PM Modi likely to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur in June: Himachal Pradesh CM

The outpatient department of AIIMS, Bilaspur was inaugurated by BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda in December 2021. Thakur said that six government medical colleges and one private medical college are functional in Himachal Pradesh.

PM Modi likely to inaugurate AIIMS Bilaspur in June: Himachal CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur. He said that the Prime Minister is likely to inaugurate the fully-functional All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bilaspur in June.

The outpatient department of AIIMS, Bilaspur was inaugurated by BJP national president Jagat Prakash Nadda in December 2021. Thakur said that six government medical colleges and one private medical college are functional in Himachal Pradesh. The chief minister had also visited the construction site of Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College (RKGMC) in Hamirpur and directed the authorities to ensure time-bound completion of the project.

Thakur said that this 250-bed medical college and hospital was slated to be completed by August this year. He said that on completion, it would provide modern healthcare facilities to the people of the region. Construction work in medical colleges at Nahan, Chamba and Hamirpur was going on in full-swing and efforts are being made to complete it by September, he added.

The chief minister said that during his recent Delhi visit, he met Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and also urged him to provide additional funds for these projects so these can be completed in time. All the medical institutions will provide world-class medical facilities to the people of the region, he added.

In 2021, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi and AIIMS Bilaspur had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conduct joint research and academic exchange activities. The agreement was signed in a meeting between the two institutes in a meeting attended by Ajit Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Mandi, Dr Vir Singh Negi, Director, AIIMS Bilaspur, and Venkata Krishnan, Dean (SRIC), IIT Mandi. 

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