Prayagraj,

17 Dec (HS): In response to starred question number 193 in the Lok Sabha by

Prayagraj MP Ujjwal Raman Singh, the central government ruled out the

possibility of a new AIIMS in Prayagraj and said that an upgrade of Rs. 150

crore has been approved for Motilal Nehru Medical College. MP representative

Vinay Kushwaha informed that the Central Government has rejected proposal of MP

Ujjwal Raman Singh to establish a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences

(AIIMS) in Prayagraj under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana and said

that till now 22 AIIMS have been approved for establishment across the country,

out of which two AIIMS located in Rae Bareli and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh are

already functional.

Motilal

Nehru Medical College to get super-specialty block: In a move that MP Ujjwal

Raman Singh has consistently demanded for an AIIMS, the government has

confirmed a significant upgrade to the city's Motilal Nehru Medical College,

the representative said. This upgrade is being carried out under another

component of the PMSSY scheme.

The

MP representative stated that the upgrade project has been approved at a cost

of Rs. 150 crore, with the central government's share being Rs. 120 crore and

the state's share being Rs. 30 crore. The upgrade will include the

establishment of a 233-bed super specialty block.

This

block will comprise of 7 operation theatres and 8 specialised departments. He

said that this new super specialty block will provide advanced medical services

in the following 8 important departments which will include Cardiothoracic

& Vascular Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nephrology, Urology, Plastic

Surgery, Endocrinology, Surgical Oncology etc.

MP

representative Vinay Kushwaha said that MP Ujjwal Raman Singh called the

rejection of the AIIMS proposal by the Central Government unfortunate for

Prayagraj and said that he is not going to give up until AIIMS or a big

hospital equivalent to it comes to Prayagraj.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi