3 years of Modi Govt: PM lays foundation of Guwahati AIIMS, says demonetisation was a very tough decision

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati to be set up at Changsari in Assam’s Kamrup district.

He laid the foundation by pressing the remote button at the Sarusajai Stadium here this evening but did not speak on the occasion.

Among others present at the function were Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah.

Guwahati AIIMS will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana at an estimated cost of Rs 1,123 crore.

Earlier, the prime minister arrived at the Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport from Dibrugarh after inaugurating the the nation’s longest river bridge - the Dhola-Sadiya bridge over Lohit river and laying the foundation of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district.

He then took the helicopter to Sarusajai stadium to lay the foundation stone of AIIMS.

Here are the live updates of his public address: 

#Let us all commit ourselves for the next five years to take the country to new heights. Let us build a New India: PM Modi in Guwahati

#Demonetisation was a very tough decision, political leaders tried to provoke but people stood with us: PM at Guwahati rally

#In the last three years, we have given foremost priority to trusting the citizens: PM Narendra Modi in Guwahati, Assam

#A law was formed in 1988 for benami properties but it was not notified for 28 years: PM Modi

#This country and its people have always stood by us and matched our steps on the path of development: PM Modi

#For the first time, we have taken a step to uplift the OBCs. The OBC Commission has been passed: PM Narendra Modi in Guwahati

#Want to express my heartfelt gratitude towards people of country, that they let us form a Govt, gave me opportunity as a 'pradhan sevak': PM

#By 2022, we want to double our farmers' income. Through 'Sampada Yojana' we want to ensure value addition of agri-products: PM Modi