The Sadar And Subdivisional Hospitals Act, 1955

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. 
Short title 
and com• 
menefi-
moat. 
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 
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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[West Ben. Act 
(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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[West Ben. Act 
(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_0 00rt compound and paddy land. 
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XX of 1955.] 
(The Schedule,) 
Name of the hospital. District. 	 Sub- 
divisional 
town. 
2 	 3 
Area 
(appro- 
ximate- 
17). 
4 
Boundary. 
(N—North, 8—South, IfEest, 
W— West.) 
5 
    
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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