Lok Sabha Question No. 5523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-27
Subject: Centenary Hospital at Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5523

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026

## CENTENARY HOSPITAL AT SYAMA PRASAD MOOKERJEE PORT

5523. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYSbe pleased to state:

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) the present status of the tender/RFP process for development of the existing 104bedded Centenary Hospital of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata into a 450bedded super specialty hospital in PPP mode;
- (b) whether the tender has been finalised, and if so, the date of award, name of the concessionaire, concession period and key financial terms;
- (c) the estimated project cost, funding pattern and provision for future augmentation; and
- (d)  the  timelines  for  commencement,  completion  and  operationalisation  of  the hospital and the benefits envisaged for port workers and the public?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)and (b) The tender process has been successfully concluded. The Letter of Award (LOA) has been issued to Charnock Hospitals Private Limited on 6th March, 2026. The  project  has  been  awarded  on  a  gross  revenue  share  basis  for  a  concession period of 60 years.

(c)  The  total  estimated  cost  of  the  project is  INR  411  Cr.  The  project  is structured under Public Private  Partnership  on  Design,  Build,  Finance,  Operate  and  Transfer (DBFOT)  model,  wherein  the  responsibility of project funding rests with the Concessionaire.  Any  request  for  additional  land,  subject  to  availability,  would  be considered by the Authority in accordance with  applicable policy  guidelines and at the applicable escalated rate of rent.

(d)As  per  the  concession  framework,  execution  of  the  Concession  Agreement  is envisaged within 45 days from the date of issuance of the Letter of Award, and the Appointed  Date  is  stipulated  as  six  months  from  the  date  of  signing  of  the

Concession  Agreement.  Thereafter,  implementation  of  theproject  is  envisaged  in phases,  namely:  Phase-I  covering  operation,  maintenance  and  upgradation  of  the existing 104-bedded hospital to 125 beds; Phase-II covering development of a new 175-bedded  hospital  block;  and  Phase-III  covering  addition  of  150  beds  after attainment  of  average  annual  occupancy  of  70%  of  the  300-bed  capacity  for  two consecutive years, or within ten  years of the Appointed Date, whichever is earlier, subject to the  provisions of the concession agreement and fulfilment  of prescribed requirements.

The project is expected to augment healthcare facilities for port workers and the  general  public,  with  provision  for  reservation  of  70  beds  per  day  for  Syama Prasad Mookerjee Portbeneficiaries at applicable Central  Government  Health Scheme  (CGHS)  Kolkata  rates,  along  with  concessional  branded  medicines  and access to modern medical equipment and advanced healthcare facilities.

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