Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS)

"It is worthwhile to mention that even on a cursory perusal of statistics of the treatments provided in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Post-Graduate Institute of Chandigarh, it appears that a large number of patients from Bihar are ars that a large number of patients from Bihar are admitted into the A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi and P.G.I., Chandigarh and Vellore for the treatment of heart diseases, neurosurgery, Cancer therapy, renal dialysis, renal transplantation surgery, portal hypertension, obstructive jaundice and other serious diseases imposing an unbearable financial burden on the patients and their relations”. In this background, the State Government after consultation with the leading specialists of the country took the decision to set up an Institute at par with the level and standards of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. It was contemplated that the Institute will serve not only the residents of Bihar State, but the large stretches of the northeast region comprising Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan etc. in the matter of preventive and curative treatment on most modern line with economic cost. The Institute has been named after the late Prime Minister Srimati Indira Gandhi with a view to translating those aims into reality. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences an autonomous Institution of the state of Bihar is being established by I.G.I.M.S. Act, 1984, the reamble of the I.G.I.M.S. Act'84 runs as follows:- " To establish an Institution in the State of Bihar with a view to develop clinical services in super specialties of the highest standard, a system of supportive supervision and continued education for the medical and health functionaries and to promote services, research and education in the field of Community Medicine and allied subjects.". The objects of the Institute are set out in the Section-2 of the Act as follows :- to develop an apex centre for delivery of health and medical care of the highest standard. to train specialists of high order in different branches of medical services. to improve the health services in the State through appropriate linkages and referral system with Medical College and District and Sub-divisional hospitals. to develop the continued education programme and award degrees, diplomas and certificates and post graduate degrees. to develop[ clinical research centre for conducting investigation on the problems of human health and diseases peculiar to and prevalent in this part to the country. to develop Community Health Research Centre to study and find out solutions to the problems of health of the community with particular emphasis on reproductive biology and population control, and to develop research and training in basis services relevant to the problems and needs of the community. (Under section 17 of Act 10 of 1984) the following policy decision was laid down in clear terms. "The Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences has been established on the pattern of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi with effect from 19.11.1983. ...view more