Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Lokesh to Lay Foundation Stone for AIG Hospital
N. Lokesh will begin the construction of a large hospital in Yendada.
The hospital will be run by the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, also called AIG.
It will be built in phases and is expected to cost ₹2,000 crore.
When finished, it will have 1,000 beds.
Doctors will offer more than 50 kinds of medical care there.
The first part will have two towers and 650 beds.
That phase is expected to be finished by October 2028.
A nursing college will also be built nearby.
The project is expected to create 9,000 jobs.
N. Lokesh will lay the foundation stone for an AIG Hospital in Yendada, Visakhapatnam.
The hospital will be developed in phases with an investment of ₹2,000 crore.
The completed hospital is planned to have 1,000 beds and more than 50 medical specialties.
The project is expected to provide employment to 9,000 people.
The first phase will include two towers with 650 beds, scheduled for completion by October 2028.
- Who
- Minister for Education, IT and Electronics N. Lokesh will lay the foundation stone.
- What
- The foundation will be laid for an AIG Hospital and a nearby nursing college.
- When
- The foundation stone ceremony is scheduled for Monday; the first phase is scheduled for completion in October 2028.
- Where
- Yendada in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- The project is intended to establish a 1,000-bed hospital with more than 50 medical specialties and provide employment.
- Hospital operator
- Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG)
- Investment
- ₹2,000 crore, developed in phases
- Hospital site
- Nine acres
- Planned capacity
- 1,000 beds on completion
- First phase
- Two towers with a combined capacity of 650 beds
- Second phase
- One additional tower with 350 beds
- Employment
- Expected to provide 9,000 jobs
- Nursing college site
- Another 2.5 acres