Prime Minister dedicates ‘Green AIIMS’ in Bilaspur to the nation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kothipura in Bilaspur district. The Rs 1471 crore, 750-bed premier medical institute is set up to provide people in the region with super specialty medical treatment.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Rs 140 crore Government Hydro Engineering College at Bandla in Bilaspur. He also laid foundation stones for the Rs 350 crore Medical Devices Park to be set up at Nalagarh and the Pinjore-Nalagarh four-lane road project to be constructed under the Bharat Mala project at a cost of Rs 1692 crore.
While addressing a mammoth public meeting at the historic Luhnu ground in Bilaspur, the Prime Minister greeted the people in the local Bilaspur dialect. He said that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Bilaspur would be known as the “Green AIIMS” as it has been built in an eco-friendly manner. He said that AIIMS Bilaspur would not only increase access to affordable healthcare in the state but also provide specialized health care facilities to the people of the region nearer to their homes. He stated that the Centre Government has worked for the last eight years to ensure that the benefits of development reach the most remote parts of the country.
The Prime Minister said that the State of Himachal Pradesh has played a crucial role in guarding the frontiers of the nation (Rashtra Raksha) and now the AIIMS would go a long way in making Himachal a destination for “Jeevan Raksha”.
Narendra Modi said that Himachal Pradesh was one of the three states chosen for establishing bulk drug parks and one of the four states chosen for medical device parks. He said that credit for this goes to the faith and support the people of the state have provided to the Centre Government. He said that medical tourism was another important sector that needed to be promoted in Himachal so that when people from across the world come to India, they should visit Himachal as the state has a beautiful and healthy environment.
While welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Himachal Pradesh, CM Jai Ram Thakur said that the people of the state would always remain indebted to the love and benevolence showered by the Prime Minister on the state. He said that providing AIIMS to a small state like Himachal Pradesh with only 70 lakh population shows the concern of the Prime Minister towards the development of the state and the welfare of the people of Himachal Pradesh. He also thanked the Prime Minister for dedicating developmental projects worth Rs. 3653 crore to the State today. He also thanked the Prime Minister for always being concerned about the developmental needs and aspirations of the state and its people.