About PMSSY:
- Launched in:
- Objective: Correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services and also augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the country.
- Components:
- Setting up of new AIIMS like institutes in underserved regions of the country.
- Upgradation of existing Govt Medical Colleges (GMCs)
The AIIMS in Tamil Nadu was announced in the Budget Speech of Finance Minister in 2015-16 and Ministry of Finance conveyed its in-principle approval for establishment of AIIMS in Telangana in April, 2018.
