New AIIMS record more than six crore outpatient consultations

The Union health ministry reported on 10 November 2026 that the new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences recorded approximately 6.01 crore outpatient consultations from financial year 2021–22 through 31 October 2026. The count covers the institutes established under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana. The ministry also reported that 18 of the 22 new institutes approved under the programme were fully functional.

Annual outpatient consultations at the new institutes rose from 50.03 lakh in 2021–22 to 144.96 lakh in 2025–26. The ministry reported another 97.41 lakh consultations in 2026–27 through October 2026. The last figure covers part of a financial year, so it is not directly comparable to a full year’s total. The cumulative count records consultations, which is different from the number of distinct people who received care. The institutes also provide inpatient and emergency services and contribute to medical and nursing education, diagnostics and research.

Facts to remember

• Cumulative total: approximately 6.01 crore outpatient consultations through 31 October 2026.
• The reporting period began in financial year 2021–22.
• Of 22 new AIIMS approved under the scheme, 18 were fully functional.
• The full-year figure reached 144.96 lakh outpatient consultations in 2025–26.

Background

The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana seeks to reduce regional gaps in access to specialised tertiary healthcare and expand medical education. Establishing new AIIMS is one way it pursues those objectives. The outpatient figures describe service use, whereas the number of fully functional institutes describes the state of the infrastructure.

Why it matters for exams

For CLAT governance and social sector schemes, connect the new AIIMS to the programme and distinguish a cumulative consultation count from annual figures.