Assam: PM Modi inaugurates northeast's first AIIMS in Guwahati
India TV NewsPM Modi Assam visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 14,300 crore in Assam today. Patient care services at AIIMS, Guwahati had started with telemedicine from August last year and limited OPD for local residents began in September, Executive Director Ashok Puranik said. “The institute aims to correct regional imbalances in the availability of affordable and reliable tertiary healthcare services, to augment facilities for quality medical education and providing comprehensive, quality and holistic tertiary care health services to the people of Assam and neighbouring states,” Puranik said. Assam Advanced Health Care Innovation Institute foundation stone ceremony: He also laid the foundation stone of Assam Advanced Health Care Innovation Institute and launched 'Aapke Dwar Ayushman' campaign by distributing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana cards to eligible beneficiaries.