CCEA approves augmentation of facilities at AIIMS

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved a proposal of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for augmenting the existing facilities at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

The augmentation has been proposed on the basis of the recommendations of the Oversight Committee for the implementation of the reservation in admission for candidates from Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

An official press release said implementation of the 27 % reservation in admission for OBCs, under the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006, in AIIMS without altering the number of unreserved seats would necessitate an increase in the total number of seats in various courses and corresponding increase in manpower and infrastructure.

After implementation of reservation for OBCs in the institute, the annual intake in various undergraduate, postgraduate and paramedical courses will increase by 182.

The implementation of reservation for OBCs will not only increase the intake capacity of the Institute but also facilitate a better health care delivery system, the release added.

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