- The Union Cabinet has given its approval for establishment of new AIIMS in Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
- The new AIIMS will be completed in a period of 48 months.
- In addition to 20 Speciality/Super-Speciality Departments, it will also have an AYUSH department with 30 beds for providing treatment facilities in traditional system of medicine.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
- Its objectives are correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services and augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.
- PMSSY was announced in 2003 and It establishes AIIMS in various regions of India apart from different government colleges.
- It is funded from different centrally sponsored schemes relating to creating infrastructure on health.