Kolkata, September 24, 2026: The Adani Group has laid out plans for a 2,000-bed not-for-profit medical institution in Kolkata, with half of its beds intended to serve economically weaker patients eligible under state and central health insurance schemes.
The foundation stone for the Adani Arogya Mandir was laid at the Bengal Silicon Valley Tech Hub in New Town, Kolkata. The healthcare campus, to be developed by the Adani Foundation, is planned across 51.75 acres with an investment of more than Rs 4,000 crore.
The scale of the project goes well beyond the hospital itself. Plans include a medical college, nursing education, allied healthcare and paramedical training, research facilities, accommodation for healthcare professionals and facilities for families accompanying patients.
Once operational at its planned scale, the institution is expected to cater to more than 200,000 inpatients and over 2 million outpatients every year. It is also projected to generate around 10,000 jobs across West Bengal’s healthcare ecosystem.
Half the beds aimed at economically weaker patients
A defining part of the project is its proposed patient mix.
Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, said the Adani Arogya Mandir would be a world-class, not-for-profit medical institution with 2,000 beds, including 1,000 beds catering to economically weaker sections eligible under state and central health insurance schemes.
That commitment places affordable access alongside scale at the centre of the Kolkata project.
The campus is also being envisioned as an academic medical centre rather than only a large hospital. Its medical college is planned with an annual intake of 150 undergraduate students, more than 100 postgraduate students and over 40 super-specialists. A College of Nursing and an institution for allied healthcare and paramedical education are also part of the proposed ecosystem.
For relatives of patients receiving treatment, the campus is planned to include a Meditel and Vishram Gruh offering accommodation during the period of care.
Cancer care to lead the first phase
The first phase of the multi-speciality hospital will focus on cancer care, with plans for advanced tertiary and highly specialised healthcare services. Subsequent development is expected to include Centres of Excellence across other specialities and super-specialities.
Research is another major component of the project.
Plans outlined for the institution include work in genomics, precision medicine, biomedical informatics, artificial intelligence, clinical trials, molecular sciences and other areas of applied biomedical research. The stated objective is to connect scientific research more closely with diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
The Adani Foundation has engaged Mayo Clinic Global Consulting in the United States and Singapore’s SingHealth for expertise spanning clinical care, academic medicine, digital health, quality, workforce development and innovation.
Adani maps out Rs 1 lakh crore Bengal investment plan
The foundation-stone ceremony also became the platform for a much broader investment announcement.
Gautam Adani said the Group expects to invest more than Rs 1 lakh crore in West Bengal by 2035. The investment roadmap covers areas including ports, logistics, power generation, power transmission and distribution, roads, bridges, green cement and hyperscale data centres.
In his address, Adani drew a parallel between Bengal and Mundra in Gujarat, describing Mundra as the Group’s first “karmabhoomi” in the West and expressing the hope that Bengal would become its second “karmabhoomi” in the East.
The healthcare project, in that context, forms one part of a wider commitment the Group has outlined for the state.
Writers’ Building, Kumartuli Ghat and Durga Puja initiatives also announced
The Group’s plans extend beyond healthcare and industrial investment.
Support was announced for the revitalisation of Kumartuli Ghat, while two MoUs were signed with the Government of West Bengal covering the restoration of the historic Writers’ Building and an initiative to promote Kolkata’s Durga Puja art and culture through Adani Pujo Preview.
Speaking about the healthcare project, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari described the proposed development as a fully integrated healthcare city and said it could contribute to medical tourism.
For Adani, however, the Kolkata announcement was framed around a combination of healthcare, infrastructure and cultural investment.
Earlier in his address, he said he had visited Kalighat before the ceremony and referred to Bengal’s history, institutions and cultural legacy before setting out the Group’s plans for the state.
With 2,000 beds, a medical college, a research ecosystem and 1,000 beds intended for economically weaker patients, the Adani Arogya Mandir is being positioned as one of the central pieces of that larger Bengal investment plan.
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