Construction of Gujarat’s first AIIMS – Rajkot set to complete by October 2023

Rajkot: Gujarat government’s spokesperson minister Rishikeshbhai Patel today said that 60 percent of the construction work of AIIMS Rajkot has been completed.

Stating that 100 percent construction of Gujarat’s first AIIMS – Rajkot will be completed by October-2023, he added that the health services of the country will get new strength with Gujarat becoming operational.

Stating that AIIMS will be a ‘milestone’ in the health sector of the state, the minister added that approximately 1,58,879 sq. m. from the construction area of ​​91,950 sq. m. Construction of the area is complete. The facility shall have 15 to 20 superspecialist departments, emergency, trauma, AYUSH and ICU facilities , Medical and Nursing College, Hostel and quarters among others.

The minister added that AIIMS-Rajkot was announced in the budget of the year 2017-18. The ground breaking was performed at the hands of Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi.

This AIIMS with 750 beds in area and currently 150 MBBS students was e-registered in December, 2020. So far, more than 50 thousand citizens have benefited from OPD services and more than 45 thousand citizens have benefited from telemedicine services in 14 specialist departments operating here since December 2021. It is worth mentioning here that before 2014, only 8 AIIMS were functioning in the country. After Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai assumed the leadership of the country, the country has got approval for 14 new AIIMS. DeshGujarat