Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the All India Institute of Medical Sciences - Mangalagiri (AIIMS - M) built at a cost of nearly ₹1,620 crore to the nation, virtually from Rajkot on Sunday.
Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer said at the inaugural meeting organised on the occasion on the AIIMS - M premises that it was designed to serve as an eminent medical institution for nurturing excellence in all aspects of health and wellness programmes. AIIMS - M was an Institute of National Importance established by the Unioni Ministry of Health & Family Welfare under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), he said. It was aimed at correcting regional imbalances in quality tertiary-level healthcare in the country, and attaining self-sufficiency in graduate and postgraduate medical education and training under PMSSY in under-served areas, the Governor said.
