This hospital and the healthcare city and the foundation stands as a powerful commitment to equity and care. Out of 2,000 beds, we are told that 1,000 beds are reserved for the economically challenged brethren, ensuring that quality healthcare reaches those who need it the most. It is not only an infrastructure achievement. It is a healing touch for the poor people. A promise of hope for countless families across the region. What is progress without health? For in every community, healthcare is the quiet engine of dignity because illness does not only break bodies. It shakes families, steals time, and dims futures. A strong society is built on strong care. And today's hospital is a steadfast step towards the truth. Today also reflects the great achievement of Shri Gautam Adani in building and scaling enterprises that contribute strongly to India's national economy while generating meaningful employment and opportunities for countless people. In that spirit, this project further strengthens the foundation of growth with compassion, pairing development with welfare. From humble beginnings to a global cornerstone of industrial strength, the journey of the Adani group is a profound testament to the power of resilient leadership and unmatched ambition. Under the visionary stewardship of the chairman Shri Gautam Adani, the group has redefined India's infrastructure landscape, turning massive challenges into world-class opportunities. Monumental contributions across sports, logistics, energy, sustainable green technology, they have not only accelerated economic growth, but have also fortified the spirit of self-reliance. True to their core philosophy of growth and goodness, Shri Gautam Adani and his enterprise stand as pivotal architects of a modern, resilient and powerhouse India. Ladies and gentlemen, let us hear it loudly for Shri Gautam Adani, the chairman of the Adani group and the group in general please.
With gratitude and optimism, we begin this journey today, seeking blessings for safe construction, sustainable progress and a future where this healthcare facility becomes a landmark of care, healing and service for the community. At this point in time, we will felicitate our honorable chief minister Shri Suvendu Adhikari. I would request Shri Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani group to felicitate. Honorable Chief Minister Shambhunath Tewary.
I will now request Shri Karan Adani, Managing Director Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones Limited. Managing Director Shri Karan Adani will now felicitate our chief secretary Shri Manoj Agarwal.
We will now do the ceremonial lamp lighting. The lamp lighting being done by honorable chief minister, Shri Suvendu Adhikari, Shri Gautam Adani, Mahajukta Manoj Agarwal.
Healthcare City. It will have the healthcare facility of the hospital, medical education, research, hospitality and of course a lot of employment. I will request Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal for his welcome address please.
Foreigari mahash group. Chairman Shri Gautam Adani, Mahavish Karani, Chamber of Commerce, Chief Secretary project. One of the most important projects for West Bengal. Straight away maximum profit. Take not less than 100k annual medical check not less than 1,000 people. Mumbai bridge hospital, Asia Institute of Gastroenterology, women hospital. Duty confirm 40% patients. Super critical and private sector. One district, one medical college. No, nonprofit free zero. Nonprofit company. San 42 companies involved. Less than 10% minimum not less than 30,000 direct employment or indirect employment. Young, most conditions, as per law, we would have resumed each and every piece of land. But the honorable chief minister told us that you please give an opportunity to the entrepreneurs. We are the model lessors. Please give an opportunity. They can give the change of plan or in a sister company they can give a plan and then we will evaluate that plan. Minimum 100. Those budgets will get priority. Our entire priority on industrialization of the honorable chief minister is not on the amount of money invested which only grows by zeros but amount about the actual benefit going to the public and actual investment actual that thing employment which is taking place. Hospital clinic. Best in New York. One of the best hospital, best manpower, best technology, best machines, best on behalf of the state. This will be a game changer for West Bengal under the dynamic leadership of honorable chief minister of West Bengal. Forchech.
Honorable Chief Minister of West Bengal Shri Suvendu Adhikari ji, Respected Chief Secretary Shri Manoj Agarwal, distinguished members of the government, respected doctors and members of the medical fraternity, leaders of industry. And my dear friends, Namaskar. Kolkata, pronam. Bangalar mati, amar pronam. It is an honor to stand here today on a ground that will soon become an institution of health, hope and human dignity for generations to come. And I am grateful to the honorable chief minister for his presence here today. Earlier this morning, I went to Kalighat and prayed to Ma for Shakti, the strength to lead with courage. For Saraswati, the will to dream boldly. And for Kali, the energy to execute fearlessly. And I left with one thought. Great moments of possibility demand great responsibility. Bengal is living through such a moment and at the center of this moment is a leader entrusted with turning those possibilities into progress. Suvendu ji, yours is the story of a real Bhumiputra, a son of the soil on whom the people of this state have a massive expectation for jobs, for infrastructure, for education, for healthcare and for opportunity. Under your leadership, I have every reason to believe Bengal will redefine the possibilities ahead of her. And we at Adani are committed to contributing to those possibilities.
My dear friends, this is the land that has demonstrated generation after generations an extraordinary ability to produce ideas, institutions and individuals that have saved India. This is the land of Rabindranath, Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, and Jagadish Chandra Bose. A land whose ideas, courage, science and culture have helped shape the destiny of our nation. Her history is immense. Her talent is immense. And today, India is looking east once again with hope that Bengal will renew her strength as she writes her next great chapter. My dear friends, we at Adani want to help build that chapter alongside the people of Bengal. And today our commitment begins with the Adani Aragya Mandir. The Adani Aragya Mandir will be a world-class, not-for-profit medical institution that will have 2,000 beds with a thousand beds catering to the economically weaker section of society, eligible under state and central health insurance schemes. And at the heart of this institution will be a medical college supported by advanced research and care facilities. This will lay the foundations for a highly skilled healthcare workforce for Bengal. We will invest over 4,000 crore rupees in this hospital, college and research facilities. And this institution is expected to generate over 10,000 jobs across the healthcare ecosystem of the state.
However, my dear friends, building a stronger Bengal must go beyond any one institution. While healthcare can transform individual lives, infrastructure can transform the opportunities available to millions. And this is where our larger commitment to Bengal begins. At the Adani group, infrastructure is the heart of what we do. And no place in India has Bengal's extraordinary combination of geography, talent and economic potential. Bengal is the natural maritime and logistic bridge connecting India's vast industrial heartland and the northeast with the Bay of Bengal. Bengal is also the best positioned to connect with the maritime trade routes deep into Southeast Asia and beyond. This gives Bengal a structural advantage few regions can match and the potential to become not just a gateway but also one of Asia's greatest integrated industrial and economic platforms. And when this platform connects and expands, something powerful happens in and around Bengal. Ports strengthen logistics. Logistics attracts industries. Industries drive manufacturing. Manufacturing needs energy. Energy enables digital infrastructure and digital infrastructure brings in the industries of the future. And most importantly, jobs multiply.
It is with this conviction that we expect to invest in Bengal over 1 lakh crore rupees by 2035 in sectors spanning ports, logistics, power generation, power transmission and distribution, roads, bridges, ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centers. However, my friends, progress cannot be measured only in kilometers of roads, megawatts of power or rupees invested. A society must also care for its people and protect the culture, memories and institutions that give it identity. And Bengal's identity is precious, its gods, its architecture, its art, its literature, its festivals. These are not separate from Bengal's development. They are part of what makes Bengal worth building for. And therefore alongside our industrial and healthcare initiatives, we are also committed to supporting the restoration of historic Writer's Building, the revitalization of Kumartuli Ghat and initiatives that showcase the art of Kolkata's Durga Puja to the world.
My dear friends, three decades ago, our port in Mundra in Gujarat became our first Karmabhumi in the west. This morning as I prayed to Ma at Kalighat, I asked for her blessings that Bengal becomes our second Karmabhumi in the east. Because for me, Bengal is not simply an investment destination. It is a place where I want to build, to serve and most importantly, to belong. Bangla Jagat, Bangla Ego, Banglar Baper Goy. Thank you. Joy Bangla, Jai Hind.
