22 New AIIMS Under PMSSY
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GS II : Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources

Why in News?

22 New AIIMS started under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana are providing advanced COVID Care in States.

Key Facts

• Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) a Central Sector Scheme.
  • It was announced in August 2003 to address imbalances in availability of tertiary care hospitals and improve medical education in the country.
• Setting up of 22 new AIIMS under PSSY has been approved under the scheme, out of which six AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh are already fully functional.
• In another seven AIIMS, OPD facility and MBBS classes have started while in five more institutes only MBBS classes has started.
• These regional AIIMS very significant role in management of COVID since the beginning of the pandemic early last year.
  • They serve areas where the health infrastructure was weak.
• The new regional AIIMS also delivered other critical non-COVID health services to COVID patients such as those requiring dialysis or those with serious heart ailments, pregnant women, paediatric cases.

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

• Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was announced in 2003 with the objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.
• Implementation
  • The first phase
    • The PMSSY has two components
      • Setting up of six institutions in the line of AIIMS
      • Upgradation of 13 existing Government medical college institutions
    • At an estimated cost of Rs 840 crores per institution.
    • In addition to this, 13 existing medical institutions spread over 10 States will also be upgraded, with an outlay of Rs. 120 crores.
  • Second Phase
    • Government has approved the setting up of two more AIIMS-like institutions
    • One each in the States of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh and upgradation of six medical college institutions.
    • The estimated cost for each AIIMS-like institution is Rs. 823 crore.
    • For upgradation of medical college institutions, Central Government will contribute Rs. 125 crore each.
  • Third Phase
    • In the third phase of PMSSY it is proposed to upgrade the 6 existing medical college institutions.
    • The project cost for upgradation of each medical college institution has been estimated at Rs. 150 crores per institution
      • Out of which Central Government will contribute Rs. 125 crores and the remaining Rs. 25 crore will be borne by the respective State Governments.

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