All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar

India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar (AIIMS Deoghar) is a public medical school and hospital based in Deoghar, Jharkhand, India, and one of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMSs). It is one of the six AIIMSs that started operation in 2019.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar
Mottoआरोग्यम् परमं सुखम् (Sanskrit)
ārogyam Param Sukham (ISO)
TypePublic
Established2019
DirectorSaurabh Varshney
Students50
Undergraduates50
Location
Deoghar
,
Jharkhand
,
India

24.438364°N 86.620763°E / 24.438364; 86.620763
CampusRural
Websiteaiimsdeoghar.edu.in

History

AIIMS Deoghar was set up as part of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative, announced by the Government of India in 2003 and officially launched in March 2006, for the purpose of "correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services", through setting up AIIMS Delhi-like institutions and upgrading government medical colleges.[1]

A proposal for setting an AIIMS in Jharkhand was first made by the local government in June 2016.[2] In August, in response to a request by the union government to come up with several alternatives for the location, the local government announced that the preferred location is in Deoghar, although Ranchi was also considered.[3] On 1 February 2017, in the budget presentation for 2017–2018, Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley officially announced the intent to establish an AIIMS in Jharkhand, as well as one in Gujarat.[4] These were later denoted "Phase-VI" of PMSSY.[5] A detailed project report was prepared in July[6] and the site in Deoghar was finalised in December.[7] In April 2018 the local government handed over the 236.92 acres (95.88 ha) of land required for establishing the AIIMS,[8] and finally, in May 2018, the union cabinet approved the AIIMS, with a provision of ₹1,103 crore (US$150 million).[9] The foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later that month.[10] The ₹9.02 billion (US$130 million) contract for building the institute was awarded to NBCC in October.[11]

The institute became operational with the first batch of 50 MBBS students,[12] which started in September 2019,[13] one of the six AIIMSs to become operational in 2019.[12] Saurabh Varshney was appointed director in March 2020.[14]

Campus

As of December 2019, construction of the permanent campus has just started and the PMSSY reported it is "12% complete".[12] The campus is expected to be finished in February 2022.[15] Temporarily, the institute occupies the campus of the Panchayat Training Institute (PTI) in Deoghar, where hostels and classes are arranged.[13]

References
  1. "History About PMSSY". pmssy-mohfw.nic.in. PMSSY. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. Porecha, Maitri (17 December 2016). "Govt lackadaisical in establishing AIIMS: Report". DNA India. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. Chhandosree (24 August 2016). "Doctors against AIIMS at Deoghar". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. "New AIIMS for Jharkhand and Gujarat: Arun Jaitley". The Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  5. "Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  6. "Detailed project report for Jharkhand AIIMS prepared". The Financial Express. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. "Guj govt has offered four sites for new AIIMS: Centre". The New Indian Express. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  8. Ray, Dhritiman (19 April 2018). "AIIMS: Jharkhand govt hands over 236.92 acre land to Center for building AIIMS in Deoghar | Ranchi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  9. Market (16 May 2018). "Cabinet approves setting up of a new AIIMS in Deoghar, Jharkhand". Business Standard India. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  10. "PM thanks land of kala heera". www.telegraphindia.com. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  11. "NBCC bags Rs 9.02-billion contract to build AIIMS in Jharkhand's Deoghar". Business Standard India. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  12. "Establishment and Upgradation of Hospitals under PMSSY". pib.gov.in (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  13. Kumar, Satyajit (17 September 2019). "झारखंड: शुरू हुआ देवघर AIIMS का पहला शैक्षणिक सत्र" [Jharkhand: First academic session of Deoghar AIIMS begins]. Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  14. Tandon, Aditi (4 March 2020). "Govt names directors for 6 AIIMS". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  15. Kumar, Dhirendra (29 November 2019). "All 22 new AIIMS to be functional by 2025: Govt". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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