Expedite setting up of AIIMS in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa tells PM

State government has already identified 5 locations and is awaiting final Centre's decision

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite the procedure to set up an All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in Tamil Nadu.

In a letter to the Prime Minister, she said while a central team has visited Tamil Nadu from April 22 to 25, 2015, and inspected the five locations identified by the state government to set up the facility, final decision of where the AIIMs in the state would be set up is yet to be communicated.

“I request you to expedite the announcement of location of AIIMS in Tamil Nadu and to ensure that the construction and establishment of AIIMS is initiated without any further delay," she said. “This prestigious project will provide state-of-the-art medical facilities and services to the people of Tamil Nadu," she said.

The chief minister said that she had written to the Prime Minister in July, 2014, as soon as announcement of setting up of the new AIIMS in the Union Budget 2014-15, to set up an AIIMS in Tamil Nadu. 

The state government has already identified the required extent of land at Sengipatti in Thanjavur District, Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram District, Pudukottai Town in Pudukottai District, Perundurai in Erode District and Thoppur in Madurai District.