Himachal Pradesh: PM Modi to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur in 2nd week of September

Bilaspur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the Bilaspur district in the second week of September to inaugurate the much-awaited dream project All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) building.

BJP's national president Jagat Prakash Nadda had earlier inaugurated the hospital's outpatient department in December last year. He said that Bilaspur AIIMS is a dream project of PM Modi and BJP president J P Nadda.

Before moving ahead with the inauguration event, Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has organized a review meeting this week with the directors of AIIMS, Bilaspur, and government officials to check the final status and progress of the project.

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"Keeping eye on the declaration of the assembly elections and as the Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately, the programme has been scheduled in the second week of September," an official said.

While speaking to the Millennium Post, Executive Director, AIIMS, Bilaspur, Dr. Vir Singh Negi said, "It intends to develop new and improved patterns of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education to all medical colleges and other allied institutions in India."

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), an Institute of National Importance was officially approved, under Phase-V of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), by Union Cabinet on December 04, 2019.

The Institute was approved to be established over a span of about 247 acres (99.96 hectares) of land on National Highway – 205 (Shimla-Kangra / Shimla Ghumarwin road), in the village of Kothipura, District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.

AIIMS Bilaspur is set up with the objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. It intends to develop patterns of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education to all medical colleges and other allied institutions in India.

The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS, Bilaspur on October 03, 2017. Subsequently, on January 21, 2019, Hon'ble Health Minister Shri J P Nadda and Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur performed the Bhoomi Pujan.

The project is being developed in 3 phases. Presently development is taking place in phase –I wherein, AIIMS Bilaspur is proposed to be a 750 bedded hospital with 15-20 super specialty departments equipped with all modern facilities.

To further enhance healthcare delivery, AIIMS Bilaspur is likely to widen the spectrum of services through the expansion of various super-specialty departments in subsequent phases to provide affordable and reliable tertiary-level healthcare in the Himachal Pradesh, and adjoining states of Punjab and Haryana.

A total of 89 faculty members have joined so far and are currently working at the institute. 10 senior and 15 junior residents have also been recruited. Additionally, 12 senior residents and 25 junior residents were selected in the recent recruitment. 155 nursing officers are working at the institute. Professor cum Principal for the Nursing College has also been recruited along with 7 nursing tutors. Additionally, recruitment is under process for 2 associate professors and 03 assistant professors for nursing college.

The academic and administration block has pre-clinical departments of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry and para-clinical departments of Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, and Community and Family Medicine with well equipped, labs, museum, seminar-cum-library rooms, demonstration rooms, offices, etc. Four lecture halls with a seating capacity of 120 each, with demonstration rooms and a student's laboratory of pre and para-clinical departments are ready.

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