SunstarTV Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of AIIMS at Rajkot, Gujarat, via video conferencing, today.
PM Modi said, “Bidding farewell to this year with a new health infrastructure reflects the difficulties we faced and also stands for the hope we have for the year.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of AIIMS at Rajkot, Gujarat, via video conferencing pic.twitter.com/UyXgl1RmwL
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2020
The governor of Gujarat, the state chief minister, Union health minister and Union minister of State (MoS) for Health were also be present on the occasion.
My speech at the foundation stone laying ceremony of AIIMS Rajkot. https://t.co/rUpN4kgmMk
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 31, 2020
About 201 acres of land has been allotted for the project. It will be built at an estimated cost of Rs1,195 core, and is expected to be completed by mid-2022.
The state-of-the-art 750 bed hospital will also have a 30-bed Ayush block. The medical college will also have 125 MBBS seats, and 60 nursing seats.
Sources: ANI
