New AIIMS cross 6 crore OPD consultations since 2021-22; AIIMS Mangalagiri’s own count tops 35 lakh

Outpatient visits to the new AIIMS have nearly tripled in four years, and the running total since 2021-22 has now passed 6 crore. The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, that the institutes set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) had together handled about 6.01 crore OPD consultations up to 31 October 2026.

The yearly count was 50.03 lakh in 2021-22. It climbed to 77.95 lakh the following year, crossed one crore in 2023-24 (100.52 lakh), and went on to 129.98 lakh (2024-25) and 144.96 lakh (2025-26). The first seven months of 2026-27, up to October, have already brought 97.41 lakh. That is about 13.9 lakh a month, against roughly 12 lakh a month in 2025-26.

Where Mangalagiri and Bibinagar stand

The scheme has 22 new AIIMS on its approved list, and 18 of them are fully functional, the ministry said. They run outpatient and inpatient departments, emergency and trauma care, diagnostic services, medical teaching and research. Its note carries no institute-wise numbers and does not name the four that are yet to become fully functional.

The two Telugu states have one institute each. AIIMS Mangalagiri in Guntur district was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 7 October 2015 at an approved cost of Rs 1,618 crore. Its buildings are complete, MBBS classes began in 2018-19 and both OPD and inpatient services are running, the PMSSY portal shows. The institute’s own website counter displayed a total of 35,16,481 OPD consultations, 83,250 inpatient admissions and 65,99,262 laboratory tests on Wednesday, 11 November. In April 2023 the Prime Minister had praised it for crossing 10 lakh consultations.

AIIMS Bibinagar in Telangana was approved on 17 December 2018 at Rs 1,365.95 crore. The portal’s status page, last updated on 18 March 2026, lists construction there as still in progress, with MBBS classes under way since 2019-20 and OPD and inpatient services in operation.

Booking an OPD visit

The ministry said the new institutes had also expanded teaching at the undergraduate, postgraduate and nursing levels. For patients, AIIMS Mangalagiri takes OPD appointments online: its homepage links to the Centre’s Online Registration System at ors.gov.in and lists 08645-280021 for enquiries and appointments.