AIIMS to come up at Nagpur in Maharashtra, at Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh and at Kalyani in West Bengal
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for setting up of three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AllMS) at Nagpur in Maharashtra, at Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh and at Kalyani in West Bengal under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY). This involves a financial implication of Rs 4949 crores.
The new AIIMS will be established as institutes of national importance for providing quality medical education, nursing education and also to provide tertiary healthcare facilities to the people of these locations. The proposed institution shall have a hospital with capacity of 960 beds. In addition, there shall be a teaching block, administrative block, AYUSH block, auditorium, nursing college, night shelter, hostel and residential facilities.
Of the total expenditure of Rs 4949 crores, the cost of the new AIIMS at Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh will be to the tune of Rs 1618 crores, at Nagpur in Maharashtra of Rs1577 crores and at Kalyani in West Bengal of Rs 1754 crores.
Setting up of these AIIMS will address regional imbalances in availability of affordable and reliable tertiary health care services in these regions. It will augment the facilities of quality medical education and would also address the shortfall of health care professionals in these regions.
The large populations of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra (Vidarbha) and West Bengal along with adjoining states and region will be beneficiary of this project.
Six new AIIMS under PMSSY have been made functional. Also, construction of AIIMS, Rae Bareli is under progress.