Telangana's BJP government cuts AIIMS funding while other states get full funding.

So far, the government has only allocated about 11.4% of the total cost, which is unclear why they are delaying the project.

The Union Government's total lack of concern for the allocation of funds for the development of infrastructure in States not ruled by the BJP is plain to see. To illustrate how biased the Modi government is towards Telangana, consider the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) funding decision in Bibinagar, Nalgonda district.

The Union Cabinet approved the Bibinagar AIIMS campus on December 17, 2018, at an estimated cost of Rs 1365.95 crore, with the completion of the healthcare facility scheduled for October 2024. Based on the current budget allocations, the facility could not be fully operational by next October.

The Union Government has only allocated Rs 156.01 crore (out of a total of Rs 1365.95 crore) for the project, meaning that the superspecial-ty healthcare facility will never be able to open on time (although only 19 months remain until the deadline). The amount of money allocated so far amounts to about 11.4%, and it is unclear why the BJP government is delaying the project.

Seven of the Centre's proposed sixteen institutes still need to complete their physical structures, with the remaining buildings either partially or wholly under construction. In response to an RTI request by Inaganti Ravi Kumar, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed that only Telangana and Tamil Nadu institutions received smaller allocations than the national average. Despite having an estimated completion date of October 2024, the AIIMS in Bibinagar only received Rs 156 crore (out of Rs 1365,95 crore), while the AIIMS in Tamil Nadu received only Rs 12.35 crore (estimated cost of Rs 1977.8 crore).

The Central Government's willingness to fund AIIMS hospitals in other States is intriguing. Guwahati (AssamAIIMS )'s received Rs 717.52 crore, for example (estimated cost Rs 1123 crore). In case you're curious about how other states are doing, where they are Awantipora, Kashmir, at Rs 713.67 crore (est cost: Rs 1828 crore); Deoghar, Jharkhand, at Rs 793.86 crore (est cost: Rs 1103 crore); Rajkot, Gujarat, at Rs 622.80 crore (est cost: Rs 1195 crore); Madurai, Tamil Nadu, at Rs 12.35 crore (Rs 1977.8 crore). Due to the lack of encumbrance-free land, no money has been released for the Darbanga, Bihar (est cost Rs 1264 crore) or Manethi, Haryana (cost Rs 1299 crore) projects.

Among the interesting trends revealed by the Centre's data is that four institutes were approved for operation in 2018. The AIIMS in Deoghar (Jharkhand) is the most advanced, with 86% of its construction complete thanks to a release of Rs 793.86 crore (out of a total of Rs 1471.04 crore sanctioned). The AIIMS in Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) is also nearly finished, with 93% of its construction complete (a total of Rs 1828 crore). Telangana and Tamil Nadu are home to the other two educational facilities.