Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana: PMSSY - What it is? components, objective of setting AIIMS - Check all details here

The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) was announced in 2003 and was launched in March 2006 with the objectives of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.

The scheme has two components that is setting up of AIIMS like Institutions and upgradation of Government Medical College(GMC)/ Institutions.

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The Government of India has been setting up new AIIMS to provide major thrust for creation of advanced tertiary healthcare infrastructure , medical education and research facilities in different parts of the country.

To facilitate creation of these very important institutions in the country the government has legislated AIIMS Act under which these AIIMS are established. In terms of the provisions of the Act, these new AIIMS are called Institutes of National Importance and are to function as Autonomous Institutions under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

The new AIIMS are being set up with the following objectives:

1. To develop patterns of teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in all its branches so as to demonstrate a high standard of medical education to all medical colleges and other allied institutions in India.

2. To bring together in one place educational facilities of the highest order for the traning of personnel in all important branches of health activity.

3. To attain self-sufficiency in postgraduate medical education.

For promotion of above objects, AIIMS have been envisioned to undertake following activities:

1. Provide for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the science of modern medicine and other allied sciences, including physical and biological sciences.

2. Conduct experiments in new methods of medical education, both undergraduate and postgraduate, in order to arrive at satisfactory standards of such education.

3. Provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences.

4. Train teachers for the different medical colleges in India.

Each New AIIMS will add State of the art Modular OTs and diagnostics facilities, 15-20 super specialty departments, 750 Beds, 100 UG (MBBS) seats, 60 B.Sc. (Nursing ) seats and will focus on PG education and Research.  

A total of 22 new AIIMS have been announced so far and 6 AIIMS are already functional while 16 more AIIMS are approved by the Cabinet.

Talking about the Upgradation of Government Medical College(GMC)/ Institutions, each up-gradation project would be adding 8-10 Super Speciality Departments, around 15 new PG seats, 150-250 beds.

75 Projects have been considered under this component under different phases. In Phase I and II: 19 GMCs, Phase lll : 39 GMCs, Phase lV : 13 GMCs, Phase V(A) : 2 GMCs and Phase V(B): 2 GMCs.