Bolstering Health Infra In Northeast: PM Modi To Dedicate To Nation AIIMS Guwahati, Three Other Medical Colleges In Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate AIIMS Guwahati and three other medical colleges to the nation during his visit to the Assam on Friday (14 April), an official release said on Wednesday (12 April).

The foundation stone of AIIMS Guwahati was also laid by the Prime Minister in May 2017. 

"Built at a cost of more than Rs 1,120 crore, AIIMS Guwahati is a state of the art hospital having capacity of 750 beds including 30 AYUSH beds," the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a release.

AIIMS Guwahati will have an annual intake capacity of 100 MBBS students every year and will provide world class health facilities to the people of Northeast.

According to the PMO, the operationalisation of AIIMS, Guwahati will mark a momentous occasion for the state of Assam and the entire North-East region.

PM Modi will also dedicate to the nation three medical colleges - Nalbari Medical College; Nagaon Medical College; and Kokrajhar Medical College, built at a cost of about Rs 615 crore, Rs 600 crore and Rs 535 crore respectively.

Each medical college has an attached 500 bedded teaching hospitals with OPD/IPD services including emergency services, ICU facilities, OT and diagnostic facilities etc, the PMO said.

Further, each of the medical college will have an annual intake capacity of 100 MBBS students.

During his visit to the state, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of Assam Advanced Health Care Innovation Institute (AAHII) and launch ‘Aapke Dwar Ayushman’ campaign by distributing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards to eligible beneficiaries.