Site for establishment of AIIMS Telangana Approved

Garima

Site for establishment of AIIMS Telangana Approved

Written by Garima Published On 2018-07-27T09:28:39+05:30 | Updated On 27 July 2018 9:28 AM IST

Site for establishment of AIIMS Telangana Approved

Hyderabad: The Government of India has recently approved the site for the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bibinagar, on the outskirts of the city.

The government of India had earlier given in-principle approval for the Hyderabad AIIMS which is proposed to be housed on a 200-acre campus at Bibinagar in the city.

In his letter addressed to Telangana Government Principal Secretary (Health, Medical and Family welfare) Ms A Shanti Kumari, PMSSY ( Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana) in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Director Sanjay Roy asked the state government to hand over land free of encumbrances/encroachments to Government of India along with the partially completed hospital building existing on the site.

He also asked the state to acquire adjacent 49 acres of land and hand over to the Central government besides ensure to provide dedicated 33/11 kv power line and approximately 1.5 MLD water supply.

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Garima joined Medical Dialogues in 2017 and currently works as the Senior Editor. She oversees coverage of all healthcare topics, with a focus on medico-legal cases, regulatory updates, decisions by NMC, DCI and medical councils, developments in medical education, government policies, and news on medical and dental colleges. She holds a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in | 011-43720751.