CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Darbhanga, Bihar.

Detailed explanation-2: -On September 15, 2020, the Union cabinet had granted approval to Bihar’s second AIIMS at Darbhanga, after the one in Patna, to be built within four years at a cost of ₹1, 264 crore on 200 acres of land belonging to the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Detailed explanation-3: -All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani (AIIMS Kalyani) (IAST: Akhil Bhāratiya Āyurvignan Sangsthān Kalyani) is a Public hospital and Medical school it located in Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, India, and one of the AIIMS and Institutes of National Importance.

Detailed explanation-4: -AIIMS in Karnataka: Top Developments Once approved, the new institute will come up at Kyalasanahalli near Hennur Main road in Bengaluru. Initially, the Karnataka government had submitted a proposal to the SFC for the construction of a medical college in 2021.

Detailed explanation-5: -AIIMS New Delhi, the forerunner institute, was established in 1956. Since then, 24 more institutes were announced. As of January 2022, nineteen institutes are operating and five more are expected to become operational until 2025.