Lok Sabha Question No. 635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: AIIMS, Madurai
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 635

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  FEBRUARY 2022

## AIIMS, MADURAI

## 635. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of Health and Family Welfare be pleased to state:

- (a) the time by which All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) at Madurai is likely to be fully functional;
- (b)  whether  any  schedule  for  commencement  and  completion  of  infrastructure  work (including civil construction) and student admission has been declared;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has declared commencement of AIIMS at other places in the country along with the AIIMS, Madurai or subsequent to it; and
- (e) if so, the details of announcement of dates of commencement of all such AIIMS and the amount spent so far on such AIIMS and the present status thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## ANSWER WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c) The Executing Agency for pre-investment work of AIIMS Madurai has been appointed and the pre-investment activities are completed substantially. As per loan agreement with Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), which is partially funding the project, the target date of completion is October 2026.

Meanwhile, this Ministry, in consultation with the Government of Tamil Nadu, has identified a temporary  campus  at  Government  Medical  College,  Ramanathapuram  for  starting  MBBS classes.

(d) & (e) Details in respect of 11 new AIIMS, announced along with the AIIMS, Madurai or subsequent to it, under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) with their date of commencement, amount spent so far and present status,  is at Annexure-I.

## Status of AIIMS under Phase-V, VI and VII under PMSSY

|   S.No. | AIIMS                        | Year of announcement   | Funds released so far (Rs. crore)   | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------|------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | AIIMS, Guwahati (Assam)      | 2015-16                | 527.53                              |  Progress in Construction work- 62%  MBBS classes commenced from academic year 2020- 21 from a temporary campus.                                                                                                        |
|       2 | AIIMS, Darbhanga (Bihar)     | 2015-16                | -                                   |  Government of Bihar has conveyed its decision to transfer 200.02 acres of land in the name of Government of India on 22-11-2021. However, encumbrance free land has not been handed over.                               |
|       3 | AIIMS, Bathinda (Punjab)     | 2015-16                | 713.08                              |  Progress in Construction work - 95.18%.  MBBS classes commenced from academic year 2019- 20.  OPD services operationalised since 25.12.19.                                                                            |
|       4 | AIIMS, Bilaspur (HP)         | 2015-16                | 1166.19                             |  Progress in Construction work - 80%.  MBBS classes commenced from academic year 2020- 21.  OPD facilities started from 5-12-2021.                                                                                     |
|       5 | AIIMS, Jammu                 | 2015-16                | 550.68                              |  Progress in Construction work - 41%  MBBS classes commenced from academic year 2020- 21 from a temporary campus.                                                                                                       |
|       6 | AIIMS, Kashmir               | 2015-16                | 353.67                              |  Progress in Construction work - 8.5%                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|       7 | AIIMS, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)  | 2015-16                | 12.35                               |  Pre-investment work substantially completed.  Loan agreement signed between Govt. of India & Govt. of Japan.  Process to engage Project Management Consultant (PMC) is underway.                                      |
|       8 | AIIMS, Deoghar (Jharkhand)   | 2017-18                | 614.63                              |  Progress in Construction work: 70%.  MBBS classes commenced from academic year 2019- 20 from a temporary campus.  OPD services operationalised with effect from 24-8- 2021.                                           |
|       9 | AIIMS, Rajkot (Gujarat)      | 2017-18                | 261.06                              |  Progress in Construction work- 20%.  MBBS classes commenced from academic year 2020- 21 from a temporary campus.  OPD services operationalised with effect from 31-12- 2021.                                          |
|      10 | AIIMS, Bibinagar (Telangana) | 2018                   | 28.16                               |  Executing Agency for the main work appointed.  Tender for main construction work floated and is under evaluation.  MBBS classes commenced from academic year 2019- 20.  OPD services operationalised since 2.6.2020. |
|      11 | AIIMS, Manethi (Haryana)     | 2019-20                | -                                   |  State Government has not handed over encumbrance free land.                                                                                                                                                             |

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## Annexure-I