why Union health minister gives nod to AIIMS in Karnataka

Sudhakar had earlier submitted a request to the Union government to start an AIIMS in Karnataka to enhance the public healthcare and the medical education infrastructure in the state. Last year, in February, he sought Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman’s help in setting up AIIMS.

“I thank our beloved Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for assuring an AIIMS for Karnataka. This will greatly benefit the state and further enhance the state’s health and medical education infrastructure,” said Sudhakar. Sudhakar also announced that the detailed project report (DPR) for a new National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) poly trauma centre and PG institute has been submitted to the Standing Finance Committee (SFC). “Once approved, the new institute will come up at Kyalasanahalli near Hennur Main road in Bengaluru. Initially, the Karnataka government had submitted a proposal to the SFC for the construction of a medical college in 2021. However, the SFC had asked the government to focus on NIMHANS’ expertise in PG training. The new 538-bed institute is set to come up in three years at a cost of Rs 489 crore,” Sudhakar said. In a letter to Mandaviya, Sudhakar has also sought the Union government’s assistance to establish medical colleges in all districts irrespective of whether it has a private medical college or not. Opening a separate state level university for nursing and allied health sciences to ensure quality and professionalism, public-private model for administration of hospitals, special curriculum and training of in-service doctors in hospital management, priority for domicile students in deemed universities, stringent norms to ensure world class food safety and standards and flexibility in leveraging National Health Mission to address state specific and region specific health challenges were the other suggestions made by Sudhakar in the letter to improve the healthcare in the state. Narendra Modi is one of the most followed names on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Modi's rise in the BJP has been phenomenal. Ensuring three consecutive election victories for the party in Gujarat, Modi launched himself on to the national stage. Despite stiff opposition from party patriarch LK Advani, Modi was declared the prime ministerial candidate for Lok Sabha elections in 2014. However, his elevation for the top post exposed internal difference in the party. Riding on his wave, the BJP decimated the Congress-led UPA in 2014. Sudhakar also announced that the detailed project report (DPR) for a new National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) poly trauma centre and PG institute has been submitted to the Standing Finance Committee (SFC). “Once approved, the new institute will come up at Kyalasanahalli near Hennur Main road in Bengaluru. Initially, the Karnataka government had submitted a proposal to the SFC for the construction of a medical college in 2021. However, the SFC had asked the government to focus on NIMHANS’ expertise in PG training. The new 538-bed institute is set to come up in three years at a cost of Rs 489 crore,” Sudhakar said.