Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah lauds services of Mysuru's AIISH

Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lauded the services of Mysuru-based All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) to those in need, over the decades and growing into a premier institution in the entire South Asia.

During the diamond jubilee celebrations of AIISH, inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu, in Mysuru, on Monday, the Chief Minister recalled how he himself got good treatment for his own health issue.

“Once, I visited AIISH as I had a problem in the ear. I was given a treatment and asked to visit again, if I had a problem. Luckily, I did not get a chance to visit for a second time,” he said.

He recalled that AIISH has been given 10 acres of land, free of cost, in his Varuna Assembly segment, for expansion. “Rs 32 crore is earmarked in the 2024-25 Budget, under ‘Shravana Sanjeevini’ scheme, for cochlear implantation among the speech and hearing impaired children, belonging to economically backward families,” he said.

Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel said that inspired by the achievements and contributions of AIISH, similar institutions are being established in other parts of Bharat.

“In Kanpur, the foundation for a similar institute was laid in 2024. AIISH can collaborate with institutions like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the benefit of the needy people,” she said.

She said, AIISH gives hope to parents of speech and hearing impaired children and also a bright future for the children.

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said AIISH is a jewel in the crown of Mysuru besides premier institutions like CFTRI and DFRL (Central Food Technological Research Institute, and Defence Food Research Laboratory).

He recalled that Shravana Sanjeevini was launched in 2015, during the earlier term of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and AIISH Director M Pushpavathi were present.