A four-member delegation of AIIMS-New Delhi, headed by its director Prof. M Srinivas, met Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Saturday and discussed plans to develop healthcare facilities in the state.

Senior officers of the Health Department and the doctors from GBP Hospital and Agartala Govt Medical College (AGMC) were present at the meeting.

Chief Minister Dr Saha through his social media said that “The state government is committed to providing the best possible healthcare services to its citizens. I chaired an important meeting with a delegation from AIIMS, New Delhi, aimed at improving medical services at the state's premier hospitals—Agartala Government Medical College and GB Hospital. The meeting, held at the T.I.F.T. Conference Hall, was attended by the delegation led by Professor M. Srinivas, Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, along with officials from the state government and the concerned hospitals.”

While, Health Secretary Kiran Gitte said the state officials briefed the AIIMS team on the GBP Hospital and AGMC during the meeting. Following the meeting, the AIIMS delegation visited the GBP Hospital.

Gitte said the team, which has come to Tripura for two days on an invitation from the state government, will visit all departments of the GBP Hospitals and interact with the patients to assess the ground reality.

After that, the AIIMS team will make suggestions on how to improve medical education at AGMC and the quality of healthcare at GBP Hospital. The state will sign an MoU with the country's best medical institution and implement the suggestions in the next 6-12 months, said Gitte.

He also said the state government has already held discussions with the Centre on the proposal for an AIIMS-like healthcare institution in the state.