Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for AIIMS at Bilaspur

Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for AIIMS at Bilaspur

  • The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh on 3 October, 2017.
  • The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), at Bilaspur.
  • This 750 bed hospital will be built at a cost of approximately Rs. 1350 crore.
  • In addition to healthcare, it will also provide medical education at the under-graduate and post-graduate level, besides nursing.
  • The Prime Minister also unveiled a plaque to mark the launch of Digital Nerve Centres for primary healthcare.
  • The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), at Una.
  • Shri Narendra Modi also inaugurated a Steel Processing Unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), at Kandrori, Kangra.

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  • Nehru’s dream was that such a centre would set the pace for medical education and research in Southeast Asia , and in this he had the wholehearted support of his Health Minister, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur.
  • The health survey and development committee ,chaired by Sir Joseph Bhore, an Indian Civil Servant ,had in 1946 already recommended the establishment of a national medical centre which would concentrate on meeting the need for highly qualified manpower to look after the nation’s expanding health care activities.
  • The dreams of Nehru and Amrit Kaur and the recommendations of the Bhore Committee converged to create a proposal which found favor with the government of New Zealand.
  • A generous grant from New Zealand under the Colombo Plan made it possible to lay the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in 1952.
  • The AIIMS was finally created in 1956,as an autonomous institution through an Act of Parliament ,to serve as a nucleus for nurturing excellence in all aspect of health care.

Reference:
http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/pm-visits-himachal-pradesh-lays-foundation-stone-for-aiims-at-bilaspur/?comment=disable
http://www.aiims.edu/en/about-us.html?id=91