Cabinet approves setting up of 2 AIIMS-like institutes
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal to setup two AIIMS-like institutions in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, in the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Each institution will have a 960-bedded hospital (500 beds for the medial college hospital; 300 beds for Speciality / Super Speciality; 100 beds for ICU / Accident trauma; 30 beds for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and 30 beds for Ayush) intended to provide healthcare facilities in 39 speciality / super-speciality disciplines. The medical college will have 100 Undergraduate intakes besides facilities for imparting PG / doctoral courses in various disciplines, largely based on the Medical Council of India (MCI) norms and also nursing college conforming to Nursing Council norms. The estimated cost of each AIIMS-like institution is Rs.823 crores. The Cabinet has also approved to upgrade 5 existing Government medical colleges. These include the Government Medical College, Amritsar,...