AIIMS Bibinagar to become fully operational by December, says Health Minister JP Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda announced on Thursday, July 9, that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bibinagar, Telangana, will be fully operational by December this year. The construction of the institute has reached 87% completion, he said after reviewing the progress.
The institute was sanctioned in June 2022 with an approved cost of ₹1,100 crore. Mr. Nadda highlighted that it became operational within a short period. Currently, AIIMS Bibinagar has 132 faculty members and 133 senior residents. Two batches of MBBS students have completed their courses, and postgraduate programmes are being offered in 24 MD disciplines and five DM super-speciality courses.
Outpatient services for all major specialities are operational, with an average daily footfall of around 1,800 patients. Inpatient services and emergency care have also commenced. Advanced diagnostic facilities, including CT scan, MRI, and DEXA scan, are available at the institute.
Mr. Nadda noted the institute's digital healthcare initiatives, stating that telemedicine services through the eSanjeevani platform have benefited more than 1.56 lakh patients. Services under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) are also being provided.
The Health Minister emphasised that AIIMS institutions should develop into research-driven centres while providing quality patient care. AIIMS Bibinagar has secured research grants worth about ₹64 crore and is currently implementing 129 research projects. Faculty members have submitted 1,156 research applications, reflecting the growing research ecosystem.
Describing AIIMS Bibinagar as a full-fledged patient care and research institution in the making, Mr. Nadda praised its outreach activities in community medicine. The institute has established the first community radio station among all AIIMS in the country. It has adopted six villages and conducted 547 medical camps over the past three years, providing healthcare services to 66,148 patients.
Regarding construction progress, Mr. Nadda said the remaining work is being monitored through weekly reviews by the Executive Director of AIIMS Bibinagar and periodic reviews by the Union Health Ministry's Additional Secretary every two months. He noted that completing the project involved significant engineering challenges, as the institute is being developed by upgrading the infrastructure of an existing state medical college rather than building from scratch. Extensive retrofitting, restructuring, and refurbishment were required to bring facilities up to AIIMS standards.
