Prime Minister Swasthya Surakshayojana....setting up of 6 AIIMS

Prime Minister
Swasthya
Surakshayojana
Prime Minister
Swasthya Suraksha
Yojana (PMSSY) for
setting up of six All
India Institute of
Medical Sciences
(AIIMS) and
upgrading 19 medical
colleges has been
launched by the
Government of India
with the objective of
correcting regional
imbalances in the
availability of
affordable/reliable
tertiary healthcare
services and also
augmenting facilities
for quality medical
education in the
country.
Under PMSSY, in each
of the AIIMS a
nursing college is
being set up. There is
no proposal to set up
AYUSH college/
institute in the AIIMS
under PMSSY.
Paramedical institutes
are being taken up at
AIIMS, Patna and
AIIMS Bhopal. Under
the upgradation
scheme of PMSSY no
college/institute post
are created.
In each of the AIIMS
under PMSSY 42
specialities are being
taken up. Under each
speciality posts at
different levels such
as Professor,
Additional Professor,
Associate Professor,
Assistant Professor
etc. have been
envisaged.