THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Centre is not ready to commit to setting up AIIMS in the state. In a reply to MP John Brittas in the Rajya Sabha, Union minister of state for health Bharati Pravin Pawar was not ready to give a direct reply on whether the premier institute will be allotted to the state.
The minister said the government has plans to set up All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in various states in the country under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) in a phased manner. Apart from the 22 new AIIMS, which have been sanctioned under PMSSY since its inception, proposals for setting up AIIMS at other places have also been received.
