Power Grid Corporation inks MoU with Aiims to provide medical equipment

Power Grid Corporation of India on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur for supplying medical equipment and an ambulance worth Rs 15.50 crore to the institute.

PGCIL will provide Rs 15.50 crore for the purchase of one CT scan machine and ambulance, recovery and patient transfer vans, foldable wheelchairs and e-rickshaws through its CSR funds, AIIMS Raipur Public Relations Officer SS Sharma said.

PGCIL hopes that it will provide immense relief to patients in terms of waiting time for a CT scan after the new machine is installed. Other equipment will also help in patient transportation and patient care, Alok Director (Western Region-1) said in a statement.

Prof. Ajai Singh, Director, AIIMS Raipur, said that AIIMS-R provides state-of-the-art facilities to patients but there is a need for PSUs and other giant companies to come forward and provide relief to patients through their CSR -funds. as provided in the MoU with PGCIL.

All equipment will be procured through government sources by March 2024, Singh added.