All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Kalyani (,abbr. AIIMS Kalyani) (Bengali pronunciation: [kil barotij tikitsa bigæn protian kolani]) is a public hospital and medical school in Saguna, Kalyani, West Bengal, India. It is one of the AIIMS and Institutes of National Importance. Announced in 2014 and formally approved on October 7, 2015, the institute broke ground in 2016. It was established by the Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative, as formalized by a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notification in The Gazette of India on January 24, 2018. AIIMS Kalyani commenced operations in 2019, standing as one of six AIIMS institutions to gain functional autonomy that year. The institution features a comprehensive medical complex comprising a 960-bed Super Specialty hospital and a dedicated medical college. Within this infrastructure, the AYUSH division accounts for 920 beds, while the remaining 40 beds are situated within the OPD. The Super Specialty hospital is home to 34 specialized departments, ranging from clinical and diagnostic fields such as Anesthesiology and Biochemistry to foundational disciplines like Anatomy, Cardiology, and Physiology. It is an undergraduate and postgraduate institution that enrolls 211 students yearly. The yearly MBBS intake is 125 from 2020 and selection is done through NEET(UG). There is also a B.Sc. and M.Sc. Nursing College.

In 1957, Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru had offered to turn SSKM Hospital into an "AIIMS-type" institute. But the then chief minister, Bidhan Chandra Roy, had turned down the offer. The historical discourse surrounding the establishment of an AIIMS-caliber institution in West Bengal dates back to 1994. Following extensive deliberations with the Central Government, the then Health Minister of the Left Front administration, Prasanta Sur, announced the preliminary decision to establish an AIIMS-equivalent hospital in Kalyani. To catalyze this initiative, Pranab Mukherjee, who served as the Chairman of the Planning Commission at the time, authorized an initial allocation of ₹10 crore. On September 26, 1994, the project reached a significant milestone when President Shankar Dayal Sharma presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nurul Hasan Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research at the designated site. During the proceedings, it was formally underscored that the facility was envisioned to function as a premier medical center modeled strictly after the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. A pivotal moment in Indian medical history occurred in 2003 when Union Health Minister Sushma Swaraj approved a proposal to modernize the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. By granting it a status equivalent to Delhi’s AIIMS, the government aimed to revitalize an institution that holds the distinction of being the first of its kind in Asia. Establishing AIIMS, was part of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) initiative, announced by the Government of India and officially launched in March 2006, for the purpose of "correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable/reliable tertiary healthcare services", through setting up AIIMS Delhi-like institutions and upgrading government medical colleges. Union Cabinet approved the establishment of an AIIMS-like institution in West Bengal on February 5, 2009. To facilitate this project, the West Bengal State Government has committed to providing 100 acres of land in Raiganj, located in the Uttar Dinajpur District. This initiative aimed to significantly enhance regional medical infrastructure and specialized patient care. Establishing an AIIMS in West Bengal was proposed in 2012 as part of the 12th Five-Year Plan, with the o

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