PM Modi visits Assam on Bihu, inaugurates Northeast’s first AIIMS in Guwahati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati on Friday as Assam celebrates the festival of Bihu. The prime minister inaugurated AIIMS Guwahati in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Guwahati on Friday as Assam celebrates the festival of Bihu. The prime minister inaugurated AIIMS Guwahati in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Earlier in the day, Himanta Biswa Sarma had welcomed PM Modi at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. After the prime minister’s arrival, Sarma wrote on Twitter, “I heartily welcome Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji to Assam to celebrate Bihu.”
PM Modi also virtually inaugurated three medical colleges at Nalbari, Nagaon and Kokrajhar.
Speaking at the ceremony, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the initiative to distribute 1.1 crore Ayushman cards and said the number will increase to 3.3 crores in the next one and a half months. Beneficiaries will be able to avail cashless healthcare medical treatment benefits up to Rs five lakh with these cards.
What’s on agenda?
PM Modi also dedicated Rs 14,300-crore worth of development projects during his visit to Assam on the occasion of the state’s spring festival. The prime minister will also lay the foundation for the Assam Advanced Healthcare Innovation Institute, a collaboration between IIT-Guwahati and the state government, and inaugurate a mega 500-TPD methanol plant in Namrup.
He will also attend a programme marking the platinum jubilee celebrations of the Gauhati High Court.
Washing Powder Nirma’ poster welcomes PM Modi to Assam
Ahead of PM Modi’s day-long visit to Assam, a poster of ‘Washing Powder Nirma’ was seen in Guwahati’s Rajiv Bhawan area. Rajiv Bhawan is the Assam Congress headquarters.
The poster featured morphed images of the Nirma girl with faces of BJP leaders like CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Narayan Rane, Suvendu Adhikari, Sujana Chowdhary, Eshwarappa among others who joined the saffron party from other parties.
The poster had “Welcome PM Modi to Assam” written on it.
