Prime Minister to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Bilaspur in October 2017 and the hospital has been established under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur tomorrow (October 5). He will inaugurate and lay foundation stone for development projects worth over ₹3,650 crore. Modi had laid the foundation stone of AIIMS Bilaspur in October 2017 and the hospital has been established under the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.  

Built at a cost of more than INR 1,470 crore, AIIMS Bilaspur is a state-of-the-art hospital with 18 specialty and 17 super-specialty departments, 18 modular operation theatres and 750 beds, including 64 ICU beds. Spread over 247 acres, the hospital is equipped with 24-hour emergency and dialysis facilities, modern diagnostic machines such as ultrasonography, CT scan and MRI among others. It also has a Jan Aushadhi Kendra and a 30-bed AYUSH block. 

“The hospital has also set up a Centre for Digital Health to provide health services in tribal and inaccessible areas of Himachal Pradesh,” it said. 

AIIMS Bilaspur to admit 100 students for MBBS courses every year 

Also, specialist health services will be provided by the hospital through health camps in the inaccessible tribal and high Himalayan regions such as Kaza, Saluni, and Keylong. The hospital will admit 100 students for MBBS and 60 students for nursing courses every year. 

During his visit to Himachal Pradesh, Modi will also inaugurate the Government Hydro Engineering College at Bandla in Bilaspur. “Costing about INR 140 crore, the college will help make available trained manpower for hydropower projects, in which Himachal Pradesh is one of the leading states. It will help in upskilling the youth and providing ample job opportunities in the hydropower sector,” the official statement read. 

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