Madurai AIIMS delayed due to JICA funding, says Health Min Ma Subramanian
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Madurai AIIMS delayed due to JICA funding, says Health Min Ma Subramanian

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: Claiming that the funds from Japan International Cooperation Agency is delaying the AIIMS Madurai project, Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian blamed former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami for not questioning the central government on the source of funding. If he had got the funds directly from Union government, the project would have been complete by now.” Speaking to media, he said, “When we, along with representative of the central government, met JICA officials in Japan for funding and construction of AIIMS Madurai, the officials said they will release the funds based on the progress of the project. So, we conveyed this to the centre” On the developments in the health sector, the minister said there are over 10,999 health centres including primary health centres and health sub centres in TN, out of which, over 2,500 facilities are functioning in rental premises, and many buildings housing the facilities are in dilapitated condition. The minister also inaugurated six facilities worth Rs 1.60 crore, including Rs 60 lakh worth PHC in Kalendri, health sub centres in Sakkudi, T Andipatti, Vellaripatti and Uchappatti in Madurai district.

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Kerala’s AIIMS plan on the back burner again
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kerala’s AIIMS plan on the back burner again

The Hindu  

Kerala’s proposal to set up an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences at Kinalur in Kozhikode has again failed to get any mention in the Union Budget. Condemning the Union government’s continued “neglect” of the State’s health sector in the Budget, Health Minister Veena George on Saturday said AIIMS had been a long-pending demand from Kerala. Raghavan, Kozhikode MP, who has …

Centre holds back on AIIMS for Karnataka
2 months ago

Centre holds back on AIIMS for Karnataka

The Hindu  

In yet another confrontation with the Centre, the State Health Department has expressed displeasure over the Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda’s statement that an AIIMS for Karnataka will be examined within the overall allocation of health funds to the State. What letter said In a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on January 14, Mr. Nadda said that “the Union Finance …

PM Modi states ‘1 lakh medical seats in India’, vows to add ‘75,000 more’, lays foundation stone of AIIMS in Bihar
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi states ‘1 lakh medical seats in India’, vows to add ‘75,000 more’, lays foundation stone of AIIMS in Bihar

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Centre has added 1 lakh medical seats in India, and will add around 75,000 more, PTI reported today, on November 13. “Our government has added 1 lakh medical seats across country, will add 75,000 more,” he said. Modi’s remarks came during a function in Darbhanga, Bihar, where he laid the foundation for an …

Budget 2024: Kerala’s dream of AIIMS-like institution dashed again
8 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Kerala’s dream of AIIMS-like institution dashed again

The Hindu  

Kerala’s much-anticipated and decades-long dream of having an All India Institutes of Medical Sciences -like institution on its soil was dashed yet again when the proposal found no mention in the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23. It is only after 2012 that the Centre began setting up AIIMS-like institutions across the country, under …

Do You Have Plans To Set Up An AIIMS-Like Institute In Prayagraj?: High Court Asks Union Health Ministry
8 months, 1 week ago

Do You Have Plans To Set Up An AIIMS-Like Institute In Prayagraj?: High Court Asks Union Health Ministry

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Union Health Ministry if the Central Government plans to establish a premier healthcare institution similar to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in Prayagraj. The counsel for the petitioners also submitted that key institutions in Prayagraj include Allahabad University, the Central Administrative Tribunal, the National Company Law Tribunal, the Debts Recovery Tribunal, the …

Madurai AIIMS gets off ground, work to be over in 33 months
1 year ago

Madurai AIIMS gets off ground, work to be over in 33 months

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: After nearly five years of delay, the construction work for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Madurai is set to commence on Wednesday. According to an official release from Madurai AIIMS Director, Larsen & Toubro, a leading global construction company, has been awarded the Letter of Acceptance by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for …

AIIMS Madurai construction starts 5 years after foundation
1 year ago

AIIMS Madurai construction starts 5 years after foundation

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: Construction work for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai began on Tuesday, almost five years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone in 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Madurai in 2019. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has criticised the Bharatiya Janata …

AIIMS delay in Madurai owing to Centre’s failure to press Japan agency for funds, says Ma. Subramanian
1 year, 1 month ago

AIIMS delay in Madurai owing to Centre’s failure to press Japan agency for funds, says Ma. Subramanian

The Hindu  

Construction of AIIMS in Madurai had not yet started, owing to the Central government’s reluctance in pressing for funds from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ma. Stalin on the same day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Madurai, he said that Mr. Stalin had already planned the inauguration 15 days ago and …

Elaborate arrangements made for dedication of AIIMS Mangalagiri
1 year, 1 month ago

Elaborate arrangements made for dedication of AIIMS Mangalagiri

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Ensuring seamless coordination is paramount to the success of any endeavour, said Special Chief Secretary of Health, Medical and Family Welfare MT Krishna Babu. The Mangalagiri AIIMS project, costing Rs 1,618.23 crore, spans 183.11 acres and features 960 beds. Speaking on the occasion, Krishna Babu said, “As part of the PM’s Ayushman Bharat Heath Infrastructure Mission, Modi will also …

Construction work on Madurai AIIMS delayed by lackadaisical attitude of Centre: T.N. Health Minister
1 year, 9 months ago

Construction work on Madurai AIIMS delayed by lackadaisical attitude of Centre: T.N. Health Minister

The Hindu  

The lackadaisical attitude of the Union government is the only reason behind the delay in the construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Madurai, said T.N. Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Friday, June 23, 2023. government had been getting financial support and borrowings for its multiple projects from the Japan International Cooperation Agency, what was stopping the …

PM Modi to launch health infra projects worth ₹3,400 cr in Assam on Friday
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Modi to launch health infra projects worth ₹3,400 cr in Assam on Friday

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Assam on 14 April to lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than ₹3,400 crores. Modi will dedicate to the nation the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Guwahati and three other medical colleges in the state, according to an official release. The three other medical colleges -- Nalbari Medical …

Madurai AIIMS will be constructed soon, says Telangana governor
2 years, 1 month ago

Madurai AIIMS will be constructed soon, says Telangana governor

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: Not as a Governor, but on my stature as a doctor I am assuring you that the Madurai AIIMS will be constructed soon, said Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to media persons after having darshan at Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple on Wednesday. "Speaking as a doctor, the AIIMS hospital needs to be constructed on a par with world-class standards, and this …

Shocked to know from JICA that Madurai AIIMS construction can begin only at 2024-end, says Health Minister
2 years, 1 month ago

Shocked to know from JICA that Madurai AIIMS construction can begin only at 2024-end, says Health Minister

The Hindu  

Subramanian said on Saturday that it was shocking to learn from the Japan International Cooperation Agency that the construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai, will begin by the end of 2024 and will be completed in 2028. Mr. Subramanian, while reacting to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s remarks on AIIMS, Madurai, in Parliament, said the excuse …

PM inaugurates AIIMS, Bilaspur
2 years, 5 months ago

PM inaugurates AIIMS, Bilaspur

The Hindu  

Inaugurating the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre was working to bring affordable health care to remote locations. “Ayushman Bharat scheme is providing most of the families in the State free treatment upto ₹5 lakh rupees,” the Prime Minister said. The hospital has also set up a Centre …

Andhra Pradesh\'s health reforms package costs Rs 16,225 crore
2 years, 6 months ago

Andhra Pradesh\'s health reforms package costs Rs 16,225 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Jagan Reddy said in the state assembly on Tuesday that the government is spending Rs 16,225 crore through the Nadu-Nedu on medical and health reforms, so as to provide best services to the public. He said the government was also spending Rs 12,268 crore for the establishment of 17 new medical colleges. Jagan said, “YSR Village Clinics …

Parliament panel recommends AIIMS Delhi redevelopment Master Plan
2 years, 6 months ago

Parliament panel recommends AIIMS Delhi redevelopment Master Plan

India TV News  

Highlights Parl Standing Committee recommended Health Ministry to give green signal to master plan of AIIMS The project was about to create 50 new operation theatres and over 3,000 patient care beds in Delhi It includes 300 emergency beds in present Institute of campus for re-development of the institute AIIMS Delhi news: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family …

From seven to 16, the growth of AIIMS under Narendra Modi
2 years, 8 months ago

From seven to 16, the growth of AIIMS under Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a new AIIMS at Jharkhand’s Deoghar today at the cost of Rs 1,100 crore. Established in 1956, the medical institute has seen a rapid development under the BJP-ruled Centre — from seven before 2014 to 16 till date India’s health sector will receive a boost today as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the …

Telangana got Rs.24 cr for AIIMS, other states well-funded
3 years, 10 months ago

Telangana got Rs.24 cr for AIIMS, other states well-funded

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: It is official. The Centre has made a meagre financial allocation to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, located on the city outskirts, proving right the allegations of neglect of the state by the Narendra Modi-led government levelled by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and the Congress against their political rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ever since the …

Health Sector Budget: Rs 62,659-cr outlay announced, highest in the past 2 FYs; Rs 6,400-cr earmarked for AB-PMJAY
5 years, 8 months ago

Health Sector Budget: Rs 62,659-cr outlay announced, highest in the past 2 FYs; Rs 6,400-cr earmarked for AB-PMJAY

Firstpost  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday during the Union Budget 2019 announced Rs 62,659.12 crore outlay for the health sector in 2019-2020 fiscal, the highest in the last two financial years. New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced Rs 62,659.12 crore outlay for the health sector in 2019-2020 fiscal, the highest in the last two financial …

PM Modi: Centre prioritises sector to make healthcare affordable
6 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi: Centre prioritises sector to make healthcare affordable

Deccan Chronicle  

MADURAI: The National Democratic Alliance is giving high priority to the health sector to ensure everyone is healthy and healthcare is affordable, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed at the foundation-laying ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Thoppur on Sunday. He said that under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, the government has supported and upgraded government …

PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for AIIMS near Madurai
6 years, 2 months ago

PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for AIIMS near Madurai

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for All India Institute of Medical Sciences, to come up at Thoppur near Madurai at a cost of ₹ 1,264 crore, here on Sunday. He also inaugurated three super speciality hospitals constructed in the government medical colleges in Madurai, Tirunelveli and Thanjavur at a total cost of ₹ 450 Crore under the …

Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for AIIMS in Madurai; Edappadi Palaniswami, O Panneerselvam praise PM
6 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for AIIMS in Madurai; Edappadi Palaniswami, O Panneerselvam praise PM

Firstpost  

Palaniswami had assured Tamil Nadu’s full support to facilitate early commencement and completion of the project in Madurai for realising late chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s dream. Madurai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Thoppur near Madurai at a cost of Rs 1,264 crore, the first such facility in …

Modi in Madurai | As it happened: AIIMS will benefit all people of Tamil Nadu, PM says
6 years, 2 months ago

Modi in Madurai | As it happened: AIIMS will benefit all people of Tamil Nadu, PM says

The Hindu  

January 27, 2019 11:14 am | Updated 04:02 pm IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Thoppur on Sunday. 'Any political concept that opposes the poor cannot benefit anyone' Prime Minister asked the people of Tamil Nadu to be wary about certain self centred forces that were trying to …

Cabinet approves setting up of three new AIIMS in Jammu, Kashmir and Gujarat regions at a total cost of Rs 4,684 crore
6 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet approves setting up of three new AIIMS in Jammu, Kashmir and Gujarat regions at a total cost of Rs 4,684 crore

Firstpost  

With an aim to expand the outreach of quality health care to the remote corners of the nation, the Union Cabinet gave its nod to the proposal for establishing three new All India Institute of Medical Sciences including one each for Jammu and Kashmir region and one at Gujarat. New Delhi: With an aim to expand the outreach of quality …

Six AIIMS not fully functional even after 16 years, says report
6 years, 2 months ago

Six AIIMS not fully functional even after 16 years, says report

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government, which had floated hopes of affordable healthcare by announcing that 20 institutions like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences would be set up, has failed to make the first six such institutes fully functional even 16 years after their conception. “Although six new AIIMS have been made functional, but many facilities are yet to be …

Cabinet approves plan for AIIMS in Tamil Nadu, Telangana; each facility to cater to 1,500 outdoor patients per day
6 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet approves plan for AIIMS in Tamil Nadu, Telangana; each facility to cater to 1,500 outdoor patients per day

Firstpost  

The Union cabinet on Monday approved the establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences — one each in Tamil Nadu and Telangana. New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Monday approved the establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences — one each in Tamil Nadu and Telangana. “Setting up of new AIIMS would not only …

E Palaniswami thanks Narendra Modi for setting up AIIMS in Tamil Nadu's Thoppur village
6 years, 9 months ago

E Palaniswami thanks Narendra Modi for setting up AIIMS in Tamil Nadu's Thoppur village

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu government said the much-anticipated AIIMS facility announced for the state by Centre will come up near Madurai at an estimated Rs 1,500 crore. Chennai: Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said the much-anticipated All India Institute of Medical Sciences facility announced for the state by the Centre will come up near Madurai at an estimated Rs 1,500 crore. In …

Cabinet extends scheme to strengthen healthcare infrastructure, okays plans for 20 new AIIMS
6 years, 10 months ago

Cabinet extends scheme to strengthen healthcare infrastructure, okays plans for 20 new AIIMS

India TV News  

The government on Wednesday extended the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana by two years till 2020 with a financial outlay of Rs 14,832, crore to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the country including setting up of more AIIMS-like hospitals and upgrading the state-run hospitals. "In a major boost to the expansion of healthcare infrastructure in the country, the Union Cabinet chaired …

Cabinet nod for AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh
7 years, 2 months ago

Cabinet nod for AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved setting up of an AIIMS in Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh with an outlay of Rs. According to an official statement, the 750-bed AIIMS will have a medical college with an intake capacity of 100 seats and a nursing college with 60 seats, an official statement said. It will also have residential complexes and allied …

Committee to finalise AIIMS location in Tamil Nadu
7 years, 7 months ago

Committee to finalise AIIMS location in Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

MADURAI: By the New Year 2018, the people of Tamil Nadu will know where an AIIM- like Central Medical institute will be located in the State. The Union Health and Family Welfare ministry has constituted a sub-committee on August 1 this year to assist the expert committee to finalize the place based on ‘challenge method’ within next two months, said …

Cabinet approves creation of directors’ post for three new AIIMS
7 years, 8 months ago

Cabinet approves creation of directors’ post for three new AIIMS

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of three posts of directors for three new All India Institute of Medical Science in Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh, Kalyani in West Bengal and Nagpur in Maharashtra. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech for the year 2014-15 had announced setting up of four new AIIMS in Andhra …

Sanjiv Chaturvedi upset that Aiims has not accepted Magsaysay award money donation, seeks appointment with PM
9 years, 3 months ago

Sanjiv Chaturvedi upset that Aiims has not accepted Magsaysay award money donation, seeks appointment with PM

Firstpost  

Sanjiv Chaturvedi seeks meeting with PM after Aiims has still not been credited with his donation of Rs 20 lakh, his Magsaysay Award money. New Delhi: Unhappy that even over two months after he had donated his Magsaysay award money of nearly Rs 20 lakh it has not been transferred to the Aiims account, former Aiims CVO Sanjiv Chaturvedi has …

Rs. 1,200 cr. sanctioned for AIIMS type institute in Vijayawada: Minister
10 years, 9 months ago

Rs. 1,200 cr. sanctioned for AIIMS type institute in Vijayawada: Minister

The Hindu  

A Central Government funded institute on the lines of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences is going to come up in the city and the Centre has already sanctioned Rs. Participating in the Dr. N.T.R.Government General Hospital Development Society meeting here on Monday, he said that Central committee would soon come to make a study and submit a report …

Tamil Nadu asked to identify land for AIIMS-like institution
10 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu asked to identify land for AIIMS-like institution

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry has written to the State Government to identify about 150-200 acres of land to establish in Tamil Nadu an institution similar to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. Confirming the receipt of the letter, a department official said though Chennai may be the first choice to set up an institution like the AIIMS, it may …

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