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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Darbhanga on November 13.
Giving information about this development, BJP MP from Darbhanga Gopal G Thakur on Monday said that the AIIMS project is part of the government’s Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative to improve health care infrastructure, which will be improved in the Mithila region. Will bring medical facilities.
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“The date of laying the foundation stone through virtual mode was scheduled early last month, which we requested to be changed considering the importance of this ambitious project,” the MP said.
“The new AIIMS will increase access to quality health care and contribute to medical research and education in North Bihar. The move will boost the local economy, generate employment and eliminate the need for residents to travel to far-flung towns for specialized medical treatment. Treatment is expected to be reduced”, Thakur said.
Meanwhile, Bihar minister and state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said, “PM Narendra Modi is going to visit Bihar on November 15, but there are discussions about an earlier visit also.”
“The details are still being worked out and everything should be finalized in the next day or two,” he said.
The BJP leader said that the PM will come here and inaugurate various development projects in the presence of CM Nitish Kumar.
After Patna, AIIMS Darbhanga will be the second AIIMS in the state. The central government had approved the construction of the state’s second AIIMS with 750 beds with an estimated cost of Rs. 1264 crores on September 15, 2020.
Earlier, the Bihar government had identified 200 acres of land on the campus of Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), which was later transferred to the side of the Shobhan – Ekmi bypass, which connects NH-57 to Laheriasarai. It is the administrative center of the divisional headquarters.
The state government has allotted 187.44 acres of land in Ballia Mauza in Panchobh Gram Panchayat (near Shobhan) for the construction of Darbhanga AIIMS, transferring 150.13 acres of land on August 12 and the remaining 37.31 acres of land on September 24.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Hospital Services Consultancy Corporation (HSCC), a subsidiary of National Building Construction Corporation, has won the contract for the construction of Darbhanga AIIMS.
The estimated value of this contract awarded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India is approximately Rs 12.61 crore.
Darbhanga was chosen as the site because of its position as the educational and healthcare center of North Bihar and its proximity to Nepal.
Currently, IIT Delhi has been entrusted with the responsibility of redesigning the institute, and the estimated cost is expected to rise to around 400 crores, a total of approx. 1700 crores, sources revealed.
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