Janjivan Bureau
New Delhi : Central government will going to setup three new AIIMS like institution in country. The Union Cabinet today approved 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 the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY). The total cost for the construction of three institution will Rs.4949 crore.Already six new AIIMS have been made functional. Construction of Rae Barely AIIMS is under progress.
Giving the detail of Cabinet meeting Union Minister Piyush 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 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 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.
The large populations of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra (Vidarbha) and West Bengal along with adjoining States and region will be beneficiary of this project.
