Union MoS for Health & Family Welfare Smt. Anupriya Patel addresses 71st Foundation Day celebrations of AIIMS New Delhi

Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Smt. Anupriya Patel addressed the 71st Foundation Day celebrations of AIIMS New Delhi. During the event, she highlighted the transformation of India's healthcare and medical education landscape, noting that the number of medical colleges has grown from 387 to over 800 and undergraduate seats from 51,000 to nearly 1.3 lakh since 2014, with a vision to add another 75,000 seats. She emphasized AIIMS New Delhi's role as the apex mentor for the national network of 23 AIIMS institutions, advocated for the development of indigenous medical technologies, stressed that technology must complement rather than replace human clinical judgment, and highlighted the role of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) in providing financial protection.