The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga in Bihar.
This will be established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The total cost will be Rs 1264 crore and is likely to be completed within a period of 48 months from the date of the approval of the Government of India.
The proposed institution will have a hospital with a capacity of 750 beds which will include emergency and trauma beds, ICU beds, AYUSH beds, Private beds and Specialty & Super Specialty beds.
It will add 100 UG (MBBS) seats and 60 B.Sc (Nursing) seats. New AIIMS will have 15-20 Super Specialty Departments.
The Cabinet also approved the creation of the post of Director for the new AIIMS.