The Centre has asked Jammu and Kashmir government to identify 200 acres of land each for Jammu and Srinagar for “setting up of AIIMS” in the state.
In his letter to state, a senior Union Health Ministry official has stated that in view of “expediting” the process of establishment of AIIMS, two teams have been constituted to finalise the sites and the state government has been advised to identify pieces of land measuring 200 acres each in both Jammu and Srinagar.
The move comes after Health Minister J P Nadda held a meeting on Tuesday and directed officials to send such a letter so that the issue can be expedited.
“There was a meeting yesterday regarding the issue. The Health Minister had directed officials to send such a letter so that immediate action can be taken on this issue.
“The letter says that <g data-gr-id="30">200 acre</g> land should be identified in both the regions. The decision on this issue
was taken by the Health Minister himself,” a senior Health Ministry official said while confirming the development. He said that Tuesday’s meeting was a <g data-gr-id="23">follow up</g> of the meeting held earlier between the Health Minister and a delegation of Jammu and Kashmir. The delegation which met <g data-gr-id="24">Nadda</g> recently included state Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, Health Minister Lal Singh, state BJP president Jugal Kishore Sharma.