Six AIIMS Set up Under PMSSY
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are set up under PradhanMantriSwasthyaSurkshaYojna (PMSSY) which aims at correcting the imbalances in availability of affordable / reliable tertiary level health care and to augment facilities for quality medical education in the underserved States. Under Phase-I of PMSSY, six AIIMS located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh have been set up. Under Phase-II of PMSSY, two AIIMS one each in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal have been approved. AIIMS, Rae Bareli is under construction. AIIMS of West Bengal has been decided for setting up at Kalyani. Under the Phase-IV of PMSSY, Government of India plans to set up one AIIMS in each State in a phased manner.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has requested the Chief Ministers of different States to identify three or four suitable locations for setting up of new AIIMS. Approximately 200 acres of land at a location is required for establishment of one AIIMS-type Super-Speciality Hospital-cum-Teaching Institution. The location should have road connectivity, availability of water and electricity. The State Government has to undertake to provide, free of cost land and other required infrastructure such as suitable road connection, sufficient water supply, electricity connection of required load and regulatory/statutory clearances for the purpose.
The Health Minister was replying to a question in the LokSabha here today.
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