Jaya asks for ‘Centre of Excellence’ status for Cancer Institute
Posted on: 23/Mar/2013 4:53:35 PM
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has asked the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to provide ‘Centre of Excellence’ status to the ‘Cancer Insitute’ in Adyar in Chennai. The Institute was established in 1954 by Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy. The institution was established as and continues to be a voluntary charitable organization.
The proposal to bestow the title on the institution has been pending with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for a while now, but no progress has been made. The current Chairperson Dr. Shanta, a Magsaysay Awardee, received the State’s Avvaiyar Award earlier this month for yeoman service.
