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• Government of India is implementing Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) which aims at correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable tertiary healthcare services and to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. 
• The Scheme has two components, namely, 
  • Setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS); and 
  • (ii) Upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs). 

Why in News?

• So far, the setting up of 22 new AIIMS and 75 projects of upgradation of GMCIs have been approved under the Scheme in various phases. 

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