India, March 23 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the integration of key Delhi medical institutions will help position the Capital as a leading national centre for medical education, research, and advanced healthcare services.

Last week, Gupta announced that her government is planning to merge Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital (GTB), Delhi State Cancer Institute (DSCI), and Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) into an autonomous institution on the lines of AIIMS. The government also aims to develop the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) into a National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).

The CM said a key objective of the project is to significantly increase the number of postgradua...