The Government of India on July 28 approved the site for establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bibinagar, on the outskirts of the city.

The government of India had earlier given in-principle approve for the Hyderabad AIIMS which is proposed to be housed on a 200-acre campus at Bibinagar in the city. In his letter addressed to Telangana Government Principal Secretary (Health, Medical and Family welfare) Ms A Shanti Kumari, PMSSY ( Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana) in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Director Sanjay Roy asked the state government to hand over land free of encumbrances/encroachments to Government of India along with the partially completed hospital building existing on the site.

He also asked the state to acquire adjacent 49 acres of land and hand over to the Central government besides ensure to provide dedicated 33/11 kv power line and approximately 1.5 MLD water supply. State govenrment should also have to undertake to provide four lane approach road to the proposed site.Expressing happiness over the approval, Telangana Minister for Health C laxma Reddy said AIIMS will be a boon for medical education and health healthcare delivery. The 840-crore AIIMS project will have a 960-bed capacity hospital along with a 100-seat medical college and is expected to offer super speciality services to the people of Telangana.