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Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)

By Sagar Charpe Updated: 18 May 2020 3 min read Verified Civil Services Notes

The scheme aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for ...

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The scheme aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/ reliable tertiary healthcare services and also to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.



It has two components

  1. Setting up of AIIMS like institutions and
  2. Upgradation of Government medical college institutions