No Plans for AIIMS in Sheohar, Bihar: MoS Health tells Lok Sabha
Sheohar: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has clarified there are no current plans to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like hospital in Sheohar, Bihar, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The government has already made efforts to improve healthcare infrastructure in Bihar through the establishment of AIIMS facilities under the PMSSY scheme. Two AIIMS facilities have been allocated to the state, the first AIIMS in the state is located in Patna and is already fully operational, and another in Darbhanga.
The Minister was responding to the questions raised by Smt Lovely Ananad sought details on whether the Government proposes to set up AIIMS-like hospitals equipped with modern facilities in backward areas like Sheohar in Bihar; and
Furthermore, he inquired if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said hospital is likely to be set up.
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