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Lok Sabha
It is proposed to set up one AIIMS like institution each in the States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttranchal under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Giving this information in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi informed the Members that these States were chosen as they were under served in terms of medical infrastructure, high incidence of mortality and morbidity, inadequate facilities for superspeciality services etc. Necessary clearances for the Scheme are being obtained, the Minister stated.
Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi further informed the House that under the National Rural Health Mission, there is a proposal to upgrade more than 2000 PHCs/CHCs to 30-50 bedded hospitals conforming to the norms called Indian Public Health Standards (IPHs).
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