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Separate societies for six AIIMS-like institutions to be set up under PMSSY | The Government has given its clearance to the proposal for formation of societies for each of the six AIIMS-like institutions being set up under the Pradhan Mantri
Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). A decision to this effect was taken during the
Union Cabinet meet here on Thursday. These societies will be functional till the
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutions are brought
under an Act of Parliament. It is believed that creating legal entities in the
form of a society for these institutions will facilitate greater autonomy and
faster execution of the projects and will expedite release of funds from the Government.
Each of these institutions will be registered as a society under the Societies
Registration Act, 1860. Each society will have a two-tier Organization and Management
structure. "The Governing Council under the chairmanship of the Union Minister
of Health & Family Welfare would have appropriate representation from concerned
Ministries/Departments of the Government of India and other related organizations.
This will be the apex body deciding all policy matters," an offcial release stated
on Thursday. There will also be a Board of Governors with Secretary (Health &
Family Welfare) as chairperson with appropriate representation of State Governments.
Persons with special knowledge in the field of science and medicine will be nominated
by the Governing Council. In March, 2006, the Union Cabinet had approved the Pradhan
Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) with the objective of correcting regional
imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services
and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. Under
Phase-I of PMSSY, six AIIMS-like institutions are being set up, one each in the
States of Bihar (Patna), Chattisgarh (Raipur), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Orissa
(Bhubaneshwar), Rajasthan (Jodhpur) and Uttarakhand (Rishikesh) at an estimated
cost of Rs. 840 crore per institution including nursing colleges. The formation
of societies will give these institutions a governance structure, which is not
there at present. |
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