evidence: 22 AIIMS have been announced/sanctioned to be set under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Six (06) AIIMS i.e. Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh are functional. Details are given below: [...] Apart from 22 new AIIMS which have been announced/sanctioned, proposals for setting up AIIMS-like hospitals have been received from Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tripura and Mizoram. AIIMS are being set up in various parts of the country in a phased manner as per budget announcements keeping in view gaps in tertiary healthcare infrastructures in different regions of the country and availability of funds.