Lok Sabha Debates
Need To Expedite The Announcement Of Setting Up Of Aiims At Perundurai In Erode ... on 28 December, 2017
Sixteenth Loksabha an> Title: Need to expedite the announcement of setting up of AIIMS at Perundurai in Erode district in Tamil Nadu.
SHRIMATI V. SATHYABAMA (TIRUPPUR): The Union Government has announced in its last Budget that AIIMS will be established in Tamil Nadu. The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had immediately identified five suitable locations in Tamil Nadu, including Perundurai in Erode district. The Central team had inspected the proposed locations in April last year. But the Union Government has yet to announce the location for establishment of AIIMS in Tamil Nadu. The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma had urged the hon. Prime Minister to ensure establishment of AIIMS hospital in Tamil Nadu without any delay.
The AIIMS hospital, if constructed at Perundurai, will provide medical care to around two crore people, not only in the western districts of Tamil Nadu, but also to the poor people in the adjoining States of Kerala and Karnataka. With the rising demand for medical care, there is a huge expectation for establishment of AIIMS-like medical and research institution in Perundurai to provide best medical facilities and services to the people of this Kongu region.
Therefore, I urge the Union Government to expedite the announcement of setting up of AIIMS at Perundurai in Erode district in Tamil Nadu and to ensure that the construction and establishment of AIIMS be initiated without any further delay.
HON. SPEAKER:
Shri Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel and Shri P.R. Sundaram are permitted to associate with the issue raised by Shrimati V. Sathyabama.