Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh): BJP national President J.P. Nadda along with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday inspected the ongoing construction work at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kothipura.
Reportedly, the AIIMS would be completed by December next year. Nadda also addressed the public meeting from Luhanu Maidan on the banks of Gobind Sagar Lake.
"The central government has taken care of every section of society. The government has performed well during the Corona crisis and assistance was provided to the needy. Congress workers and leaders used to make rhetoric about AIIMS. But today AIIMS is almost ready and this has put a lock on the tongues of the opposition parties," Nadda said in his speech.
"While I was studying at Bilaspur College, people associated with student politics used to advice me to choose a good party. In college, I always heard the slogans of moving ahead, and today those same slogans have brought me to this position," he said.
Nadda reached AIIMS in Bilaspur and took all the feedback here and also saw a presentation with other officials and took stock of all the preparations.
After this, Nadda also interacted with the engineers who are involved in the construction of AIIMS and took all the feedback of AIIMS construction work.
While holding a meeting with PGI Chandigarh Director Jagat Ram, senior government officials and representatives of the construction company, Nadda said that there should be no compromise with the construction quality.
Nadda said that it is a matter of pride that 18 doctors from this state have been selected for this health institute.
Chief Minister Thakur said that the state is committed to extend all assistance to the institute. He said the state would also examine the demand of electricity bill waiver for the institute, adding that the state has released Rs 73 crore for providing power and Rs 65 crore for water supply to the hospital.
Thakur also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nadda for approving the setting up of AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh and making adequate budgetary provision for its construction.
He said the institute would prove to be a milestone in strengthening health services within the state.
While making a presentation, PGI Director Jagat Ram said there would be 100 MBBS seats in the institute and classes would start in December. Thereafter, efforts would be made to start OPD in January 2021.
He also said AIIMS Bilaspur will have facilities for 750 beds, 183 faculty members and 600 nurses.
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