward to bear the other 50 per cent on behalf of the beneficiaries.  Taking into account the annual cost to the Centre, the Finance Ministry intended to place Rs. 1,000 crore in a fund that would be maintained by LIC.