Central team inspects site offered by Karnataka to set up AIIMS: Minister

A high level team by the Union Ministry of Health has inspected the site offered by Karnataka Government in Hubballi-Dharwad to set up AIIMS in Karnataka, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

"Request for setting up of AIIMS in Karnataka has been received from the State Government including from the Chief Minister of the state. The site suggested by the State Government for establishment of AIIMS in Hubli – Dharwad region has also been inspected by a Central Team," he said.

The decision to set up AIIMS is before the competent authority, the Minister said in his written reply.

The Minister was replying to a question by BJP Rajya Sabha member K C Ramamurthy, who asked when AIIMS is likely to be set up in Karnataka.