No in-principle approval for AIIMS in Kerala despite land identified in 2025

The question asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare about the status of setting up an AIIMS in Kerala, including approval status, site selection, and alternative measures for strengthening healthcare. The government replied that no in-principle approval has been granted for a new AIIMS in the state.

Asked by Shri V K Sreekandan and Shri Kodikunnil Suresh; Answered by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda).

• In-principle approval has not been accorded for setting up AIIMS in Kerala.
• The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has approved a state branch at Kozhikode to strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak response.
• Upgradation of three Government Medical Colleges (Trivandrum, Alappuzha, Kozhikode) via Super Speciality Blocks has been completed under PMSSY.
• Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) in Trivandrum was approved for upgradation with a Super Speciality Block.
• The State Government proposed four sites in 2014/2016 and identified land in Kinaloor, Kozhikode in 2025, but the proposal remains unapproved.

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