Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda Virtually Inaugurates the Liver Transplant Unit & Robotic Surgery System at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

• On 23 February 2026, Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda virtually inaugurated the Liver Transplant Unit and Advanced Surgical Robotic System (ASRS) at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
• AIIMS Bhubaneswar becomes the first government medical institution in Odisha with a comprehensive robotic surgery programme.
• Significance for UPSC: links to organ transplantation policy (THOTA, 1994; NOTP; NOTTO), tertiary healthcare expansion, and PMSSY-driven AIIMS network.