Lok Sabha Question No. 1928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Setting up of AIIMS in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Chintamani Maharaj

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIN NO- 1928 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/08/2024

## SETTING UPOF AIIMS IN CHHATTISGARH

## 1928. SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether there is any requirement felt for having AIIMS in Surguja Parliamentary Constituency of Chhattisgarh and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether due to the distance of more than 300 km. from Ambikapur to Raipur, Banaras, Ranchi, the people of the said areas are unable to get the benefit of best medical treatment and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the establishment of AIIMS in the said tribal area would prove to be a boon for the people of the said tribal region and several other States including Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether there is any possibility of AIIMS expansion in the area after Union Government is being assured of providing more than 100 acres of land required for AIIMS expansion by the Government of Chhattisgarh and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up an AIIMS in the Surguja Parliamentary Constituency and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (Smt. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (e) Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), till date setting up of 22 new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and 75 projects of upgradation of existing Govt. Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs) have been approved, including AIIMS Raipur and upgradation of Government Medical College, Bilaspur & Government Medical College, Jagdalpur in the State of Chhattisgarh. List of new AIIMS and GMCIs upgradation projects approved in the States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure.

Further the State government of Chhattisgarh has allotted land measuring 204771.12 square meters located in Nava Raipur to AIIMS Raipur for its expansion.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1928 for answer on 02.08.2024.

Annexure Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs) approved for upgradation under PMSSY: -

| State          | Name of AIIMS   |    | Name of GMCs                                          |
|----------------|-----------------|----|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar          | AIIMS Patna     |  1 | Srikrishna Medical College, Muzaffarapur              |
| Bihar          | AIIMS Darbhanga |  2 | Govt. Medical College, Darbhanga                      |
| Bihar          | AIIMS Darbhanga |  3 | Patna Medical College &Hospital, Patna                |
| Bihar          | AIIMS Darbhanga |  4 | Government Medical College, Bhagalpur                 |
| Bihar          | AIIMS Darbhanga |  5 | Government Medical College, Gaya                      |
| Bihar          | AIIMS Darbhanga |  6 | IGIMS, Patna                                          |
| Chhattisgarh   | AIIMS Raipur    |  1 | Government Medical College, Bilaspur                  |
| Chhattisgarh   | AIIMS Raipur    |  2 | Government Medical College, Jagdalpur                 |
| Jharkhand      | AIIMS Deoghar   |  1 | Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi |
| Jharkhand      | AIIMS Deoghar   |  2 | Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad                   |
| Madhya Pradesh | AIIMS Bhopal    |  1 | Govt. Medical College, Rewa                           |
| Madhya Pradesh | AIIMS Bhopal    |  2 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur |
| Madhya Pradesh | AIIMS Bhopal    |  3 | GRMedical College, Gwalior                            |

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| State         | Name of AIIMS   |    | Name of GMCs                                                           |
|---------------|-----------------|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |                 |  4 | Government Medical College, Indore                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Raebareli |  1 | SGPGIMS, Lucknow                                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  2 | Trauma Centre (TC) in IMS, BHU, Varanasi                               |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  3 | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  4 | Govt. Medical College, Jhansi                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  5 | Govt. Medical College, Gorakhpur                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  6 | MLNMedical College, Allahabad                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  7 | LLR Medical College, Meerut                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  8 | Government Medical College, Agra                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur |  9 | Government Medical College, Kanpur                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur | 10 | SSB at Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi                    |
| Uttar Pradesh | AIIMS Gorakhpur | 11 | RIO at Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi                    |