Bommai urges PM to grant AIIMS for Hubballi-Dharwad

OM assures Chief Minister of full support for development of Karnataka

July 31, 2021 01:08 am | Updated 10:07 am IST - BENGALURU

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give approval to setting up an AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) in Hubballi-Dharwad and an AIIMS-like institution in Raichur, which is identified as an aspirational district by NITI Aayog.

According to a communique from the Chief Minister’s office, Mr. Bommai has also appealed to the Prime Minister to upgrade the ESIC Medical College and Hospital in Kalaburagi to a Regional AIIMS-like institution.

The Prime Minister has, according to the communique, assured the Chief Minister of extending full support to the development of the State.

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