Health Minister J. P. Nadda on 29 October inspected a new waiting hall at AIIMS New Delhi that can seat 897 people and is to be used as an "Aashray" shelter for patients and their families.
The 2,970-square-metre building at the AIIMS Trauma Centre Extension Campus was built by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad, under its corporate social responsibility programme.
The cleanliness review
Nadda also reviewed AIIMS's sanitation and waste management under Special Campaign 6 and spoke to sanitation workers. The ministry listed:
- 11 wastewater treatment plants, with about 19.6 lakh litres of treated water reused every day for gardens.
- Electricity use down by 7.68 lakh kWh, or 10.5%, and about ₹1.98 crore saved in January–October 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.
- 40 free electric shuttle services on campus, 30 EV chargers and 114 charging points.
For families who often wait outside the hospital for days, a covered shelter of this size is a practical change. The release does not say when the building will open.
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Source: official release by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (29 OCT 2026 5:58PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda Reviews Cleanliness Initiatives under Special Campaign 6 at AIIMS, New Delhi; Inspects Newly Constructed Ashray Building for Patients and Attendants.
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VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2330136) issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on 29 OCT 2026 5:58PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Union Health Minister Shri J.P. Nadda Reviews Cleanliness Initiatives under Special Campaign 6 at AIIMS, New Delhi; Inspects Newly Constructed Ashray Building f — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
