Thirty-two major hospitals and medical firms have shown interest in entering a public-private partnership (PPP) model for two super-specialty hospitals under the Delhi government — the Super Specialty Hospital in Janakpuri and the Rajiv Gandhi Super-Specialty Hospital in Tahirpur.

Deloitte India, appointed as the transaction advisor for the deal, gave a presentation to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The consultancy firm will frame the rules and guidelines in the partnership deals for both the hospitals. Twenty-one firms have come forward for the 300-bed Janakpuri Super-Specialty Hospital, while 11 have expressed interest in the 650-bed hospital at Tahirpur.

The PPP model is expected to cost Rs 170 crore to the government exchequer.

While the terms of the deal are still being finalised, the government will own the land and the hospital building, which will be leased out for a period of 15 years.

“In case we find that their work is not satisfactory, we can cancel the deal even before 15 years,” said Health Minister Kiran Walia. Another component of the deal is the reservation of 60 per cent of the hospital beds for patients from the economically backward section of society. Paramedical staff and doctors will be hired by the firms who run the two hospitals. The government will start the tendering process once the contract clauses are finalised.

The Janakpuri Super-Specialty was set up at the cost of Rs 76 crore, while Rajiv Gandhi Super-Specialty Hospital had come up for Rs 99.7 crore. Both hospitals will be dealing with specialised streams like neurology, cardiology and oncology, among others. The government’s G B Pant Hospital is the the only other hospital which has these facilities.