Lok Sabha Question No. 3471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Allocation of Fund under PMSSY
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar, Smt. June Maliah, Shri Bapi Haldar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3471 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## ALLOCATION OF FUND UNDER PMSSY

## 3471. SMT. JUNE MALIAH:

SHRI BAPI HALDAR:

DR. SHARMILASARKAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH & FAMILYWELFARE be please to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated and utilised by Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) in the country since 2014, year-wise;
- (b) the number of vacancies in AIIMS that are filled, category-wise
- (c) the estimated cost overruns on account of delay in the construction of AIIMS projects in the country; and
- (d) the average per day in-patient admissions at AIIMS across the country, AIIMS-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d) The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. The scheme has two components, (i) setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and (ii) upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs). Till date establishment of 22 new AIIMSs and upgradation of 75 GMCs has been approved under the scheme. Budget allocated/released under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) is as under:

| Financial Year   | Allocation / Release (Rs. In Cr.)   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 3175.00          | 2017-18                             |
| 3825.00          | 2018-19                             |
| 4714.78          | 2019-20                             |
| 7517.25          | 2020 - 21                           |
| 9601.31          | 2021-22                             |
| 8269.56          | 2022-23                             |
| 8635.00          | 2023-24                             |
| 2024-25 9536.00  |                                     |

Details of sanctioned, filled and vacant faculty and non-faculty posts in functional All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is as under:

| Sl.   | AIIMS            | Faculty Position   | Faculty Position   | Faculty Position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   |
|-------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| No.   |                  | Sanctioned         | In position        | Vacant             | Sanctioned             | In position            | Vacant                 |
| 1.    | Bhopal           | 312                | 241                | 71                 | 3874                   | 2920                   | 954                    |
| 2.    | Bhubaneswar      | 337                | 238                | 99                 | 3963                   | 2937                   | 1026                   |
| 3.    | Jodhpur          | 405                | 221                | 184                | 4048                   | 3322                   | 726                    |
| 4.    | Patna            | 305                | 219                | 86                 | 3884                   | 2752                   | 1132                   |
| 5.    | Raipur           | 305                | 200                | 105                | 3884                   | 2815                   | 1069                   |
| 6.    | Rishikesh        | 355                | 229                | 126                | 4095                   | 2951                   | 1144                   |
| 7.    | Bathinda         | 219                | 143                | 76                 | 2090                   | 1453                   | 637                    |
| 8.    | Bibinagar        | 183                | 132                | 51                 | 1374                   | 898                    | 476                    |
| 9.    | Bilaspur         | 217                | 130                | 87                 | 1511                   | 987                    | 524                    |
| 10 .  | Deoghar          | 208                | 132                | 76                 | 1712                   | 940                    | 772                    |
| 11.   | Gorakhpur        | 213                | 117                | 96                 | 1492                   | 949                    | 543                    |
| 12 .  | Guwahati         | 183                | 117                | 66                 | 1630                   | 879                    | 751                    |
| 13 .  | Vijaypur (Jammu) | 183                | 119                | 64                 | 1311                   | 935                    | 376                    |
| 14 .  | Kalyani          | 309                | 175                | 134                | 2221                   | 1171                   | 1050                   |
| 15 .  | Madurai          | 183                | 70                 | 113                | 911                    | 40                     | 871                    |

| 16 .   | Mangalagiri   |   309 |   171 |   138 |   1953 |   1291 |   662 |
|--------|---------------|-------|-------|-------|--------|--------|-------|
| 17 .   | Nagpur        |   373 |   238 |   135 |   2107 |   1395 |   712 |
| 18 .   | Raebareli     |   209 |   111 |    98 |   1613 |   1120 |   493 |
| 19 .   | Rajkot        |   183 |    78 |   105 |   1410 |    665 |   745 |

Increase in project cost can be due to various reasons including change in rate of statutory levies, price escalation, inclusion of additional facilities, site conditions and statutory compliances.

The number of OPD and IPD patients admitted in the functional All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) during 2024-25 is as under:

| SI. No   | AIIMS             | Total IPD   | Total OPD   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1.       | Bhopal            | 83,279      | 1,477,999   |
| 2.       | Bhubaneswar       | 41,876      | 1,272,311   |
| 3.       | Jodhpur           | 120,293     | 1,264,506   |
| 4.       | Patna             | 58,130      | 1,075,684   |
| 5.       | Raipur            | 50,464      | 964,671     |
| 6.       | Rishikesh         | 70,052      | 776,609     |
| 7.       | Raebareli         | 19,896      | 549,397     |
| 8.       | Nagpur            | 28,570      | 703,337     |
| 9.       | Mangalagiri       | 22,646      | 787,449     |
| 10.      | Kalyani           | 20,268      | 567,114     |
| 11.      | Guwahati          | 6,603       | 346,410     |
| 12.      | Bibinagar         | 12,829      | 606,599     |
| 13.      | Gorakhpur         | 29,135      | 815,162     |
| 14.      | Bathinda          | 39,782      | 645,494     |
| 15.      | Deoghar           | 4,700       | 261,137     |
| 16.      | Bilaspur          | 70,526      | 465,437     |
| 17.      | Vijaypur, (Jammu) | 2,044       | 175,148     |
| 18.      | Rajkot            | 4,194       | 243,570     |
|          | Total             | 685,287     | 12,998,034  |

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