At a meeting on Monday, the institute’s standing finance committee is set to discuss a proposal to engage a master planner and programme management consultant for the Rs 206-crore redevelopment plan. The AIIMS campus in Delhi and its satellite campus in Jhajjar (Haryana) have more than 900 beds dedicated to Covid-19 patients, and the institute plans to add around 200 beds, a senior faculty member said. He said the faculty association itself wanted fast implementation of the redevelopment plan. But some of the teachers believe that given the challenges posed by the pandemic, the institute should delay the redevelopment plan and focus on enhancing treatment facilities for Covid-19 patients. They highlighted how the Union finance ministry had earlier this month asked government departments to use their resources prudently keeping in mind the Covid-19 crisis.

Source: The Telegraph June 21, 2020 21:45 UTC