The Cabinet on Wednesday approved proposals for setting up three new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Nagpur (Maharashtra), Manglagiri (Andhra Pradesh) and Kalyani (West Bengal) under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) at a total cost of Rs 4,949 crore.
Each of the proposed AIIMS will have a hospital with a capacity of 960 beds along with a teaching block, administrative block, auditorium, nursing college, night shelter, hostel and residential facilities. These institutes will also have a separate block for traditional system of medicines - Ayurveda, unani, siddha and homeopathy.
"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," Union Minister Piyush Goyal said while briefing media after the Cabinet meet.
Of the total expenditure of Rs 4949 crore, the cost of the new AIIMS at Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh will be to the tune of Rs 1618 crore, at Nagpur in Maharashtra of Rs 1577 crore and at Kalyani in West Bengal of Rs 1754 crore.
Goyal said 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 large populations of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra (Vidarbha) and West Bengal along with adjoining states and region will be benefitted from this project.
While six new AIIMS under the PMSSY have been made functional, the construction of AIIMS, Rae Bareily, is under progress.
This latest Cabinet approval is in accordance with the announcement made by Union Finance Minister in his Budget Speech 2014-15 to establish new AIIMS at these places
Each of the proposed AIIMS will have a hospital with a capacity of 960 beds along with a teaching block, administrative block, auditorium, nursing college, night shelter, hostel and residential facilities. These institutes will also have a separate block for traditional system of medicines - Ayurveda, unani, siddha and homeopathy.
"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," Union Minister Piyush Goyal said while briefing media after the Cabinet meet.
Of the total expenditure of Rs 4949 crore, the cost of the new AIIMS at Manglagiri in Andhra Pradesh will be to the tune of Rs 1618 crore, at Nagpur in Maharashtra of Rs 1577 crore and at Kalyani in West Bengal of Rs 1754 crore.
Goyal said 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 large populations of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra (Vidarbha) and West Bengal along with adjoining states and region will be benefitted from this project.
While six new AIIMS under the PMSSY have been made functional, the construction of AIIMS, Rae Bareily, is under progress.
This latest Cabinet approval is in accordance with the announcement made by Union Finance Minister in his Budget Speech 2014-15 to establish new AIIMS at these places
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