Patna:
Union Health and Family Welfare minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that he expected the Patna branch of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) would be fully functional by next year.
Azad who inspected the on-going construction work of AIIMS in Phulwarisharif said he expected that the branch would be fully operational by next year and expressed satisfaction with the work progress.
He said however the medical course would be introduced at AIIMS here this year itself.