AIIMS, DARBHANGA

Sept. 16, 2020

The Union Cabinet has approved establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar.

About:

  • This will be established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

  • Establishment of new AIIMS involves creation of Hospital, Teaching Block for medical & nursing courses, residential complex and allied facilities/services, broadly on the pattern of AIIMS, New Delhi and other six new AIIMS taken up under Phase-I of PMSSY.

  • The objective is to establish the new AIIMS as Institution of National Importance for providing quality tertiary healthcare, medical education, nursing education and research in the Region.

  • Construction of new AIIMS is fully funded by the Central Government and is likely to be completed within a period of 48 months from the date of the approval of Government of India.

Source : LiveMint