Tamil Nadu identifies lands in 5 districts for AIIMS

State ask the Centre to add Tamil Nadu in the first phase

Tamil Nadu Government today said that it has identified lands in five districts, which can be allocated for All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

The State administration has requested the centre to include the State in the first phase for setting up an AIIMS institution this year itsellf.

In a letter to the Prime Minister today, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said that “I was very happy to learn that the Government of India under your leadership intends to establish an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in all the States in a phased manner. I have also received a letter from the Union Minister of Health requesting the State Government to identify three or four suitable alternate locations for setting up of a new AIIMS in the State".

While requesting the Centre to include Tamil Nadu in the first phase for setting up an AIIMS institution during the current financial year itself, the Cheif Minister said the State has already identified the required extent of land at Chengalpattu in Kancheepuram District, Pudukkottai town in Pudukottai District, Sengipatti in Thanjavur District, Perundurai in Erode District and Thoppur in Madurai District where lands with suitable road connectivity are already in the possession of the State Government and its agencies.

Sufficient water and electricity are also available at all the five places, which also have excellent rail and air connectivity, said the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister also directed the State Government officials concerned to provide all the details required by the Government of India.

"I am very keen to ensure that an institution of the stature of AIIMS is established in Tamil Nadu, as it would substantially augment the facilities in the State for providing quality medical education and also make available high-end tertiary level health care in the public sector to benefit the poor and middle classes," said the Chief Minister.

It may be noted, in the Union Budget the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the Government proposed setting up four more AIIMS in the country.