Bengaluru, India (CU)_ Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar met with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya regarding the establishment of an AIIMS center in Karnataka. As a result of this, Karnataka becomes the next state to receive an All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS). Reportedly, Sudhakar made a request to the Union minister on the development of an AIIMS in Karnataka.
After the meeting, Mandaviya gave permission to the institution. On receiving the approval, Sudhakar expressed gratitude to the government. He said, “I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ji for assuring an AIIMS for Karnataka. This will greatly benefit the state and further enhance the state’s health and medical education infrastructure”. He also revealed that the Standing Finance Committee had received a detailed project report (DPR) for the building of a poly-trauma center and postgraduate institute at Nimhans.
The concerned 538-bed institute and facility, which is under approval, would be constructed on Hennur Main Road in Kyalasanahalli. If authorized, the project is estimated to cost INR 489 crore rupees and may be constructed within three years. The government of Karnataka had earlier filed a similar proposal for the building of a medical college; however, the committee desired to concentrate on Nimhans for PG training.
Sudhakar said, “Initially, the Karnataka government had submitted a proposal to the SFC for the construction of a medical college in 2021. However, the SFC had asked the government to focus on NIMHANS’ expertise in PG training. The new 538-bed institute is set to come up in three years at a cost of Rs 489 crore”.
In a letter to Mandaviya, Sudhakar has also requested the Union government’s support to build medical colleges in all districts of the state regardless of the presence of private medical colleges. The minister also made a number of recommendations to the Union minister for the advancement of healthcare in Karnataka, including giving preference to domicile students, extending the central government’s aid in building medical colleges, and enforcing rigorous food safety standards.
