Odisha Govt asks for 2nd AIIMS in Sundargarh
Chief secretary Asit Tripathy has written a letter to the Union Health Ministry for the establishment of the 2nd AIIMS in Sundargarh district at the earliest.;
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has requested the Centre for the establishment of 2nd All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the state.
Chief secretary Asit Tripathy has written a letter to the Union Health Ministry for the establishment of the 2nd AIIMS in Sundargarh district at the earliest.
Tripathy informed that Odisha has a fully functional AIIMS in Bhubaneswar which has emerged as one of the leading AIIMS in the country in terms of medical education and quality health care.
"We have learnt that a second AIIMS has been established in Bihar and a similar proposal is under consideration in another state. In view of the health care requirements of Odisha, it is proposed that a second AIIMS may be considered for Western Odisha in the district of Sundargarh," Tripathy added.
He said that there is already available infrastructure for College and Hospital in Sundargarh.
As a CSR initiative, an MoU has been signed between the Odisha government and NTPC to establish a Medical College and Hospital. The construction of the project has been completed and the equipment procurement process is going on, he said.
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