Bangalore: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has written to Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya urging him to set up AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in Raichur.
“Being one of the aspirational districts of the country, Raichur has lower health, education level and per capita income than other regions. The area is also at a geographical disadvantage since it experiences extreme weather conditions. Such disadvantages have put Raichur in dire need of robust medical institutions. Establishment of AIIMS will ensure world class facilities in the region’ the chief minister asserted in the letter.
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“There is a growing demand from the people and representatives for seeing this proposal to fruition. Kalyan Karnataka is one of our top priority’ the CM wrote.
The CM has requested the Union minister to instruct the concerned to take action in this regard. Minor irrigation, science and technology minister N.S Bosaraju had recently written to the chief minister urging him to strive for realisation of the collective dream of the people. Accordingly, Siddaramaiah has written a letter to the Union minister.
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Former CM Basavaraj Bommai had in August last year said that he had already discussed with the Union health ministry on establishing an AIIMS in Raichur. Bommai made this statement at a helipad in Raichur on Satur. He was there to attend the millet conclave organised at the University of Agriculture Sciences (UAS).
Raichuru AIIMS Horata Samiti had called Raichur Bandh in March demanding setting up of the AIIMS. The samiti has been observing dharna and protest in the area for the last one year on the issue.
