Recruitment for 29,000 posts at various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has taken place in the last six months, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Lok Sabha on February 9 adding that hiring is continuing at various AIIMS.
In response to supplementary related to AIIMS, the Minister said that in the last six months, recruitment has taken place for around 29,000 positions and hiring is happening on a rotation basis, including those of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class (OBC). The government wants all AIIMS to be fully functional and the priority is to ensure the best tertiary care in the States, he said during the Question Hour.
To a member’s query, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar said there was a delay in land acquisition for the AIIMS at Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The budget for this AIIMS has been revised, the master plan has been finalised and tender has been awarded, she said and assured the members that the AIIMS will come up.
