Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the proposed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu BJP President Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Monday.
Speaking to reporters here, Soundararajan said the dates for the foundation stone laying event will be decided soon.
On June 20, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami thanked Modi for deciding to establish an AIIMS in Madurai.
The proposed 750-bed speciality hospital will be set up on 200 acres of land at an outlay of around Rs 1,500 crore.
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