Guwahati: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the newly constructed Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital in Guwahati, built at a cost of Rs 675 crore. He also inaugurated the Golaghat and Tinsukia cancer centres.

Additionally, Amit Shah inaugurated various development projects of the Assam Government in Guwahati. On this occasion, Assam Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma and several other dignitaries were also present.

Addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that this programme is important not only for Assam but for the entire Northeast. He said that about ten years ago, the condition of healthcare services across the Northeast was very poor. The opposition party that remained in power for years never cared about the health of the people, except for the financial health of their own families.

Shri Shah said that since Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma became the Chief Minister of Assam, he has succeeded in bringing the state's healthcare system on par with developed states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. A large number of government hospitals have been constructed in the state, several medical colleges have been established, and priority has been given to setting up government medical colleges so that children from poor families can also pursue medical education, the PIB stated.

In addition, hospitals equipped with the most advanced facilities in the country have been built to treat various critical diseases. He said that Chief Minister Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma, has also mobilized the strength of society along with the government in carrying out these initiatives.

Shri Amit Shah said that once in Delhi, he had told the late Ratan Tata that the long waiting list for cancer treatment at the cancer hospital of AIIMS was not a good situation for the country.

Source: Medical Dialogues - March 17,2026