All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur
MottoSwasthyam sarwarthasadhanam(Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Everything can be achieved with Good Health
TypePublic
Established2018; 7 years ago (2018)
Budget₹148.93 crore (US$17 million)
(FY2022–23 est.)[1]
PresidentVikas Mahatme[2]
DirectorDr. Prashant P. Joshi [3]
Academic staff
166 (2024)[1]
Students595 (2024)[1]
Undergraduates524 (2024)[1]
Postgraduates71 (2024)[1]
Location
MIHAN, Nagpur
,
Maharashtra
,
India

21°02′19″N 79°01′26″E / 21.0386°N 79.0238°E / 21.0386; 79.0238
CampusUrban
Websiteaiimsnagpur.edu.in

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur (AIIMS Nagpur) is a medical research public higher education institute located at the Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN), Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the four "Phase-IV" All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) announced in July 2014. It is an institution under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which is part of the Government of India.[4]

In May 2024, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare nominated Vikas Mahatme, a Padma Shri awardee, as the President of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He is a former member of Rajya Sabha[5]

History

Foundation stone laying ceremony of AIIMS Nagpur

In July 2014,[6] in the budget speech for 2014–15,[7] the Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley announced a budget of ₹500 crore (equivalent to ₹799 crore or US$93 million in 2023) for setting up four new AIIMS, in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and the Purvanchal region in Uttar Pradesh,[6] the so-called "Phase-IV" institutes.[7] In October 2015 the AIIMS at Nagpur was approved by the cabinet at a cost of ₹1,577 crore (equivalent to ₹24 billion or US$280 million in 2023).[7] Construction work on the permanent campus started in September 2017.[7] Meanwhile, AIIMS Nagpur has commenced the academic session 2018-19 from temporary campus at Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "NIRF 2024" (PDF). AIIMS Nagpur.
  2. ^ "डॉ. विकास महात्मे बने नागपुर एम्स के अध्यक्ष, स्वास्थ्य सेवा में रहा है बड़ा योगदान". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Appointment of Director, AIIMS cleared". indianmandarins.com. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "PhD admissions at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nagpur". Mathrubhumi. 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Dr Mahatme nominated as President of AIIMS Nagpur". Nagpur Today. 23 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b "5 more IIMs, IITs and four more AIIMS to be set up". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. ^ Ganjapure, Vaibhav (3 June 2018). "AIIMS classes to begin from August at GMCH". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2018.


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