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At AIIMS Madurai, a project that has caused a further embittering of relations between the central and State governments, there are persistent complaints of inadequate infrastructure, facilities, and manpower constraints.
A ‘prestige’ project for the Centre, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for construction at Thoppur, Madurai, in January 2019
From 2021, undeterred by the lack of something as basic as a building, the administration invited applications from students.
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The construction work is still not complete, and not one, but three batches of undergraduate students have been accommodated at the Government Medical College and Hospital, in nearby Ramanathapuram district.
Last week, these students went on protest, stating that there was a ravine-like gulf between what was expected of an AIIMS institution and their experience of it in Madurai — in terms of infrastructure, but also exposure to patients.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
PMSSY was announced in 2003 with objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Two Components:
Setting up of AIIMS like institutions.
Upgradation of government medical colleges in various states.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)
The project cost for upgradation of each medical college institution is shared by the Centre and the state.
It was in 2006 that the PMSSY got off the ground and a total of six AIIMS-like medical institutions were created in the country.
Currently, there are 20 AIIMS institutions with functional medical colleges and three are under development.
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