Medical education and research minister Vij inform in budget session
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 22 -
Haryana's Medical Education and Research Minister Anil Vij today said that for the establishment of AIIMS in Rewari, the foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister of India in a function on February 16, 2024 in district Rewari. The AIIMS is being established at a total estimated cost of Rs. 1,646 crore. The AIIMS is expected to be commissioned by November, 2025.
Vij was speaking here today in connection with the calling attention motion moved during the ongoing budget session in the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.
He said that the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India decided to set up All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in various States with the intention to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable tertiary Health care services and to augment facilities for quality Medical Education in the country. Chief Minister, Haryana while addressing a public meeting in Bawal, District Rewari on July 04, 2015 made an announcement regarding setting up of AIIMS in Village Manethi, Rewari. The matter was taken up with the Union Health & Family Welfare Minister, to include State of Haryana in the proposal to set up AIIMS and for considering establishing AIIMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY) in village Manethi, District Rewari. The State Government earmarked 200 acres (approx.) of land in village Manethi, District Rewari (Haryana) for setting up AIIMS. Gram Panchayat Manethi was to lease 224 Acre 7 Kanal 7 Marla Panchayat land for 99 years for the purpose of establishment of AIIMS. However, the said Panchayat land was found to be in Aravali plantation area and Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate changes did not approve the proposal.
Thereafter, Government of Haryana explored the option of establishing AIIMS on some other suitable land and the demand was uploaded on e-Bhoomi portal of Government of Haryana by Medical Education and Research Department. e-Bhoomi portal was opened in the month of February 2020 and total 347.49 Acres land was offered from village Majra Mustil Bhalkhi. The Government is happy to inform the house that total 210 Acre 3 Kanal 5 Marla land has been identified in village Majra Mustal Bhalkhi, Rewari through e-Bhoomi portal. Out of this, 149 Acre 4 Kanal 14 Marla land belongs to private owners and 60 Acres 6 Kanal 11 Marla is Gram Panchayat land. Entire land has been purchased at the rate of Rs. 40 lac per acre, including the Gram Panchayat land.
He said that the Council of Minister in its meeting dated December 01, 2022 had approved to lease land for 99 years @ Rs. 1 per Acre per year, to the Union Ministry & Health Family Welfare, Government of India. The Lease Deed of land measuring 203 Acre 3 Kanal 19 Marla has been executed between Medical Education & Research Department of the State Government and Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and possession of encumbrance free land has been handed over.
He said that the MoU has been signed between State Government and Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MOHFW on December 6, 2023. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide letter dated November 28, 2022 has informed that HITES has been appointed as Executing Agency for taking up activities at the site for setting up of new AIIMS. The construction work has been allotted to M/s Larsen and Toubro vide letter dated December 30, 2023 by HITES.