AIIMS Rewari (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rewari)

The institute was earlier planned to be built at Manethi village in Rewari, but the Haryana government faced problems in acquiring land as most of the area was found to be part of the forest area of Aravalli. The government later changed its plan and ravalli. The government later changed its plan and shifted it to Majra village in Rewari. The Union Health Minister was addressing the media after holding a discussion ‘Budget par Paricharcha’ on the Union Budget with trade unions, industrialists and senior citizens among others in Gurgaon. Initially, the institute was planned to be built at Manethi village in Rewari. However, the government faced hurdles in acquiring land there,[8] Because most of the area is part of the Aravalli's forest.[5] Due to this, the government later had to change its plans and shift AIIMS to Majra village.[5] The Haryana government was able to acquire 80 acres of land till July 2022, out of which 60 acres of panchayat land.[5] Union Minister of State for Planning Rao Inderjit Singh informed in September 2022 that about 190 acres of land has been acquired for the hospital, and the acquisition process for the remaining parcels of land will be completed soon.[9] Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the tendering process for the construction of the proposed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Rewari district of Haryana would be initiated soon. “For AIIMS, land has been given by the state government to the Health Ministry and the procedure was completed last week. We have appointed CPWD as the agency to initiate the tendering process,” he said. Stressing that the Union Budget provided opportunity for an inclusive growth of farmers, underprivileged, MSMEs, youth empowerment, entrepreneurs, infrastructure development, research among other sectors, he said, “The Prime Minister has linked the health sector to development. The government is working towards providing affordable and accessible healthcare to people. Medical colleges have been doubled, UG seats have almost doubled from 51,000 to 99,000; PG seats have increased from 34,000 to 67,000; people are able to get treatment under Ayushmann Bharat. Taking this forward, the number of doctors and qualified nurses must increase. The government has announced a grant for setting up 157 nursing colleges,” he said. ...view more