West Bengal Act XX of 1955
THE SADAR AND SUBDIVISIONAL HOSPITALS ACT,
1955.
[Passed by the West Bengal Legislature.] [Assent of the Governor was first published in the Calcutta Gazette, Extraordinary, of the 9th September, 1955.]
[9th September, 1955.]
An Act to provide for the taking over of certain Sadar and ' Subd,ivisional hospitals by the State Government with a view to the better promotion of public health.
It is hereby enacted in the Sixth Year of the Republic of India, by the Legislature of West Bengal, as follows:-
1. (1) This Act may be called the Sadar and Sub- divisional Hospitals Act, 1955.
(2) It shall come into force on such dais as the State Government may, by: notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
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2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— Definitions.
(a) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1;
(b) "the said hospitals" means the Sadar and Sub- divisional hospitals described in the Schedule and includes any dispensaries attached to such hospitals.
3. As from the appointed day,—
Transfer.
(1) (a) the said hospitals together with all lands, build- ings, erections, fixtures, furniture, equipments, stores, drugs, monies, contracts, debts and all other assets and liabilities thereof shall, subject to sub-section (2); stand transferred to the State Government ;
'(b) the said hospitals shall be run by the State Government as State Hospitals;
(c) persons employed in the said hospitals and conti- nuing in office immediately before the appointed day shall, as from that day, be deemed to be employees of the State Government and the terms and conditions of their service shall be such as may be determined by the State Government having regard to the terms and conditions of their service as in force before that day;
(2) all endowments and trust funds, created solely or substantially for the purpose of the maintenance or improvement of the said hospitals, shall stand transferred to and be administered by the Official Trustee, West Bengal:
Provided that the income from every such endowment and trust fund shall be credited to the State Government and shall be applied by the State Government for the purposes for which the
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Name of the hospital. District. Sub- divisional
town.
Boundary.
(N—North, S—Soutb, B—East,
W—West.)
Area
(appro-
ximate-
ly).
Removal
of diffi-
culties.
Rules.
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(Sections 4, 5 and the Schedule.) endowment or the trust fund, as the case may be, was created, subject to the conditions attached to such endowment or trust fund and to the rights and privileges of the beneficiaries thereof.
4. If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provi- sions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, the State Government may take such steps or issue such orders as it ,deems necessary for the removal of the difficulty.
5. The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
THE SCHEDULE.
[See section 2(b).]
Description of the Hospitals.
1 2 4 5
Acres.
1. Dr. Bholanath Bose's Hospi- tal—subdivisional Hospi- tal.
24-Parganes BarrackPore 2.83 N—Plot Nos. 621, 622, 623, 626, 629 and 502.
8--Plot Noe. 2474, 2470-72, 2479
and 2469 (part).
B—Plot Nos. 591, 1472, 036, 637, 1474,
2482 2481, 2485 and 2479.
W—Plot Nos. 629, 630, 621 (part),
2473, 2474, 2565 and B. T. Road
and Municipal Road.
2. Barasat Subdivisions' Ditto Baresat 2.1 N—Government School. Hospital. 6—Municipal tank and sweepers' quar- ters.
B—Municipal Burial Ground Road.
W—Munlcipal K. N. C. Road.
3. Basirhat Subdivisional Ditto Basirbat 1.72 N--Plot Nos. 4928 of Basirbat Post Hospital. Office, 4923 of Jayanta Roy
Chowdhury, 4921 of 24-Parganas
District Board and 4922 of Emir-
hat Municipality.
S—Plot Nos. 4932 of Moni Mohan
Dey and 4931 of Smash Chandra
Bose and Dinanath De Lane.
B—Station Road from Calcutta-Itinda
Road to Basirhat Butchery Rail-
way Station.
W—Plot Nos. 4922 of Basirhat Muni-
cipality. and 4903 of Basirhat
Municipal Tank and unused path
to said tank.
4. Bongaon Subdivisional Hospital.
Ditto . Bongaon 1 N—S. D. O's Bungalow. S—District Board's Bungalow. E—Civil Court.
W—Chakdah Road vii, Rahapara Road.
6. Diamond Harbour Sub- divisional Hospital. Ditto .. Diamond Harbour.
2.21 N—Railway lands. S—Central Co-operative Bank. B—Railway lands.
W—Calcutta-Diamond Harbour Road.
6. Eilabnagar Sada., Hospital.
Nadia .. Rrisbnagar 2.03 N—Monmoban Chose Street. S—New Road, Part II.
E—D. I,., Roy Road.
W..-New toad, Part IL
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(The Schedule.) aimmlim=
Name of the hospital.
1
District.
2
Sub- divisional town.
3
Area (appro- ximate- ly).
4
Boundary. (N-North, 9-South, E-East, W-West.)
5
Acres.
7. Ranaghat Subdivisional Nadia Ranaghat •35 N-Subhas Avenue (formerly Ferry Hospital. Fund Road), plot No. 2159.
9-Plot No. 2226 of late Monmatha
Nath Pramanicli's holding.
Plot No. 2222 of late llishetra
Nath Chatterjee's holding.
E-Municipal Lane, plot No. 2223.
W.-Dispensary Lane, plot No. 2227.
S. Berhampore &War Marshidabad Berhampore 9.33 N Hospital North Road and London Hospital. Mission.
9-Rotwali Road.
E-Hospital East Lane.
W-Netaji Sulahas Road.
9. 'Candi Subdivialosal Ditto %and( .. 5.31 N-Fallow land. Hospital. 8-Rand' Main Road.
E-Path.
W-Municipal Road.
10. Jangipur Subdivisional Ditto Jangipur 1.30 N-Municipal Road. Hospital. 8-Holding Nos. 909 and 310 2nd plot and holding No. 437.
E-Municipal Road and plot No. 299.
W-Hospital Tank and Municipal Road.
11. Lalhash SubdIvislonal Ditto. Lalbagit •35 N-litendra Narayan Roy holding Hospital. Nos. 32 and 33 and Municipal
Road.
9-jubilee Hall, Murshidabad Muni-
cipality and Municipal land.
E-Jitendra Narayan Roy holding
Nos. 32 and 33, Municipal Road,
Samarendra NUM Roy and others
holding No. 84, Bandhab Samity
holding No. 39 and Municipal
land.
W-Municipal Road.
12. Balurghat Sadar Hospital West Dhaa.1- Balurghat 2.48 N-Cinema Hall, plot No. 400. Pus. 9-Municipal Road and Khali.
E-Plots Nos. 399, 393, 394, 396 and
392.
W-Plots Nos. 438 and 445.
13. Maids Bader Hospital .. Maids .. Molds 1.67 N-Daily Bazar and shops. 8-11. T. School with hostel and Santal
Hostel.
19-Circuit House and Collector's resi-
dence.
W-Malda Zilla School and Students'
Hostel.
14. Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital Lalpaigusi JalPailtori 7.72 N-Marwari Boys School. S-Depot.
E-Dtstriet Board Road.
W-River Karala.
15. Allpurduar Subdivisional Ditto .. Alipurduars 3.41 N-House of Bipin Dutta. Hospital. 9-Garden of Jogendra Mookerjee.
E-Rhasmohal Road.
W-North-East Railway Line.
16. Darjeeling Victoria Hospital Darjeeling .. Darjeeling .. 1.8 N-Hospital Store, Municipal plot Nos. 19 and 20.
9-Brahma Samaj Building, Laldighl,
Municipal land and Mount
Pleasant Road.
E-Dispensary Road and Mount
Pleasant Road.
W-Botanical Garden Road.
17. %unisons Subdivislonal Ditto .. %osseous .. 1.4 N-B. H. C. Road and Dakbungalow. Hospital. S-Burdwan Road.
El-Paterson Road.
W-Portion D. H. C. Road.
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(The Sehedule,) Name of the hospital. District. Sub. divisional
town.
Ar a
(appro-
ximate-
ly.)
Boundary.
(N—North, 8—South, Ill—Bast, W—West.)
2 3 4 5
Acres.
18. Siliguri Subdivisional Darjeeling Siliguri 3.23 N—Road No. 2. Hospital. 8—Kutehari Road.
B—Private houses and Works and
Buildings Department Offices.
W—Road No. 1.
19. Howrali General Hospital 'Howrah Howrah 3.31 N—Magistrate's Court Compound Road. 8—Nityadhan Mookerjee Road.
B—Rishi Bankim Road.
W—Chureh Road or Hospital Road.
Silver Jubilee Maternity Ward—Exten-
sion of Howrah General Hospital.
N—Howrah District Board office.
8—Nityadhan Mookerjee Road.
E—Church Road or Hospital Road.
W—Idga land of Howrah Maldan.
20. tiluberia Subdlvisional Ditto Uluberla 1.45 N—Plot Nos. 737 and 667. Hospital. 8-0. T. Road.
E—Plot No. 737.
W—tiluberla Town.
21. Chinsurah Imambara Hospital.
llooghly Chinsurah 3-231 N—Subdivisional Officei's (Works and Buildings) Office.
S—Hospital Road.
E—P. D. Sen Road.
W—Kachari Road.
22. Serampore Walsh Hospital —SubdivIsional Hospital. Ditto Serampore 1.975 N—High Street. S—Hospital Lane.
E—Serampore Fire Station Office. W—House of Mr. Samuel Bose.
23. Arambagh Subdivisional Hospital.
Ditto Arambagh .582 N—Arambagh Municipal Office (plot No. 7).
S—Medical Officer's Quarters (plot
No. 16).
B—Sub-Jail (plot No. 10).
W—Embankment Road (plot No. 2).
24. Bijoy Chand Hospital (for- natty known as Burdwan Burdwan Burdwan 18 N—Bahir Sarbamangala (Drain, Aftab Avenue).
Fraser Hospital). 8—Plots of Dharani Dhar Ghatterjee, Lalit Mohon Bhattacharjee, Tank of Jagannath Haldar and plot of
26. Anansol L. M. Hospital .. Ditto Asansol
26. Rain Subdivisional Hospital Ditto .. Raba
27. Katwa Sabin-visional Hospital Ditto Katwa Kalipada Dey.
E—Baj Dispensary Road.
W—Hatisala, Mithapukur Lane and
plots of Kalipada De and Bhupati
Podder.
2-6 N—Netaji Subbas Road (formerly Dr. Nichol Road).
Bhattacharjee Road.
B—House of Mrs. Roy.
W—Publie Lane.
2.04 N—Guptipara Road. S—Land of Tarak Sil and Janardlian Nandi.
IS—Land of Khairan Bibi and Tank of Ronda Chowdhury.
W—Church
1.78 N—Fallow land. S—Municipal Land. B—District Board Road. oc_000rt compound and paddy land.
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town.
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3
Area (appro- ximate-
17).
4
Boundary. (N—North, 8—South, IfEest, W—West.)
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28. Midnapore K. E. M. Hospital Midnapore Midnapore . Acres.
7.584 Main Hospital— N—Red Cross Building. 8—Station Road. E—Vidyasagar Road and plot No.
2044.
W—Puratan Patit (plot No. 2010 and Davis Tank Road). Assistant Surgeon's quarters— N—Station Road,
S—Rhal (Nala),
E—Nala (Drain),
W—Jack Paul's motor garage.
29. Jhargram Subdivisional Ditto Jhargram .. 7 1 N—Subdivisional Officer's residence. Hospital. 8—Feeder Road.
E—Proposed laud for extension of
Hospital.
W—Jhargram Main Road.
30. Ghatal Subdivisional Ditto Instal .. • 54 N—Mohiui Mondal Road. • Hospital. S—Mohini Mondal Road.
E—Vidyasagai Road.
W—Mohini Mondal Road.
31, Contai Subdivisional
Hospital.
Ditto Contai .. 3.58 N—Road in plot Nos. 322, 324 and 328 of Hatabari.
8—Road in plot No. 902 of Hatabari.
E—Plot Nos. 327 and 326 of Shri
Abanti Maity.
W—Road in plot No. 320 of Hatabari.
32. Tamluk Subdivisional Hospital Ditto Tamluk .. • 82 N—Tamluk Panskurah Road. S—Office of Tamluk Panskurah Motor
Association and plot No. 2139.
E—Tamluk Panskurah Road and plot
Nos. 2135 and 2136.
W—Municipal drain and plot Nos. 2131,
2117, 2119, 2384 and 2123.
33. Bankura Sadar Hospital Bankura Bankura .. 5;63 N—lst Feeder Road. S—Bustee.
E-1st Feeder Road.
W—Patpur Road.
34. Vishnupur Subdivisional Hospital.
Ditto Vishnupur .. 14.48 N—Municipal plot Nos. 2103 and 2814 and plot Nos. 2132, 2134, 21431
2164, 2165, 2168, 2171-73.
S—Plot Nos. 2188-90, 2186, 2162,2644,
2641 and 2177.
E—Midnapore Loop Road—Plot
No. 2613.
W—Plot Nos. 2116-20, 2122, 2125-26
and 2128.
35. SuO Sadar Hospital .. Birbhum .. uri 5.08 N—Plot No. 21 (Road) and plot No. 34 (Excise building).
E—Plot Nos. 23, 56 and 217 (Roads).
NW— }Plot No. 55 (Road) SE—
Rampurhat Subdivisiopal Ditto .. Rampurhat 1.23 N—Plot Nos. 222, 221 and 1027. Hospital. 8—Plot Nos. 237, 238 and 239.
E—Hatisala Tank (plot No. 233).
W—Bolpur Rajgram Road.
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