Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has given his approval to establish an All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Karnataka, which would considerably benefit the state’s health and medical education sectors.
Conveyed The guarantee at a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday between Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar and Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (May 18).
The Karnataka Minister has previously requested that the Union Government establish an AIIMS in Karnataka to improve the state’s public healthcare and medical education infrastructure.
“I am grateful to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for ensuring the establishment of an AIIMS in Karnataka. This would be very beneficial to the state and will help to improve its health and medical education, “Sudhakar said.
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Sudhakar revealed that the DPR for a new polytrauma centre and PG institution at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) had been presented to the Standing Finance Committee (SFC).
After it is permitted, the new institution will open in Bengaluru’s Kyalasanahalli, near Hennur Main Road. The Karnataka government had originally proposed to the SFC the building of a medical college in 2021.
On the other hand, the SFC has requested that the government concentrate on NIMHANS’ competence in PG training. The new 538-bed institution will open in three years at a total cost of 489 crores.
Sudhakar requested that the Union government create a distinct state-level university for nursing and allied health sciences, a PPP model for hospital administration, and a particular curriculum and training for in-service physicians in hospital management in a letter to Union Minister.
He also proposed prioritizing domicile students at deemed institutions and expanding the GoI’s help to all districts, regardless of whether they have a private medical college.
Mandaviya’s letter also contains strict guidelines to maintain world-class food safety and standards and flexibility in using the National Health Mission to address state- and region-specific health issues.
