New Delhi, March 15 -- The Delhi government has decided to integrate some of Delhi's key public medical institutions, Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, the Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI), and Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), and develop them into a unified autonomous institution on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS).

According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), at the same time, the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) will be developed in the future as NIMHANS-2, a major national centre for mental health and neurosciences.

A high-level review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was recently held at the Delhi Secretariat to discuss the proposal. The meeting was...