No clarity on whether Gujarat will get AIIMS or not

Although some political leaders in Gujarat claimed that the Centre has cleared a proposal to set up AIIMS in Rajkot city, an official release by the central government did not mention name of any city in the state that will get this facility.

Senior BJP leaders, including the party's state unit chief Jitu Vaghani and Energy Minister Saurabh Patel congratulated people of Rajkot saying the Centre has given a clearance to establish All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the city.

"In Ahmedabad, the state government has provided various medical facilities. In Surat also world-class medical facilities are available. In such circumstances it is good that an institute like AIIMS is being established in Rajkot," Vaghani told reporters in Jasdan in Rajkot district.

Talking to reporters in Gandhinagar, Saurabh Patel said, "I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving AIIMS to Rajkot."
City Congress chief Narendra Rawat said, "Vadodara is the right place to establish AIIMS as it will serve the population of entire state from here."