PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone Of AIIMS Darbhanga; Praises Nitish Kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Darbhanga today and laid the foundation for the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Darbhanga, and projects worth Rs 12,100 crore.

PM Modi praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his alliance partner for bringing good governance in a state that reeled under ‘jungle raj’. In his 40-minute address, PM Modi referred to the JD(U) leader as ‘Lokpriya Mukhyamantri’ (popular chief minister). Notably, Nitish Kumar has played a major role in enabling the NDA’s return to power in the parliamentary elections this year.

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PM Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects in Darbhanga, Bihar pic.twitter.com/fCqhhTazAb

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“Nitish Babu has set up a model of sushasan (good governance)”, PM Modi said. He added, “No praise is too high for him for his contribution in pulling Bihar out of the era of jungle raj. Now, under the NDA’s double engine government, the state is making rapid, all-round progress.”

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PM Modi while comparing his government’s holistic approach towards healthcare said, that there was only one functional AIIMS in Delhi, with no treatment facilities available in the barely four and five other such facilities elsewhere in the country. “Today, we have more than two dozen AIIMS across the country. Healthcare is being made available to people of weaker sections through 1.5 lakh ‘Aaryogya mandirs”, he added. Besides, more than 4 crore people have benefited from the Ayushman Bharat scheme”, the Prime Minister said.

The establishment of new AIIMS in different parts of the country will help in addressing  the shortage of healthcare professionals in the region and generate employment for thosands of people.