Stressing that there is a lack of big medical infrastructure and services in areas beyond the city in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, a citizen group has written to the prime minister, Union health minister and Maharashtra chief minister demanding a branch of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in MMR.

The MMR includes districts like Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad and has a population of over 2.29 crore. While Mumbai has tertiary care facilities, patients in many other areas do not get super-advanced treatment and health facilities.