New Delhi, 8 July, 2014

The Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan while replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha here today stated that the Government has plans to consider setting up of AIIMS in each State in a phased manner.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has requested the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab and Tamil Nadu to identify suitable locations which could be examined for setting up of AIIMS, he stated.