No proposal to set up AIIMS in Ballia: MoS Health informs Lok Sabha

Written by Medical Dialogues Team Published On 2024-12-16T11:53:05+05:30 | Updated On 16 Dec 2024 11:53 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh: The Minister of State for Health, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, recently informed the Lok Sabha that there are no current plans to set up an AIIMS in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

Under the PMSSY initiative, two AIIMS have already been established in Uttar Pradesh, one in Raebareli and the other in Gorakhpur. Both institutions are currently functional and are playing a key role in expanding tertiary healthcare services to the people of Uttar Pradesh.

Furthermore, the Ministry has approved several upgrade projects for medical colleges and healthcare institutes across the state. Currently, 11 projects have been sanctioned under the PMSSY. These initiatives are expected to significantly enhance the quality of medical education, healthcare infrastructure, and the availability of specialized medical services in the state.

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The minister was responding to the questions raised by Shri Sanatan Pandey regarding whether the Government has any plan for setting up an AIIMS Hospital in Ballia district, if so, the details thereof; whether any survey has been conducted in this regard, if so, the details thereof;

He seeks to know whether the Government has any proposal to acquire land in this regard; and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor.

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In response to these questions, MoS Health informed that under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), the setting up of 22 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been approved including 2 AIIMS in the State of Uttar Pradesh: one AIIMS at Raebareli and other at Gorakhpur which are functional.

Further, for expansion and strengthening of tertiary healthcare facilities in Uttar Pradesh, under another component of PMSSY following eleven(11) upgradation projects of Government Medical Colleges/ Institutes have been approved on a Centre-State cost-sharing basis: (i) SGPGIMS, Lucknow (ii) Trauma Centre in IMS, BHU, Varanasi (iii) Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (iv) MLB Govt. Medical College, Jhansi (v) BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur (vi) MLN Medical College, Allahabad (vii) LLRM Medical College, Meerut (viii) SN Medical College, Agra (ix) GSVM Medical College, Kanpur (x) SSB at Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), BHU, Varanasi and (xi) RIO at IMS, BHU Varanasi. In current phase of PMSSY, there is no proposal for establishment of AIIMS in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, added the Minister.

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Medical Dialogues Team