Telangana Health Minister criticises Centre for not developing AIIMS Bibinagar

Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao has criticised the Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, G Kishan Reddy for not playing a proactive role in developing AIIMS Bibinagar.

T Harish Rao, Telangana Health Minister has urged Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, G Kishan Reddy to visit AIIMS Bibinagar to get a first-hand account of mismanagement instead of praising the institute blindly. The health minister has criticised the Centre for not paying attention to the development of AIIMS Bibinagar and alleged that the Central government has not played a proactive role in developing the medical institute into a Centre of Excellence.

The minister said that even after four years, AIIMS Bibinagar has not been able to conduct a single surgery.

“Instead of blindly praising AIIMS, Bibinagar, I urge Kishan Reddy to personally visit the hospital get a first-hand account of the mismanagement. The irony is that the nearby State-run Area Hospital in Bhongir has conducted 1038 deliveries and Area Hospital in Choutuppal has conducted 214 deliveries and UPHC near AIIMS Bibinagar has conducted 13 deliveries, but not a single delivery took place in AIIMS Bibinagar,” he said, as reported by Telangana today.

State govt has been proactive and Centre lagged behind, says Harish Rao

He said that the state government had been proactive and volunteered to hand over 201 acres of land at Bibinagar, which was first allocated to NIMS Hospital. Also, the Telangana government handed a 200-bedded NIMS outpatient block so that there won’t be any delay in construction activity.

“After four years, today MBBS students at AIIMS Bibinagar are regretting their decision to opt for a seat. Instead, they want to take transfer to Gandhi and Osmania Medical College. There are no operation theatres, no blood bank and or a casualty ward. What kind of MBBS education AIIMS Bibinagar is providing to its students without exposing them to clinical practice?,” said Harish Rao. 

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