All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu (AIIMS Jammu) is an under construction medical research public university and nursing college located in Vijay Pur, Samba district, Jammu. As one of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, it will be operated autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. AIIMS Jammu once complete will be a 750-bed super specialty green hospital. Construction is under the Central Public Works Department and is expected to be complete by 2023.[1][2]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Jammu on 3 February 2019.[1]

History

On 11 January 2020, the Cabinet of India allocated ₹4,684 crore (US$660 million) under the Prime Minister's Development Package and Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme for the construction of two AIIMS in Jammu and Kashmir.[3] AIIMS Jammu is expected to cost ₹1,661 crore (US$230 million).[1] Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd is responsible for construction of the first phase of the hospital.[4]

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References
  1. "9 medical colleges, 2 AIIMS sanctioned for Jammu and Kashmir: Jitendra Singh". India Today. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  2. "AIIMS Jammu to be completed in Jan 2023, Kashmir Jan 2025". Daily Excelsior. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  3. "Cabinet approves two new AIIMS for Jammu and Kashmir, one for Gujarat". Business Today. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. "Ahluwalia Contracts wins Rs 1,254 cr contract for construction of AIIMS in Jammu". Deccan Herald. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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