Ahead of the upcoming Northeast assembly polls, Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a massive ₹2,092-crore healthcare overhaul in Assam. The announcement came just hours before the Election Commission of India (ECI) was scheduled to declare election dates for four states and one Union Territory on Sunday evening.
Key upcoming healthcare projects in Assam
1. The centrepiece of these developments is the Rs 675-crore Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati.
The Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) stands as a cornerstone of Assam's healthcare expansion, significantly boosting the medical infrastructure of Guwahati and the wider Northeast. The second medical college will ease the heavy patient load on the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
2. Shah also inaugurated two critical cancer centres at Golaghat and Tinsukia. The aim is to enhance cancer treatment accessibility. The facilities under the Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF) bear a cost of ₹135 crore.
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3. The Home Minister also laid foundation stones for super-speciality hospitals in Diphu, Jorhat, and Barpeta medical colleges.
4. To strengthen healthcare administration and expand treatment capacity in the state, Shah laid the foundation stone for the ₹218-crore Swasthya Bhawan in Guwahati and the ₹ 115-crore Abhayapuri District Hospital.
Assam's healthcare landscape has changed in the last 10 years. For decades, a single state-of-the-art facility in Guwahati served as the only hope for millions. By aggressively expanding its medical college network and partnering with private expertise for specialised oncology, the state has effectively decentralised life-saving care, moving the hospital to the patient’s doorstep. This remarkable evolution is a structural rebranding of the Northeast as a self-reliant medical hub.