AIIMS for Keralam: Kozhikode under active consideration, says Satheesan
M.K. Raghavan, MP, and three MLAs urge the Chief Minister to establish the institute at Kinalur, citing the shortage of tertiary healthcare facilities in Malabar. They have expressed concern over reports that other locations are being considered for the project.
Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has assured elected representatives from Kozhikode that the district is being actively considered for the establishment of an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Kerala. This promise came following a meeting on Saturday, October 3, with M.K. Raghavan, Kozhikode MP, and several MLAs including K. Praveenkumar, K. Jayanth, and V.T.
Sooraj. The lawmakers voiced their demand for an AIIMS in Kozhikode, highlighting the critical shortage of tertiary healthcare facilities in the Malabar region. The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation has already granted 151.58 acres of land at Kinalur to the government, with the remaining 100 acres expected to be acquired soon.
Establishing the AIIMS at Kinalur would benefit approximately 1.5 crore people across seven districts, from Kasaragod to Thrissur. The MLAs emphasized their consistent top priority for Kozhikode in all communications with the Union government, warning that shifting focus could disappoint the Malabar region's population and foster strong public sentiment against the project.
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