The Hindu Tiruchi 31.7.2017
TAMIL NADU
‘State has submitted reply on AIIMS site’
C. Jaisankar
TIRUCHI, JULY 31, 2017 00:00 IST
UPDATED: JULY 31, 2017 04:57 IST
Centre responds to RTI query
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that it had recently received a response from the State government on the selection of site for establishing an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), adding that a final decision in this regard will be taken based on the State’s inputs.
The Ministry’s statement came in response to a Right To Information (RTI) query by Tiruchi-based neurologist M.A. Aleem. The response, signed by K. Vinod Kumar, Under Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, stated that the Tamil Nadu government had submitted a reply on July 12, 2017, in response to the clarification and additional details sought by the Ministry with regard to the selection of site for AIIMS.
Mr. Kumar further noted that proposals to establish six AIIMS, including one in Tamil Nadu, was announced by the Union Finance Minister in his budget speech for the year 2015-16. Following this, the State government was requested to assess and identify three to four locations for hosting AIIMS. A final decision would be taken based on the inputs submitted by the State government in a letter dated July 12, 2017, he said.
Dr. Aleem, former Vice Principal of K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College, said that Sengipatti in Thanjavur district, which was in close proximity to Tiruchi, Ariyalur, Perambalur and Pudukottai districts, was an ideal location for establishing AIIMS in the State. He stressed that the Tamil Nadu government and the Centre should not let the issue drag on any longer, and that a formal decision should be announced immediately, upon considering all parameters.
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