PRAGATI Drives AIIMS Expansion, Boosts Healthcare Across India

• PRAGATI platform accelerates AIIMS expansion, significantly boosting tertiary healthcare access in underserved regions.
• PM Modi chaired the 50th PRAGATI meeting, highlighting its role in achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047 through governance acceleration.
• AIIMS Bibinagar (Telangana) is 86% complete, on track for June 2026, with PRAGATI reviews resolving critical water and electricity bottlenecks.
• AIIMS Guwahati (Assam), the Northeast's first, completed by Oct 2023, now a 750-bed hospital offering free treatment under Ayushman Bharat.
• AIIMS Jammu, commissioned Nov 2024, resolved land-use and utility issues via PRAGATI, now a 750-bed hospital with 100 MBBS seats.

Why It Matters: PRAGATI platform is crucial for fast-tracking health infrastructure projects, improving healthcare access nationwide.