In a landmark development towards strengthening India’s tertiary healthcare infrastructure and services, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation five All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Rajkot (Gujarat), Bathinda (Punjab), Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh), Kalyani (West Bengal) and Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh), today. He also inaugurated, laid foundation stone of, and dedicated to the nation a total of 202 Healthcare Infrastructure Projects worth more than Rs 11,700 crore across 23 States and UTs.

The 5 AIIMS at Rajkot, Bathinda, Raebareli, Kalyani and Mangalagiri have been constructed at a total cost of Rs 6315.23 crore.

AIIMS Mangalagiri is a 960-bed hospital complex built at a cost of Rs 1618.23 crore. It is spread over an area of 183.11 acres. It has a medical college with 125 seats. AIIMS Raebareli is a 610-bed hospital complex with 30 Emergency & Trauma and ICU & Super Specialty beds. It has a Medical College with 100 seats and 12 Operation Theatres including 2 Emergency & 2 Obstetrics OTs. Its total project cost is Rs 823 crore.

AIIMS Rajkot is built at a cost of Rs 1195 crore. It is a 750-bed hospital complex with a 50-seat medical college and encompasses an area of 201 acres, while AIIMS Bathinda is a 750-bed medical institute built on 177 acres of land. It has 10 Specialty departments, 11 Super-Specialty departments and 6 Operation Theatres and 30 Emergency & Trauma and ICU & Super Specialty beds. AIIMS Bathinda has a Medical College with 100 seats and a Nursing College with 60 seats. Its total project cost is Rs 925 crore.

Further, AIIMS Kalyani is a 960-bed hospital built on 179.82 acres of land. It has a Medical College with 125 seats, a Nursing College with 60 seats and an AYUSH block with 30 beds. Its total project cost is Rs 1754 crore.