Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated the first AIIMS in the Northeast in Assam's Guwahai, built at a cost of Rs 1,123 crore, to the nation.
The super-speciality hospital will provide healthcare not only to people in Assam but also to other northeastern states.
AIIMS Guwahati built at a cost of Rs 1,123 crore.
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.
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.
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 five lakh with these cards.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Chaos At UP Hospital After Fire, Families Demand To Meet Injured Children
Looking Forward To Meaningful Discussions At G20, Says PM Modi "Reserved For PM": M Kharge Claims Not Allowed Into Airport Lounge PM Narendra Modi Departs For 5-Day Tour Of Nigeria, Brazil, Guyana "We Ran Out Of Missiles": US Fighter Pilots Recall Iran's Attack On Israel 10-Crore Lawsuit Over 3-Second Clip? What's Behind Nayanthara-Dhanush Spat US To India In 30 Minutes? Elon Musk Discusses Future Of Ultra-Fast Travel Family Claims Dead Man's Eye Taken Out In Bihar Hospital, Doctors Blame Rats Video: Man Finds Insects In Sambhar On Vande Bharat Train, Railways Reacts GAIL Hiring For 261 Positions, Salary Up To Rs 1.80 Lakh/Month Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.