New AIIMS to be dedicated to Sri Guru Nanak Dev: Union Health Minister asks Punjab for Proposal
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New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan recently sought a detailed proposal from Punjab for dedicating the second AIIMS in the state to the 550th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev, in response to a request made by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in this regard.
Singh had raised the issue during his meeting with the health minister here.
The senior Congress leader said he had in separate letters to the Union health and finance ministers sought the Centre''s permission to dedicate the second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Punjab to this special occasion.
Singh pointed out that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had assured consideration of the matter after the release of the Union Budget, a statement by the Punjab government said.
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The northern state''s first AIIMS is coming up at Bathinda, while the second one is proposed either at Ludhiana or Jalandhar.
Singh had raised the issue during his meeting with the health minister here.
The senior Congress leader said he had in separate letters to the Union health and finance ministers sought the Centre''s permission to dedicate the second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Punjab to this special occasion.
Singh pointed out that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had assured consideration of the matter after the release of the Union Budget, a statement by the Punjab government said.
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The northern state''s first AIIMS is coming up at Bathinda, while the second one is proposed either at Ludhiana or Jalandhar.
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