Prime Minister Lays Foundation Stone of AIIMS Rewari

• 20 Feb 2024

Why in News?

Recently, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rewari, in the presence of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya.

Key Points

• During the ceremony, the PM highlighted the vision of Viksit Bharat and underscored the importance of the health sector in propelling the country towards that vision by 2047.
• The establishment of AIIMS in Rewari, Haryana, has been approved under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
  • PMSSY aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable and reliable specialized health services and to enhance facilities for quality medical education in the country.
  • Under PMSSY, the establishment of 22 new AIIMS has been approved. Of these, 15 AIIMs have been approved since 2014.
• This new AIIMS is being developed at a cost of Rs 1650 crore on 203 acres of land at Majra Mastil Bhalkhi village in Rewari district of Haryana.

Vision India@2047

• It is a project initiated by the NITI Aayog, the apex policy think tank of India, to create a blueprint for India’s development in the next 25 years.
• The project aims to make India a global leader in innovation and technology, a model of human development and social welfare, and a champion of environmental sustainability.

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

• It was announced in 2003 with objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.
• The Nodal Ministry is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• It has two Components:
  • Setting up of AIIMS like institutions.
  • Upgradation of government medical colleges in various states.
  • The project cost for upgradation of each medical college institution is shared by the Centre and the state.