Parliamentary Standing Committee advises Health Ministry to approve AIIMS redevelopment plan

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has advised the ministry to give a green signal to the master plan of AIIMS-New Delhi, read here the details.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended Union Health Ministry to give a green signal to the master plan of AIIMS-New Delhi.

"The Ministry must give green signal to the Master Plan of AIIMS, New Delhi, so that the cherished goal of developing AIIMS into a world-class Medical University by March 2024 can be achieved without fail," the committee recommended, as reported by Business Standard.

"It should also get clearance from New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) without any delay so that the civil work can also be started at the earliest and the project is completed within the set timeframe," it added.

Dr Guleria, director of AIIMS Delhi said last month, "This project will result into the transformation of AIIMS New Delhi into a world-class medical University with the creation of fifty new operation theatres and over 3,000 patient care beds, including 300 emergency beds."

"AIIMS Master Plan Project aims to re-develop our infrastructure in a holistic manner by consolidating patient care teaching research and administration in the East Ansari Nagar campus, outpatient services in the Masjid Moth Campus and residential facilities in the Trauma Centre Extension Campus," he added.

"Our five different land parcels of Masjid Moth, Ansari Nagar West, Ansari Nagar East, and Trauma centre have also been amalgamated as one land parcel with uniform development controls under a new category of Medical Education and Research University by the Delhi Development Authority thereby giving us giving a more flexibility to zone our campus appropriately," he further explained.

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