AIIMS Awantipora, reviewed by the Union Health Minister in November 2026, is in which union territory?
- A.Ladakh
- B.Jammu and Kashmir
- C.Chandigarh
- D.Puducherry
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Explanation
The correct answer is Jammu and Kashmir. Awantipora lies in the Kashmir valley, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences being built there is meant to widen access to tertiary and specialised care in the union territory as well as strengthen medical education in the region. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda reviewed the project and directed that the out-patient department open before December 2026, with in-patient services from July 2027 and the leftover construction finished by March 2027. Ladakh in option A is a separate union territory carved out alongside Jammu and Kashmir but has no bearing on this institute. Chandigarh in option C and Puducherry in option D are union territories elsewhere in the country. The minister praised the agencies for progressing the work despite the difficult terrain at the site.
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Practice Questions
What is the value of the medical equipment items for which procurement approval has been conveyed for AIIMS Awantipora?
- A.Rs 19.41 crore
- B.Rs 59.41 crore
- C.Rs 159.41 crore
- D.Rs 594.10 crore
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Procurement approval has been conveyed for 180 medical equipment items of this value, and Notices of Award have already gone out for 140 of those items, which leaves forty still to be awarded.
Read the full explanation →How many positions of essential manpower has the Health Ministry approved for running the OPD and related services at AIIMS Awantipora?
- A.150
- B.352
- C.652
- D.1,052
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The ministry has approved the engagement of essential manpower for making the out-patient department and related services work, and the proposed arrangements cover six hundred and fifty-two positions across various categories.
Read the full explanation →How much office space was reclaimed by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.1,25,114 square feet
- B.3,27,500 square feet
- C.5,82,449 square feet
- D.7,41,000 square feet
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The space was freed mainly through the records management exercise, in which 1,20,115 of the 1,25,114 physical files reviewed were weeded out and 32,542 of the 37,481 e-files reviewed were closed.
Read the full explanation →How many public grievances were disposed of by the Department of Health and Family Welfare under Special Campaign 6?
- A.6,026
- B.9,480
- C.12,840
- D.18,240
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The Department disposed of that many public grievances during the campaign, and alongside them it cleared 6,026 related appeals. It also addressed 119 references received from Members of Parliament and simplified 19 rules and processes.
Read the full explanation →Special Campaign 6, under which the Union Health Ministry met all its targets, was conducted during which period?
- A.2 to 31 August 2026
- B.2 to 31 October 2026
- C.1 to 30 September 2026
- D.1 to 31 December 2026
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The Department of Health and Family Welfare reached 100 per cent of the targets set for it under Special Campaign 6, which ran over that month with a focus on making cleanliness an institutional habit, reducing pendency and improving administrative efficiency across government offices.
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