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The Maharashtra government, successful the Cabinet gathering connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026), approved the constitution of the High Energy Medical Cyclotron Project (HEMCP) successful Nagpur to elevate the crab diagnosis, treatment, and probe successful the State, with a proviso of ₹300 crore, to beryllium implemented done “Mahacare” (Maharashtra Cancer Care, Research and Education Foundation)
The State volition found a abstracted subsidiary to negociate the HEMCP, aiming to marque Nagpur a radiopharmaceutical innovation hub serving Central India.
According to the Medical Education and Drugs section officials, the extremity is to guarantee section availability of radioisotopes required for PET-CT and Nuclear Med services.
Under the project, the 30 hectares of onshore astatine Bhansoli (Kinhi) successful Hingna taluka person been approved, and the Medical Education Department and Industries section volition money the task connected a 50-50 basis, portion the funds volition beryllium allocated for land, construction, machinery, and quality resources aft the last task report.
“Nagpur is selected arsenic a beneficiary wrong a radius of astir 500 kilometres successful Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh tin payment from this project. Nagpur is an perfect centre for this task arsenic it has AIIMS, National Cancer Institute and Government Medical College and reduces the dependency connected Mumbai and Hyderabad,” said a Medical Education and Drugs section official.
The gathering besides approved the enactment of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) nether the Companies Act 2013 for the implementation of the project. In this, the Commissioner of the Medical Education Department volition beryllium the Chairman, and the Development Commissioner of the Industries Department volition beryllium the Co-Chairman. The Chief Executive Officer of this Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) volition beryllium the Member Secretary.
