New Delhi, December 17: The Union Cabinet on Monday approved the establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - in Tamil Nadu's Madurai and Telangana's Bibinagar. The projects are estimated to cost Rs 1,264 crore and Rs 1,028 crore respectively, announced Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, adding that the premier institutes would be developed under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).

Apart from catering to the health requirements of the two states, the new AIIMS will also add 100 UG (MBBS) seats and 60 B.Sc. (Nursing) seats. Online System Inaugurated in AIIMS to Provide Data on Cause of Death.

Each of the new AIIMS will add around 750 hospital beds, said the statement issued by the Cabinet, adding, they would "cater to around 1500 outdoor patients per day and around 1000 indoor patients per month".

"The objective is to establish the new AIIMS as Institutions of National Importance for providing quality tertiary healthcare, medical education, nursing education and research in the region," the statement further adds.

The timeframe for establishment of the new AIIMS Tamil Nadu and AIIMS Telangana will be 45 months, broadly comprising a pre-construction phase of 10 months, a construction phase of 32 months and stabilization/commissioning phase of 3 months.

Cost of construction and running of the new AIIMS would be met by the Central Government under PMSSY scheme.

Among the objectives of setting up AIIMS in the region is to provide super-speciality care to the populace, along with creating a pool of doctors to address the shortage.

The Centre also claimed that it expects to create employment opportunity for "nearly 3,000 people" in each of the AIIMS. "Further, indirect employment generation will take place due to facilities and services like shopping centre, canteens, etc. coming in the vicinity of new AIIMS," it further adds.

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