AIIMS Rajkot to become operational by October 2023: Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the infrastructure work of AIIMS Rajkot is currently underway and a third batch of students has arrived. The foundation stone was laid on December 31, 2020, by PM Narendra Modi and it is expected to be functional by October 2023, said the health minister.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rajkot in Gujarat is expected to be fully operational by October this year, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday.
He said 60% of the AIIMS Rajkot development work is completed and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to dedicate it to the nation in October or November this year.
"Almost 60 per cent of work is complete with new equipment arriving and faculty being recruited. We are working in the direction of making AIIMS operational in a full-fledged manner by October," he told reporters, as reported by Devdiscourse.
Mandaviya said that PM Modi approached health with a holistic approach, conceptualising it in totality from primary to tertiary healthcare.
"A wellness centre is a hub connected to AIIMS and district hospitals through telemedicine so that people in rural areas get guidance from super-specialist hospitals without requiring them to visit district headquarters," he said.
AIIMS Rajkot: More Details
The foundation stone of AIIMS Rajkot was laid by PM Modi on December 31, 2020. While laying the foundation stone he said AIIMS Rajkot would boost health infrastructure and medical education, and provide employment opportunities in Gujarat.
It is a 750 bedded hospital with multiple specialities as well as super-speciality departments. It is one amongst the several new AIIMS, being established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
The medical institute has the objective to reduce the “gaps” in affordable tertiary health care and to generate ‘wellness’ amongst the general population.
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