**Summary:**
This document is a response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 924, answered on July 25, 2025, regarding the potential establishment of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The question highlights concerns about the lack of adequate healthcare services in Sitapur, forcing patients to travel to Lucknow or Delhi for treatment.
The response, provided by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, indicates that under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), 22 AIIMS have already been approved across various states/UTs, including two in Uttar Pradesh (Raebareli and Gorakhpur), both of which are functional. Furthermore, under another component of the PMSSY scheme, 11 Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) in Uttar Pradesh have been upgraded through Centre-State cost sharing, focusing on establishing super-specialty facilities. These include:
1. SGPGIMS, Lucknow
2. Trauma Centre in IMS, BHU, Varanasi
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
4. Govt. Medical College, Jhansi
5. BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur
6. MLN Medical College, Allahabad
7. LLRM Medical College, Meerut
8. Government Medical College, Agra
9. Government Medical College, Kanpur
10. Super Speciality Block, Institute of Medical Sciences IMS, BHU, Varanasi
11. Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, IMS, BHU, Varanasi.
The response clarifies that, in the current phase of PMSSY, there is no proposal to establish a new AIIMS in Sitapur.
Key Entities Referenced
Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh: A district in Uttar Pradesh, mentioned as being backward in terms of healthcare services and the proposed location for an AIIMS.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS): A group of autonomous public medical institutes of higher education and research. The notification discusses the possibility of establishing an AIIMS in Sitapur.
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY): A centrally sponsored scheme aimed at addressing imbalances in the availability of tertiary level healthcare in the country and augmenting facilities for quality medical education.
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: The capital city of Uttar Pradesh, mentioned as a place where patients from Sitapur travel for treatment.
Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh: A city in Uttar Pradesh where an AIIMS has already been established under PMSSY.
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh: A city in Uttar Pradesh where an AIIMS has already been established under PMSSY.
Shri Prataprao Jadhav: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare who provided the answer to the Lok Sabha question.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: A city in Uttar Pradesh where medical facilities have been upgraded under the PMSSY scheme, specifically at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (IMS, BHU).
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO- 924
TO BE ANSWERED ON25/07/2025
SETTING UPOFAIIMS IN SITAPUR
†924.SHRIRAKESH RATHOR.
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the Government is aware that Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh is
extremelybackward intermsof healthcareservices andthat patients have totravel
toLucknowor Delhi for treatment of serious illnesses;
(b) if so, the detailstherefor,
(c) whether the Government isconsidering setting upanAll India Institute of Medical
Sciences(AIIMS) inSitapur where sufficientlandisalso available;
(d) if so, the detailsthereofand if not,the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the Government proposes to formulate any action plan in future for
establishment of AIIMS in Sitapur keeping in view the healthcare needs of the
people of Sitapurandnearby districts; and
(f) if so, the detailsthereof?
ANSWER
THEMINISTEROFSTATEINTHEMINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (f) Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), till date
establishment of 22 All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) has been
approved in various States/UTs in the country including 2 AIIMS in Uttar Pradesh,
one at Raebareliand the otherat Gorakhpur.Both Institutes are functional.
Under another component of PMSSY scheme, in the State of Uttar Pradesh,
upgradation of 11 Government Medical Colleges (GMC) has been undertaken on
Centre-State cost sharing basis by way of setting up of super-speciality facilities.
These include (1) SGPGIMS, Lucknow (2) Trauma Centre in IMS,BHU, Varanasi (3)
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (4) Govt.Medical College, Jhansi (5) BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur (6) MLN Medical
College, Allahabad (7) LLRM Medical College, Meerut (8) Government Medical
College, Agra (9) Government Medical College, Kanpur (10) Super Speciality Block,
Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), BHU, Varanasi (11) Regional Institute of
Ophthalmology, IMS, BHU, Varanasi. In the current phase of PMSSY, there is no
proposal for establishment of a newAIIMSinSitapur.
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