In Pics: PM Modi dedicates northeast's first AIIMS to the nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14 dedicated the first AIIMS in the North East, built at a cost of Rs 1,123 crore, to the nation. He also virtually inaugurated three medical colleges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 14 dedicated the first AIIMS in the North East, built at a cost of Rs 1,123 crore, to the nation. (Image: PIB)
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The foundation stone of this hospital was also laid by the Prime Minister in May 2017. The super-specialty hospital will provide healthcare not only to people in Assam but also to other northeastern states. (Image: PIB)
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AIIMS Guwahati is a state-of-the-art hospital with a capacity of 750 beds including 30 AYUSH beds. This hospital will have an annual intake capacity of 100 MBBS students every year along with providing world-class health facilities to the people of the Northeast. (Image: PIB)
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PM Modi flew into Guwahati on April 14 on a day-long trip to dedicate Rs 14,300 crore worth of development projects on the first day of the state’s spring festival 'Rongali Bihu'. He was received at the by Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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He also virtually inaugurated three medical colleges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar. The 500-bed tertiary care teaching hospitals with 24 undergraduate departments in the three medical colleges will start with 100 annual MBBS student intake, taking the total MBBS student intake to 1500 in Assam. (Image: PIB)
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He also laid the foundation of the Rs 546 crore Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute (AAHII), a joint initiative of the state government and IIT Guwahati. AAHII aims to promote inventions and innovations in medicine and healthcare, nurturing multidisciplinary research and development in frontier areas of medicine by marrying engineering with healthcare. (Image: PIB)
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The prime minister also launched the distribution of 1.1 crore Ayushman cards to beneficiaries who will be able to avail cashless healthcare medical treatment benefits up to Rs 5 lakh with these cards. (Image: PIB) (With inputs from agencies)
