Sadar and Subdivisional Hospitals Act, 1955 (PDF) Sadar And Subdivisional Hospitals Act, 1955 1. Short title and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Transfer. 4. Removal of difficulties. 5. Rules. The Sadar And Subdivisional Hospitals Act, 1955

West Bengal Act 20 of 1955

WB610

[9th September, 1955]

An Act to provide for the taking over of certain Sadar and Subdivisional hospitals by the State Government with a view to the better promotion of public health.

It is hereby enacted as follows :-

Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Sadar and Subdivisional Hospitals Act, 1955.

(2) It shall come into [force] on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) "appointed day" means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1;

(b) "the said hospitals" means the Sadar and Subdivisional hospitals described in the Schedule and includes any dispensaries attached to such hospitals.

Transfer.- (1) As from the appointed day, -

(1) (a) the said hospitals together with all lands, buildings, 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 continuing 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 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.

Removal of difficulties.- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions 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.
Rules.- The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

The Schedule

[See section 2 (b).]

Description of the Hospitals

	Name of the hospital.	District	Subdivisional town.	Area (approximately).	Boundary. (N - North, S - South, E - East, W - West).
	1	2	3	4	5
1	Dr. Bholanath Bose’s Hospita.-Subdivisional Hospital.	24-Parganas	Barrackpore	2.83	N - Plot Nos. 621, 622,623,626,629 and 592. S - Plot Nos. 2474, 2470.72,2479 and 2469 (part). E - Plot Nos, 591,1472,636,637,1474, 2482, 2481,2485 and 2479. W - Plot Nos. 629,630,621, (part), 2473, 2474, 2565 and B. T. Road and Municipal Road. Barasat
2	Barasat Subdivisional Hospital.	Ditto	Barasat	2.1	N - Government School. S - Municipal tank and sweepers’ quarters. E - Municipal Burial Ground Road. W - Municipal K. N. C. Road.
3	Basirhat Subdivisional Hospital.	Ditto	Basirhat	1.72	N - Plot Nos. 4928 of Basirhat Post Office, 4923 of Jayanta Roy Chowdhury, 4921 of 24-Parganas District Board and 4922 ofBasirhat Municipality. S - Plot Nos. 4932 of Moni Mohan Dey and 4931 of Suresh Chandra Bose and Dinanath Dey Lane. E - Station Road from Calcutta-Itinda Road to Basirhat Railway Station. W - Plot Nos. 4922 ofBasirhat Municipality and 4903 of Basirhat Municipal Tank and unused path to said tank. 1 N - S. D. 0’s Bungalow.
4	Bongaon Subdivisional Hospital.	24-Parganas	Bongaon	1	N - S.D.O.’s Bungalow. S - Direct Board’s Bangalow. E - Civil Court. W - Chakdah Road via Rahapara Road.
5	Diamond Harbour Subdivisional Hospital.	Ditto	Diamond Harbour,	2.21	N - Railway lands. S - Central Co-operative Bank. E - Railway lands W - Calcutta-Diamond Harbour Road.
6	Knshnagar Sadar Hospital.	Nadia	Krishnagar	2.03	N - Monmohan Ghose Street. S - New Road, Part II. E - D. L. Roy Road. W - New Road, Part II.
7	Ranagbat Subdivisional Hospital.	Nadia	Ranaghat	.35	N - Suohas Avenue (formerly Ferry Fund Road), plot No. 2159. S - Plot No. 2226 of late Monmatha Nath Pramanick’s holding. Plot No. 2222 of late Kshetra Nath Chatterjee’s holding. E - Municipal Lane, plot No. 2223. W - Dispensary Lane, plot No. 2227.
8	Berhampore Sadar Hospital.	Murshidabad	Berhampore	9.33	N - Hospital North Road and London Mission. S - Kotwali Road. E - Hospital East’Cane. W - Netaji Subhas Road.
9	Kandi Subdivisional Hospital	Ditto	Kandi	5.31	N - Fallow land. S - Kandi main Road. E - Path W - Minicipakl Road.
10	Jangipur Subdivisional Hospital	Ditto	Jangipur	1.3	N - Municipal Road. S - Holding Nos. 309 and 310 2nd plot and holding No. 437. E - Municipal Road and plot No. 299. W - Hospital Tank and Municipal Road.
11	Lalbagh Subdivisional Hospital	Murshidabad	Lalbagh	.35	N - Jitendra Narayan Roy Holding Nos. 32 and 33 and Municipal Road. S - Jubilee Hall, Murshidabad Municipality and Municipal land. E - Jitendra Narayan Roy holding Nos. 32 and 33, Municipal Road, Samarendra Nath Roy and others holding No. 34, Bandhab Samity holding No. 39 and Municipal land. W - Municipal Road.
12	Balurghat Sadar Hospital	West Dinajpur	Balurghat	2.46	N - Cinema Hall, plot No. 400. S - Municipal Road and Khari. E - Plots Nos. 399, 393,394,396 and 392. W - Plots Nos. 438 and 415.
13	Malda Sadar Hospital	Malda	Malda	1.67	N - Daily Bazar and shops. S - G.T. School with Hostel and Santal Hostel. E - Circuit House and Collectors residence. W - Malda Zilla School and Students’ Hostel.
14	Jalpaiguri Sadar Hospital	Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri	7.72	N - Marwari Bay’s School. S - Depot. E - District Board W - River Karala
15	Alipurduar Subdivisioned Hospital	Ditto	Alipurduars	3.41	N - House of Bipin Dutta. S - Garden of Jogendra Mookerjee E - Khasmohal Road. W - North-East Railway Line.
16	Darjeeling Victoria Hospital.	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	1.8	N - Hospital Store, Municipal plot Nos. 19 and 20. S - Brahma Samaj Building, Laldighi Municipal land and Mount Pleasant Road. E - Dispensary Road and Mount Pleasant Road. W - Botanical Garden Road.
17	Kurseong Subdivisional Hospital	Ditto	Kurseong	1.4	N - B.H.C. Road and Dakbugalow. S - Burdwan Road. E - Paterson Road. W - Portion D. H. C. Road.
18	Siliguri Subdivisional Hospital	Ditto	Siliguri	3.23	N - Road No. 2V A S - Kutchari Road. E - Private houses and Works and Buildings Department Offices. W – Road No. 1
19	Howrah General Hospital	Howrah	Howrah	3.31	N - Magistrate’s Court Compound Road. S - Nityadhan Mookherjee Road. E - Rishi Bankim Road. W - Church Road or Hospital Road. Silver Jubilee Maternity Ward - Extension of Howrah General Hospital. N - Howrah District Board office. S - Nityadhan Mookerjee Road E - Church Road or Hospital Road. W - Idga land of Howrah Maidan.
20	Uluberia subdivisional Hospital	Howrah	Uluberia	1.45	N - Plot Nos. 737 and 667. S - O.T. Road. E - Plot No. 737. W - Uluberia Town.
21	Chinsurah Imambara Hospital	Hooghly	Chinsurah	3.231	N - Subdivisional Officer’s (Works and Buildings) Office. S - Hospital Road. E - P.D. Sen Road. W - Kachari Road.
22	Serampore Walsh 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. 16) S - Medical officer’s Quarters (plot No. 16) E - Sub-Jail (plot No. 10) W - Embankment Road (plot No. 2)
24	Bijoy Chand Hospital (formerly Burdwan known as Burdwan Fraser Hospital.	Burdwan	Burdwan	13	N - Bahir Sarbamangala (Drain, Aftab Avenue). S - Plots of Dharani Dhar Chatteijee, Lalit Mohon Battacharjee, Tank of Jagannath Haidar and plot of Kalipada Dey. E - Raj Dispensary Road. W - Hatisala, Mithapukur Lane and plots of Kalipada. De and Bhupati Podder.
25	Asansol L. M. Hospital	Ditto	Asansol	2.6	N - Netaji Subhas Road (formerly Dr. Nichol Road). S - Hari bhattachaijee Road. E - House of Mrs. Roy. W - Public Lane.
26	Kalna Subdivisional Hospital	Ditto	Kalna	2.04	N - Guptipara Road. S - Land of Tarak Siland Janarddan Nandi. E - Land of Khairan Bibi and Tank of Kundu Chowdhury. W - Church Road.
27	Katwa Subdivisional Hospital	Burdwan	Katwa	1.78	N - Fallow Land. S - Municipal Land. E - District BoaVd Road. W - Court compound and paddy land.
28	Midnapore K E. M. Hospital	Midnapore	Midnapore	17.584	Main Hospita.- N - Red Cross Building. S - Sration Road. E - Vidyasagar Road and plot No. 2044. W - Puratan Patit (plot No. 2010 and Davis Tank Road). Assistant Surgeon’s quarter. - N - Station Road. S - Khal(Nala). E - Nala (Drain). W - Jack Paul’s motor garage.
29	Jhargram Subdivisional Hospital.	Ditto	Jhargram	7.1	N - Subdivisional Officer’s residence. S - Feeder Road. E - Proposed land for extension of Hospital. W - Jhargram Main Road.
30	Ghatal Subdivisional Hospital.	Ditto	Ghatal	.54	N - Mohini Mondal Road. S - Mohini Mondal Road. E - Vidyasagar Road. W - Mohini Mondal Road.
31	Contai Subdivisional Hospital.	Ditto	Contai	3.58	N - Road in plot Nos. 322,324,328 of Hatabari. S - Road in plot No. 302 of Hatabari. E - Plot Nos. 327 and 326 of Shri Abanti Maity. W - Road in plot No. 320 of Hatabari.
32	Tamluk Subdivisional Hospital	Midnapore	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 - 1st 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 2614 and plot Nos. 2132, 2134,2143,2164, 2165,2168, 2171-73. S - Plot Nos. 2183-90,2186,2162, 2644,2641 and 2177. E - Mindnapore Loop Roa. - Plot No. 2613. W - Plot Nos. 2166-20, 2122, 2125-26 and 2128.
35	Suri Sadar Hospital	Birbhum	Suri	5.03	N - Plot No. 21(Road) and plot No. 34 (Excise building). E - Plot Nos. 23,56 and 217 (Road). NW - SE -
36	Rampurhat Subdivisional Hospital	Ditto	Rampurhat	1.23	N - Plot Nos. 222,221 and 1027. S - Plot Nos. 237,238 and 239. E - Hatisala Tank (plot No. 233). W - Bolpur Rajgram Road