Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Northeast is on the verge of a new awakening under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
Ahead of the inauguration, the Assam chief minister congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the recently built All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Guwahati at Changsari.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati earlier in the day for a daylong visit. CM Sarma gave him a hearty greeting when he arrived at the airport. The two then travelled to Changsari, where the recently built AIIMS Guwahati is situated. This was the first of many development projects that PM Modi will dedicate totaling Rs 8,000 crores.
The Assam CM said, “On behalf of the people of Assam, I would like to thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I would also like to thank Union health minister Mansukh Mandiviya.”
He said, “Our aim is to provide 24 hour health services. We want to erect a medical college in every district of the state. A new medical college will come up in the IIT Guwahati campus.”
CM Sarma also said, “We will be providing 1.1 crore people with Ayushman cards. Every family will be able to benefit from it. These promises will be fulfilled within the next one-and-a-half-month.”
“With the help of this card, every family will be able to avail healthcare services free of cost. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Northeast is headed towards a new awakening,” added the Assam CM while recalling PM Modi’s old resolve.
It should be noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati today at around 11.30 am for a daylong visit.
Then, PM Modi would virtually inaugurate a top-notch research hospital at IIT-Guwahati. The Government of Assam and IIT collaborated to establish the hospital.
He would next take a helicopter from IIT-Guwahati to Khanapara Veterinary Field, and from there, he will travel to Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra to attend a ceremony there. PM Modi will attend the Gauhati High Court’s Platinum Jubilee celebration’s closing ceremony around 1.45 pm.
After that, PM Modi will spend some time at the Koinadhara Guest House before travelling to the Sarusajai Stadium to attend the massive Bihu event, which Assam hopes to watch in order to break the record for the largest Bihu performance in a single venue.