Lok Sabha Question No. 3604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Establishment of AIIMS in Uri
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Abdul Rashid Sheikh

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 th MARCH, 2026

## ESTABLISHMENT OFAIIMS IN URI

## 3604. SHRI ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of financial assistance received by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir under various Central schemes during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government has considered establishing an AIIMS branch in the border town of Uri; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (c) "Public Health and Hospitals" is a State subject and the primary -responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system including up gradation and strengthening of existing health facilities lies with the respective State/ UT. However, under NHM, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) provides the technical and financial support to States/UTs based on the proposals received from States within their overall resource envelope.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes supplements the efforts of the States / UTs in the healthcare sector. The various Centrally Sponsored Schemes are implemented with separate budget lines for each component of the schemes under this Ministry. The details of various major Centrally Sponsored Schemes / programmes and Central Sector Schemes implemented through the States/UTs along with details of funds released in the State of Jammu Kashmir are as under :

- i. National Health Mission (NHM) and Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) at Annexure-I
- ii. Establishment of New Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral hospitals and up gradation of existing State Government/Central Government

medical colleges to increase MBBS seats in the country and Strengthening and up gradation of State Government Medical colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats at Annexure-II

- iii. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) at Annexure -III
- iv. Augmenting Nursing Education at Annexure-IV

Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), establishment of 22 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been approved in various States/UTs in the country. Regarding, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, AIIMS at Jammu has already been established and the Institute is functional. Another AIIMS at Awantipora has been approved by Govt. of India and its construction work is in progress.

Further, for expansion and strengthening of tertiary healthcare facilities in the region, under another component of PMSSY, approval has been accorded for upgradation of two Government Medical Colleges on Center-State sharing basis by way of construction of Super Specialty Block which have been completed. These include (i) Government Medical College, Jammu and (ii) Government Medical College, Srinagar. Under PMSSY, there is no proposal for establishment of an AIIMS in Uri in UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3604 for answer on 13.03.2026

-  Central Release under National Health Mission (NHM) for the State of Jammu & Kashmir from FY-2022-23 to FY-2024-25 are as under:

(Rs. In Crore)

|   S. No. | State          |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024-25   |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Jammu &Kashmir |    651.52 |    805.22 | 1,040.76  |

Note: The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.

-  Central Release under Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PMABHIM) for the State of Jammu & Kashmir from FY-2022-23 to FY-2024-25 are as under:

(Rs. In Crore)

|   S. No. | State          |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Jammu &Kashmir |         1 |     44.01 |     60.44 |

Note: The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3604 for answer on 13.03.2026

- (a) Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for ' Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals ' with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, where there is no existing Government or private medical college. The fund sharing mechanism between the Centre and State Governments is in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States, and 60:40 for others. Under the scheme, all the envisaged 157 medical colleges have been approved out of which, 07 medical colleges have been approved in Jammu & Kashmir. The details may be seen as under:

(In Rs. crore)

| S No   | District   | Approved Cost   | Central Share (90%)   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Total   | Functional   |
|--------|------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------|--------------|
| S No   | District   | Approved Cost   | Central Share (90%)   | 2014- 15          | 2015 -16          | 2016 -17          | 2017 -18          | 2018- 19          | Total   | Functional   |
| 1      | Anantnag   | 189             | 170.10                | 0                 | 0                 | 36                | 35                | 99.10             | 170.1 0 | Yes          |
| 2      | Baramulla  | 189             | 170.10                | 0                 | 0                 | 36                | 35                | 99.10             | 170.1 0 | Yes          |
| 3      | Rajouri    | 189             | 170.10                | 0                 | 0                 | 36                | 35                | 99.10             | 170.1 0 | Yes          |
| 4      | Doda       | 189             | 170.10                | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 71                | 99.10             | 170.1 0 | Yes          |
| 5      | Kathua     | 189             | 170.10                | 0                 | 0                 | 0                 | 71                | 99.10             | 170.1 0 | Yes          |
|        |            | 945             | 850.50                | 0                 | 0                 | 108               | 247               | 495.5 0           | 850.5 0 |              |

## (Rs. in crore)

| S No   | District   | Approve d Amount   | Centra l Share (60%)   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Amount Released   | Total   | Physical progress              |
|--------|------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------|--------------------------------|
| S No   | District   | Approve d Amount   | Centra l Share (60%)   | 2018 -19          | 2019- 20          | 2020-21           | 2021-2 2          |         | Physical progress              |
| 1      | Udhampur   | 325                | 292.5                  | 0                 | 23                | 127               | 0                 | 150     | 30%                            |
| 2      | Handwara   | 325                | 292.5                  | 0                 | 23.81             | 149.19            | 0                 | 173     | Site under review due to flood |
| Total  | Total      | 650                | 585                    | 0                 | 46.81             | 276.19            | 0                 | 323     |                                |

- (b) Under CSS for ' Upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government medical colleges to increase MBBS seats in the country, 60 UG seats in 02 medical colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 72 cr. has been approved in Jammu & Kashmir. The entire central share has been released to the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The details may be seen as under:
- (c) In addition to this, Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for ' Strengthening and upgradation of State Government medical colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats ' , 196 PG seats in 04 medical college has been approved in Jammu & Kashmir with an approved cost of Rs 118.04 cr. The central share of Rs. 49.46 cr. has been released to Jammu &Kashmir. The details may be seen as under:

| Name of Medical College   | No. of Seats to be   | Initial Approved cost   | Central share (90%)   | Total released amount   |
|---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|                           | increased            |                         |                       |                         |

| Govt. Medical College, Jammu    | 30 (150 to 180)   |   36 |   32.4 |   32.4 |
|---------------------------------|-------------------|------|--------|--------|
| Govt. Medical College, Srinagar | 30 (150 to 180)   |   36 |   32.4 |   32.4 |
| Total                           | 60                |   72 |   64.8 |   64.8 |

## Phase-I

| Name of the Medical College                                       |   Total Cost | Central Share   |   No. of PG seats to be created |   No. of PG seats created |   Total Amount Released |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| J &KSher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar |        37.57 | 30.998 5        |                             127 |                        29 |                 30.9985 |
| Total                                                             |        37.57 | 30.998 5        |                             127 |                        29 |                 30.9985 |

## Phase-II

| S No.     | Name of College                      | Date of approval   |   Seats approve d |   Approve d cost |   Central share |   Funds released |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1         | Government Medical College, Jammu    | 23.01.2023         |                25 |          28.1596 |         25.3437 |             6.34 |
| 2         | Government Medical college, Srinagar | 16.08.2022         |                19 |          22.79   |         20.51   |             5.13 |
| 3         | SKIMS Srinagar                       | 16.06.2023         |                25 |          29.53   |         26.57   |             7    |
| Sub Total | Sub Total                            | Sub Total          |                69 |          80.4796 |         72.4237 |            18.47 |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3604 for answer on 13.03.2026

The funding of AB PM-JAY is entirely demand driven. NHA releases funds for scheme implementation to the States/UTs on the basis of utilization certificates for previous releases and demand received from the state.

The details of funds released to Jammu and Kashmir during the last three years is as below:

| Financial Year   |   Fund Released (Amount in Cr.) |
|------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2022-23          |                           85.61 |
| 2023-24          |                           42.22 |
| 2024-25          |                           52.18 |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3604 for answer on 13.03.2026

"Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for "Augmenting Nursing Education Establishment of New Colleges of Nursing (CoNs) in co-location with Medical Colleges" was approved by the Cabinet on 26.04.2023, one (01) College of Nursing at Handwara, District Kupwara has been approved for establishment. An amount of Rs. 2.00 crore as the first instalment towards the Central share, was released during FY 2023-24."