Union Health Minister Harshvardhan has said that all under-construction works of AIIMS Bhopal will be completed by year-end. AIIMS Bhopal would be counted among best teaching institutes in the country due to facilities to be made available in it. Harshvardhan was talking to media after inspecting the AIIMS here on Monday. State’s Health Minister Narottam Mishra was also present on the occasion.
Harshvardhan inspected OPD and under-construction hospital. He interacted with patients who had come for pathology tests, X-ray, ENT and other tests. He also sought information about medical equipments available in the hospital. Harshvardhan said that Indian system of medicines is also being used along with allopathy to provide better medicare to patients all over the world these days. He inspected Dhyan and Yoga Kendra under AYUSH. He also sought information about Panch Karma system of treatment.
Harshvardhan also inspected buildings of AIIMS’ administrative block and Medical College. Over 200 students from all over the country are pursuing education here. He discussed teaching facilities with students and faculties. The Union Health Minister also inspected girls and boys hostels and had meals with students at mess.
In a presentation before the Union Health Minister, the Director, Sandeep Kumar informed that AIIMS Bhopal is spread over 154 acres. For it, works of about Rs518 crore have been sanctioned. So far, Rs400 crore have been spent on the building. He informed that total cost of building and equipments of AIIMS Bhopal is Rs815 crore. Process is underway rapidly for purchase of medical equipments. Education is being imparted in two batches. Admissions to the third batch will be completed in August 2014.
The meeting was informed that 4,000 posts have been sanctioned for AIIMS and recruitment is being made at a rapid pace. The Union Health Minister was also informed about tele-medicine facility at AIIMS Bhopal. Union Health Secretary lav Verma and State’s Principal Secretary Medical Education Ajay Tirkey were was also present on the occasion.