Six AIIMS-like institutions by end-2013: Azad
February 2nd, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said that the six All India Institute of Medical Sciences-like institutions across India will be ready by end of 2013.
“The establishment of 6 new AIIMS was stuck for the last few years. Their construction was taken up in right earnest last year and, with the increased pace of work, it is expected that the Institutes will be fully functional by the end of next year,” he said.
The six institutions are being constructed at Patna, Bhubaneswar, Rishikesh, Jodhpur, Bhopal and Raipur.
Azad was speaking at the 17th convocation of national examination board of the health ministry, for doctors who cleared the exam.
Nearly 4,500 degrees were conferred on the occasion.
- AIIMS-Patna to start this year, says Ghulam Nabi Azad - May 24, 2012
- Land identified for AIIMS-like institute in Sonia's constituency - May 08, 2012
- With Rs.1,100 crore, AIIMS bags highest budget share - Mar 16, 2012
- Lucknow doctors to head two new AIIMS - Sep 04, 2011
- Incentive for fast completion of AIIMS-like hospitals - Nov 16, 2009
- AIIMS gets Rs.1,000 crore in budget - Feb 28, 2011
- Rural India is short of 16,000 doctors - Mar 09, 2011
- Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal to get AIIMS-like institutes: Azad - Jul 10, 2009
- Need to stop doctors migrating abroad: Azad - Aug 14, 2011
- Shortage of health staff in rural areas: Sonia Gandhi - Dec 21, 2011
- Rs.93 bn more for setting up six AIIMS-like institutions - Mar 19, 2010
- AIIMS-II launched in Haryana village - May 31, 2012
- Cabinet gives nod to set up six AIIMS-like institutions - Mar 19, 2010
- Acute shortage of health staff in rural areas: Sonia (Lead) - Dec 21, 2011
- Cabinet clears societies to run six AIIMS-like institutions - Aug 09, 2010
Tags: aiims, all india institute of medical sciences, bhopal, bhubaneswar, convocation, doctors, ghulam nabi azad, health minister, health ministry, india institute, institutions, jodhpur, national examination board, New Delhi, pace, raipur