Apart from AIIMS at New Delhi, six (6) new AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, also became partially functional before 2014. Each of these six AIIMS has eighteen (18) Specialties and sixteen (16) Super Specialities. MBBS and Nursing admission in these six AIIMS also started since 2012.

During the last five years, fifteen (15) new AIIMS were approved under Phase-II, IV, V, VI and VII of PMSSY; which are being set up in the country. The details are given in Annexure-I. OPD along with Diagnostic and Pathology services have commenced at five (5) places viz. AIIMS Raebareli, AIIMS Mangalagiri, AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS Nagpur and AIIMS Bathinda.

Besides, six AIIMS setup under phase – I (AIIMS Bhopal, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Patna, AIIMS Raipur and AIIMS Rishikesh) have become fully functional and baskets of services in these AIIMS have been expanded. Department such as Emergency, Trauma and Blood Bank have also now become functional. Presently, on an average, more than 15,000 patients cumulatively are visiting OPD daily in these six AIIMS. Also, at an average, equal numbers of patients are getting treatment in IPD every month. More than 4,000 major surgeries cumulatively are getting performed on monthly basis in these six AIIMS. All Specialty Departments and most of the Super-Specialty Departments have become functional. The details are given in Annexure-II.

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.