The Cabinet has given a go ahead to the proposal to form societies for each of the six AIIMS like institutions which are being set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna, PMSSY. The formation of these societies will give these institutions a governance structure. These societies will be functional till these six institutions are brought under the Act of Parliament. According to an official release creating legal entities in the form of societies for these institutions will facilitate greater autonomy and faster execution of the projects and will expedite the release of funds from the government. Each of these institutions will be registered under a society and will have two tier organisations and management structure. The governing council under the chairmanship of Health Minister will be the apex body to decide on policy matters. There will be a board of governors with Secretary Health as the chairperson and persons with knowledge in the field of science and medicine will be nominated by the governing council. AIR correspondent says that the Cabinet had approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna in 2006 with the objective of correcting regional imbalances for affordable and reliable health care services as well as to increase facilities for quality medical education in the country under PMSSY, six AIIMS like institutions are being set up in Patna in Bihar, Raipur in Chattisgarh , Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Bhubneswar in Orissa, Jodhpur in Rajasthan and Rishikesh in Uttarakhand.