Rajkot AIIMS to be fully operational by October: Health Minister Mandaviya
The minister said the institute will have a 150-bed indoor hospital by August and a 250-bed one by September, which will reduce the need for the people of Gujarat to travel to other states for treatment.;
Rajkot: The outpatient department (OPD) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rajkot is currently functional, while a 150-bed indoor facility will be commissioned in August and a 250-bed facility in September, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Sunday.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) near Gujarat's Rajkot city is likely to be fully ready by October, as 65 per cent of the work has been completed so far.
Mandaviya visited the AIIMS here during the day to take stock of the progress of the project. The out-patient department (OPD) of the hospital is already functional, while a 150-bed indoor hospital will be commissioned in August and a 250-bed facility in September, he said.
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The institute in Rajkot is one of the 16 AIIMS being constructed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said. "At least 65 per cent of the physical work of AIIMS Rajkot has been completed, and the OPD has started. The process of procuring medical devices is going on at a rapid pace, and the plan is to complete all the works by October this year," Mandaviya told PTI.
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