Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge has urged MPs from Kalyana Karnataka region to raise their voice in Parliament in support of establishing an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) either in Kalaburagi or in Raichur district.
Addressing presspersons at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Kalaburagi on Friday, Mr. Kharge said that Raichur district is one of the aspirational districts identified by the Niti Aayog.
Both the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Kalaburagi and the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Raichur are fully-equipped with the latest technological advancements and machinery. Even if one goes by merit, either Kalaburagi or Raichur will easily qualify for the getting the AIIMS. The demand is quite genuine, Mr. Kharge said.