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Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

May 10 , 2018 2265 days 901 0
  • The Union Cabinet has approved plan to set up 20 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country and upgrade 73 medical colleges.
  • The decisions are part of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), which has been extended by two years till 2020.
  • The construction of new AIIMS will be fully funded by Central government.

Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana

  • PMSSY was announced in 2003 and it will be funded from different centrally sponsored schemes relating to creating infrastructure on health.
  • Its objectives are correcting regional imbalances in availability of affordable and reliable tertiary healthcare services and augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.

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