Lok Sabha Question No. 46 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: AIIMS in Madurai
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH & FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH& FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-46 TO BE ANSWERED ON - 02/02/2024

## AIIMS IN MADURAI

## 46. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE be please to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has taken any steps to expedite the construction of AIIMS at Madurai and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for inordinate delay;
- (b) the details of the funds provided by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the reasons for the delay in getting funds from JICA;
- (c) the details of the funds spent till now for the construction of AIIMS, Madurai and the time by which AIIMS, Madurai will be constructed; and
- (d) whether the Government has allocated funds for the construction of AIIMS, in various locations in the country and if so, the details of the funds allocated and spent so far for the construction of AIIMS at various locations in the country, location-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d) For setting up of AIIMS Madurai, pre-investment activity including the construction of boundary wall has been completed. Project Management Consultant (PMC) has been appointed. Master plan has been finalized. Technical & Financial bid for the main civil work has been evaluated. As per agreement signed between Government of Japan and Government of India on 26 th March, 2021, the loan amount is limited to Japanese Yen 22,788,000,000. The targeted date of completion of AIIMS Madurai is October, 2026. Government of India has released Rs.12.35 Crore for pre-investment activities of the project and Rs. 6.02 Crore for Project Management Consultancy in respect of AIIMS Madurai.

The details of the funds allocated for construction of various AIIMS and fund released therefor are as annexed.

|   Sl. No. | Name of AIIMS                      |   Approved Cost (Rs in Crores) |   Funds released (Rs in Crores) |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | AIIMS Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh) |                        1618    |                         1335.97 |
|         2 | AIIMS Guwahati(Assam)              |                        1123    |                          927.69 |
|         3 | AIIMS Rajkot(Gujarat)              |                        1195    |                          847.54 |
|         4 | AIIMS Rewari (Haryana)             |                        1646.43 |                          250.03 |
|         5 | AIIMS Bilaspur(Himachal Pradesh)   |                        1471.04 |                         1439.44 |
|         6 | AIIMS Vijaypur, Jammu (J&K)        |                        1661    |                         1493.85 |
|         7 | AIIMS Awantipora, Kashmir (J&K)    |                        1828    |                          931.77 |
|         8 | AIIMS Deoghar (Jharkhand)          |                        1103    |                          959.03 |
|         9 | AIIMS Nagpur (Maharashtra)         |                        1577    |                         1244.09 |
|        10 | AIIMS Bathinda (Punjab)            |                         925    |                          826.43 |
|        11 | AIIMS Madurai (Tamil Nadu)         |                        1977.8  |                           18.37 |
|        12 | AIIMS Bibinagar (Telangana)        |                        1365.95 |                          537.37 |
|        13 | AIIMS Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)    |                        1011    |                          903.96 |
|        14 | AIIMS Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)    |                         823    |                          711.44 |
|        15 | AIIMS Kalyani (West Bengal)        |                        1754    |                         1402.96 |