If everything goes according to plan, the premier medical institution Grant Government Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals will have a robotic surgery system next year. The hospital has submitted a proposal to acquire the technology to the district planning committee. The system, which costs around R20 crore, will be able to execute almost every kind of surgery with precision.

As per sources, Deepak Kesarkar, guardian minister for Mumbai Suburban district, asked that the proposal be filed as he is keen to provide better health services to poor patients at the government-run hospital.