"AIIMS will come up in Jammu as well as in Kashmir. We have never said that it will not come up in Kashmir," state's Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga, told reporters here.
Ganga said the government would follow the model of having two central universities - one each for Kashmir and Jammu - in the state.
"Like the Central University came to Jammu as well to Kashmir, rest assured, whatever we will do, will be done for the betterment of both the regions," he said.
Recently, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Jitender Singh had said AIIMS will first come up in Jammu and then somewhere else.
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Ganga said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed were experienced politicians and the government keeps in mind both the regions.
"Whatever has been done till now, has been done keeping in mind both the regions. Our prime minister and the chief minister are both experienced politicians," he said.