Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) Aims at 

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.

PMSSY has two components

1. Setting up of AIIMS like Institutions
   • Each New AIIMS to add 
     • State of the art Modular OTs and diagnostics facilities
     • 15-20 super specialty departments
     • 750 Beds
     • 100 UG (MBBS) seats
     • 60 B.Sc. (Nursing ) seats
     • Focus on PG education and Research. 
   • Total 22 new AIIMS have been announced so far under this component
     • 6 AIIMS are already functional
     • 16 more AIIMS are approved by the Cabinet
2. Upgradation of Government Medical College(GMC)/ Institutions
   • Each up-gradation project would be adding
     • 8-10 Super Speciality Departments
     • Around 15 new PG seats
     • 150-250 beds
   • 75 Projects have been considered under this component under different phases
     • Phase I & II: 19 GMCs
     • Phase lll : 39 GMCs
     • Phase lV : 13 GMCs
     • Phase V(A) : 2 GMCs
     • Phase V(B): 2 GMCs

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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