All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani (AIIMS Kalyani; IAST: Akhil Bhāratiya Āyurvignan Samsthān Kalyani) is a public medical school and hospital located in NH-34 Connector, Basantapur, Saguna, Kalyani, 741245, West Bengal, India, and one of the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences. Announced in 2014 and approved in 2015, construction started in 2016 and the institute started operation in 2019, one of six AIIMSs to do so in that year. It is one of the finest medical schools of the country. According to the various rankings of AIIMS, it come just after AIIMS-Delhi and AIIMS-Bhubaneshwar, inspite of being so new.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani
Mottoस्वास्थ्यं सर्वार्थसाधनम् (Sanskrit)
Swasthyam sarvaarthasadhanam (ISO)
Motto in English
All can be achieved with good health.
TypePublic medical school
Established4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)
PresidentChitra Sarkar
DirectorRamji Singh
StudentsTotals:
  • MBBS - 125
Location
NH-34 Connector, Basantapur, Saguna Kalyani
,
West Bengal
,
741245
,
India

22°58′8.83″N 88°31′18.52″E
CampusUrban
Websiteaiimskalyani.edu.in
Front building of Kalyani AIIMS, Basantapur

History

AIIMS Kalyani was set up as part of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative, announced by the Government of India in 2003 and officially launched in March 2006, for the purpose of "correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services", through setting up AIIMS Delhi-like institutions and upgrading government medical colleges.[1] Establishing an AIIMS in West Bengal was proposed in 2012 as part of the 12th Five-Year Plan, with the original location proposed being Raiganj, 400 kilometres (250 mi) from the capital Kolkata, but by June 2014, the proposed location was changed to Kalyani, only 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the capital.[2] The AIIMS was officially announced in July 2014,[3] in the budget speech for 2014–15,[4] where the Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley announced a budget of ₹500 crore (equivalent to ₹643 crore or US$90 million in 2019) for setting up the four "Phase-IV" AIIMSs, in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra and the Purvanchal region in Uttar Pradesh.[3] In March 2015, the union cabinet gave an official approval for the location, on a 150-acre lot in the village Basantapur, Saguna(GP), near Kalyani.[5] A budget of ₹1,754 crore (US$250 million) was approved in October 2015[6] and the 179.82-acre lot of land was handed over from the West Bengal government to the central government in December of that year.[7]

The construction of the institute started in 2016, with a target completion date of March 2020.[8] The institute became operational with the first batch of 50 MBBS students,[9] which started in September 2019,[10] one of the six AIIMSs to become operational in 2019.[11] The mentoring institution is AIIMS Bhubaneswar,[10] the first Director appointed was Dipika Deka[12] and Chitra Sarkar selected as president.[13] Deka resigned in May 2019, leaving the director's position open,[14] In March 2020, Ramji Singh was appointed as new director.[15]

Campuses

The permanent 180 acres (0.73 km2) campus of AIIMS Kalyani is under construction, with an expected completion date in October 2020.[16][17] Temporarily, classes of the first batch were taken at the College of Medicine & JNM Hospital campus in Kalyani, while students are already staying at the hostel on campus.[10] Dr. Ritesh Singh is the Hostel Superintendent. An outpatient department (OPD) at the permanent campus is started from 27th January 2021.[18] To Book an OPD appointment see How to Book an OPD appointment at AIIMS Kalyani

References
  1. "History About PMSSY". pmssy-mohfw.nic.in. PMSSY. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. Konar, Debashis (21 June 2014). "Centre gives nod for AIIMS in Kalyani". The Times of India.
  3. "5 more IIMs, IITs and four more AIIMS to be set up". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. "Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)". Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. "Centre approves AIIMS-like project at Kalyani in WB". Business Standard India. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. Basu, Tomojit (7 October 2015). "Cabinet okays setting up of 3 new AIIMS". Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. "West Bengal hands over land for AIIMS-like hospital to Centre for free". The Economic Times. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. Chaudhuri, Subhasish. "Centre pat for AIIMS job". www.telegraphindia.com. The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. "First batch of students at Bengal AIIMS to stay on campus". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  10. "AIIMS, Kalyani to be operational from Feb: Official". Business Standard India. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  11. "Establishment and Upgradation of Hospitals under PMSSY". pib.gov.in (Press release). Press Information Bureau. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  12. "Dr Dipika Deka AIIMS Director, West Bengal". The Assam Tribune. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  13. "Notification of President nomination" (PDF). PMSSY. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  14. "কাজ ছেড়েছেন ডিরেক্টর, এইমস কল্যাণীর জন্য হন্যে হয়ে নতুন লোক খুঁজছে দিল্লি" [Director left job, Delhi government looking for suitable candidate for Director post of AIIMS Kalyani]. Bartaman Patrika. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. Tandon, Aditi. "Govt names directors for 6 AIIMS". The Tribune Mar 05, 2020 06:46am IST. New Delhi.
  16. Poddar, Ashis (4 December 2019). "AIIMS campus to be ready by February". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  17. Kumar, Dhirendra (29 November 2019). "All 22 new AIIMS to be functional by 2025: Govt". www.millenniumpost.in. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  18. Chaudhari, Subhashish (9 December 2019). "February date for Kalyani AIIMS OPD". The Telegraph. Kalyani. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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