Question: In which of the following States the new ALLMS is going to be opened?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Bihar
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On October 3rd, 2017, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), at Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
- 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.
- He also laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), at Una and inaugurated a Steel Processing Unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), at Kandrori, Kangra.
- It is noteworthy that first AIIMS was set up in 1956 with the grant of New Zealand under the Colombo plan.
- ALLMS is an autonomous institution through an Act of Parliament, to serve as a nucleus for nurturing excellence in all aspect of health care.
- In present there are 7 AIIMS (Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, Bhopal and Rishikesh) working in the country.
- In addition to this (AIIMS at Bilaspur) 5 more are being set up at Nagpur in Maharashtra, Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh, Kalyani in West Bengal, Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and Bhatinda in Punjab.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=171338
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