Executive Summary:
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addresses Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1139 regarding the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Launched in 2006, PMSSY aims to correct regional imbalances in tertiary healthcare and augment quality medical education. The response details the establishment of new AIIMS and the upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs). It provides status updates on approved projects.
Key Points / Main Content:
PMSSY Objectives and Components:
* Launched in 2006 to address regional healthcare imbalances and improve medical education.
* Two main components:
* Setting up new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
* Upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs) through Super Speciality Blocks, Trauma Centers, and medical equipment procurement, with cost-sharing between the Centre and States.
AIIMS Project Status:
* 22 AIIMS projects approved under PMSSY.
* Status varies: Functional, Under Construction, or Pre-investment work in Progress.
* Locations include: Andhra Pradesh (Mangalagiri), Assam (Guwahati), Bihar (Darbhanga, Patna), Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Gujarat (Rajkot), Haryana (Majra Rewari), Himachal Pradesh (Bilaspur), Jammu & Kashmir (Vijaypur, Awantipora), Jharkhand (Deoghar), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Maharashtra (Nagpur), Odisha (Bhubaneswar), Punjab (Bathinda), Rajasthan (Jodhpur), Tamil Nadu (Madurai), Telangana (Bibinagar), Uttar Pradesh (Raebareli, Gorakhpur), Uttarakhand (Rishikesh), and West Bengal (Kalyani).
GMCIs Upgradation Project Status:
* 75 GMCIs upgradation projects approved under PMSSY.
* Infrastructure upgrades include Super Speciality Blocks and Trauma Centers.
* Status includes: Completed, or Details Awaited from State Government.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for funding and overseeing the implementation of PMSSY, including the establishment of AIIMS and upgradation of GMCIs.
* Action Required: Ensure timely release of funds, monitor project progress, and address any challenges in implementation.
State Governments:
* Impact: Partner with the Central Government in cost-sharing and implementation of PMSSY projects within their respective states.
* Action Required: Collaborate with the Central Government, provide necessary land and infrastructure support, and ensure effective monitoring of project implementation. Need to provide awaited details for some GMCI projects.
Medical Institutions (AIIMS and GMCIs):
* Impact: Directly benefit from PMSSY through infrastructure development, equipment procurement, and enhanced medical education facilities.
* Action Required: Effectively utilize the upgraded facilities, improve healthcare service delivery, and enhance the quality of medical education.
Citizens:
* Impact: Improved access to affordable and reliable tertiary healthcare services and enhanced medical education opportunities.
* Action Required: Utilize the improved healthcare facilities and medical education opportunities.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY): A Central Government scheme launched in 2006 with the objective of reducing regional imbalances in healthcare services and improving medical education in the country.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS): A group of autonomous public medical institutes of national importance across India being established under the PMSSY scheme.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for health policy.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India where AIIMS Mangalagiri is located.
Assam: A state in India where AIIMS Guwahati is located.
Bihar: A state in India where AIIMS Darbhanga and Patna Medical College Hospital are located.
Chhattisgarh: A state in India where AIIMS Raipur and Government Medical College, Bilaspur are located.
Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs): Existing government medical colleges and institutions being upgraded under the PMSSY scheme through the construction of super specialty blocks and procurement of medical equipment.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO- 1139
TOBE ANSWERED ON-25/07/2025
IMPLEMENTATION OFPMSSY
†1139. SMT. HEMAMALINI.
Will the Ministerof HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate: -
(a) whether the Government proposes to establish All India Institute of Medical Sciences
whether the Central Government is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojana (PMSSY) with the objective of reducing regional imbalances in healthcare services
andimprovingmedicaleducationinthe country,if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether it is a fact that one of the major objectives of PMSSY is also to improve
affordable and reliable tertiary healthcare services across various regions of the country, if so,
the detailsthereof;
(c) whether it is a fact that several projects are being undertaken under PMSSY for
upgradation of Government medical colleges through the construction of super specialty
blocks, if so, the detailsthereof; and
(d) the present status of those projects?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (d) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was launched in 2006 with
the 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. There are two components of PMSSY- (I) setting up of new All India Institute of
Medical Sciences (AIIMS) & (II) upgradation of existing Government Medical
Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs) on Centre-State cost sharing basis by way of setting up Super
SpecialityBlocks/ TraumaCentres/ procurementof medicalequipment.
Details of 22 AIIMS and 75 upgradation projects of GMCIs approved under the PMSSY
scheme isplacedat Annexure-I andAnnexure-II respectively.Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1139
for answer on25.07.2025.
Annexure-I
Details of AIIMS underPMSSY
Sl.No. State/UT Locationof AIIMS Status
1 Andhra Pradesh AIIMS Mangalagiri Functional
2 Assam AIIMS Guwahati Functional
Pre-investmentwork in
3 AIIMS Darbhanga
Progress
Bihar
4 AIIMS Patna Functional
5 Chhattisgarh AIIMS Raipur Functional
6 Gujarat AIIMS Rajkot Functional
7 Haryana AIIMS Majra (Rewari) Under Construction
8 HimachalPradesh AIIMS Bilaspur Functional
9 AIIMSVijaypur,Jammu Functional
Jammu & Kashmir
10 AIIMSAwantipora,Kashmir Under Construction
11 Jharkhand AIIMS Deoghar Functional
12 Madhya Pradesh AIIMS Bhopal Functional
13 Maharashtra AIIMS Nagpur Functional
14 Odisha AIIMS Bhubaneswar Functional
15 Punjab AIIMS Bathinda Functional
16 Rajasthan AIIMS Jodhpur Functional
17 Tamil Nadu AIIMS Madurai Under Construction
18 Telangana AIIMS Bibinagar Functional
19 AIIMS Raebareli Functional
Uttar Pradesh
20 AIIMS Gorakhpur Functional
21 Uttarakhand AIIMS Rishikesh Functional
22 West Bengal AIIMS, Kalyani FunctionalAnnexure referred to in reply to parts (a) and (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1139
for answer on25.07.2025.
Annexure-II
Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs) approved for upgradation under
PMSSY: -
Sl. Name of Approved
State No. Status(%)
No. GMC/ Institute Infrastructure
SriVenkateshwara
Procurementof
1 Institute ofMedical Completed
Equipment
Sciences,Tirupati
Super
Andhra SiddharthaMedical
1 2 Speciality Completed
Pradesh College,Vijayawada
Block
Super
Govt. MedicalCollege,
3 Speciality Completed
Anantpur
Block
Super
Guwahati Medical
4 Speciality Completed
College,Guwahati
Block
2 Assam
Assam Medical Super
5 College, Speciality Completed
Dibrugarh Block
Super
SriKrishnaMedical
6 Speciality Completed
College,Muzaffarpur
Block
Darbhanga Medical Super
7 College &Hospital, Speciality Completed
Darbhanga Block
Patna Medical College Super
8 & Speciality 95%
Hospital, Patna Block
3 Bihar
Super
Government Medical
9 Speciality Completed
College,Bhagalpur
Block
Super
Government Medical
10 Speciality Completed
College,Gaya
Block
Regional
11 IGIMS, Patna Institute of Completed
Ophthalmology
Super
Government Medical
12 Speciality Completed
College,Bilaspur
Block
4 Chhattisgarh
Super
Government Medical
13 Speciality Completed
College,Jagdalpur
Block
Details awaited from
5 Delhi 14 UCMS-GTB Hospital -
UT GovernmentSl. Name of Approved
State No. Status(%)
No. GMC/ Institute Infrastructure
Super
Goa Medical College,
6 Goa 15 Speciality Completed
Panaji
Block
Procurementof
BJ Medical College,
16 Medical Completed
Ahmadabad
Equipment
Super
Govt. Medical College,
17 Speciality Completed
Rajkot
Block
7 Gujarat
Super
Government Medical
18 Speciality 77%
College,Surat
Block
Super
Government Medical
19 Speciality Completed
College,Bhavnagar
Block
Pandit BDSharma
Postgraduate Institute ServiceBlock
8 Haryana 20 of & OT Completed
Medical Sciences, Complex
Rohtak
Super
Government Medical
21 Speciality Completed
College,Tanda
Himachal Block
9
Pradesh Indira Gandhi Govt. Super
22 Medical College, Speciality Completed
Shimla Block
Super
Government Medical
23 Speciality Completed
Jammu & College,Jammu
10 Block
Kashmir
Government Medical Institute of
24 Completed
College,Srinagar Traumatology
Super
Rajendra Institute of
Speciality
25 Medical Sciences Completed
& Oncology
(RIMS), Ranchi
11 Jharkhand Block
Super
Patliputra Medical
26 Speciality Completed
College,Dhanbad
Block
Super
Bangalore Medical
27 Speciality Completed
College,Bangalore
Block
Karnataka Vijayanagar Institute of
Medical Sciences, Trauma Care
12 28 Completed
Bellary Block
Karnataka Institute of Super
29 Medical Sciences, Speciality Completed
Hubli Block
Medical College, Super
13 Kerala 30 Completed
Thiruvananthapuram SpecialitySl. Name of Approved
State No. Status(%)
No. GMC/ Institute Infrastructure
Block
Trauma Care
Centre with
Kozhikode Medical
31 Super Completed
College
Speciality
Block
Super
T.D. Medical College,
32 Speciality Completed
Alappuzha
Block
Super
33 SCTIMST, Trivandrum Speciality Completed
Block
Super
Govt. Medical College,
34 Speciality Completed
Rewa
Block
Netaji SubhashChandra Super
35 Bose Medical College, Speciality Completed
Madhya Jabalpur Block
14
Pradesh Super
GR Medical College,
36 Speciality Completed
Gwalior
Block
Super
Government Medical
37 Speciality Completed
College,Indore
Block
Grant Medical College Procurement
38 & Sir JJ Group of of Medical Completed
Hospitals, Mumbai Equipment
Procurement
Government Medical
39 of Medical Completed
College,Nagpur
Equipment
Super
Govt. Medical College,
40 Speciality Completed
Aurangabad
Block
15 Maharashtra
Super
Govt. Medical College,
41 Speciality Completed
Latur
Block
Super
Govt. Medical College,
42 Speciality Completed
Akola
Block
ShriVasantraoNaik Super
43 Govt. Medical College, Speciality Completed
Yavatmal Block
Super
MKCG Medical
44 Speciality Completed
College,Berhampur
Block
Super
16 Odisha VSS Medical College,
45 Speciality Completed
Burla
Block
Government Medical Super Details awaited from
46
College,Cuttack Speciality State GovernmentSl. Name of Approved
State No. Status(%)
No. GMC/ Institute Infrastructure
Block
Super
Government Medical
47 Speciality Completed
College,Amritsar
Block
17 Punjab
Super
Govt. Medical College,
48 Speciality Completed
Patiala
Block
Super
SPMedical College,
49 Speciality Completed
Bikaner
Block
Super
RNT Medical College,
50 Speciality Completed
Udaipur
Block
18 Rajasthan
Super
Govt. Medical College,
51 Speciality Completed
Kota
Block
Super
Government Medical
52 Speciality Completed
College,Jaipur
Block
Super
Speciality
Government Medical
53 Blockand Completed
College,Salem
Trauma
Centre
Super
Government Medical
54 Speciality Completed
19 TamilNadu College,Madurai
Block
Super
ThanjavurMedical
55 Speciality Completed
College,Thanjavur
Block
Super
Tirunelveli Medical
56 Speciality Completed
College,Tirunelveli
Block
Super
Nizam Institute of Speciality
57 Medical Sciences, Blockand Completed
Hyderabad Trauma
Centre
20 Telangana Rajiv Gandhi Institute Super
58 of Medical Sciences, Speciality Completed
Adilabad Block
Super
Kakatiya Medical
59 Speciality Completed
College,Warangal
Block
Super
Agartala Govt. Medical
21 Tripura 60 Speciality Completed
College,Agartala
Block
22 Uttar Super
Pradesh 61 SGPGIMS,Lucknow Speciality Completed
BlockSl. Name of Approved
State No. Status(%)
No. GMC/ Institute Infrastructure
Trauma
Trauma Centre (TC) in Centre
62 Completed
IMS,BHU, Varanasi andNursing
College
Jawaharlal Nehru
Medical College of Trauma Care
63 Aligarh Muslim Centre and Completed
University (AMU), OBG Block
Aligarh
Super
Govt. Medical College,
64 Speciality Completed
Jhansi
Block
Super
BRD Medical College,
65 Speciality Completed
Gorakhpur
Block
Super
MLN Medical College,
66 Speciality Completed
Allahabad
Block
Super
LLRM Medical
67 Speciality Completed
College,Meerut
Block
Super
Government Medical
68 Speciality Completed
College,Agra
Block
Super
Government Medical
69 Speciality Completed
College,Kanpur
Block
SSBat Institute of Super
70 Medical Sciences Speciality Completed
(IMS), BHU, Varanasi Block
Regional
RIO, IMS,BHU, Institute of
71 Completed
Varanasi Ophthalmology
(RIO)
Super
Kolkata Medical
72 Speciality Completed
College,Kolkata
Block
West Super
BS Medical College,
Bengal 73 Speciality Completed
Bankura
Block
Trauma Care
23
Centre and
Govt. Medical College,
74 Emergency Completed
Malda
Medical
Block
Super
North Bengal Medical
75 Specialty Completed
College,Darjeeling
Block
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