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Gorakhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the building of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) and fertilizer plant in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.
These projects are worth over Rs. 9,600 and are dedicated to the development of the nation. AIIMS in Gorakhpur would serve the districts of Purvanchal in Uttar Pradesh and neighboring Bihar and Nepal.
As per the statement issued by PMO, the AIIMS has been built for the cost of over Rs 1,000 crore. Previously, PM Modi has laid the foundation stone for the complex on July 22, 2016.
The building of the AIIMS has been built under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna. Through this scheme, institutes are being established as per the vision of the Prime Minister to improve regional shortcomings in the availability of quality tertiary level healthcare.
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The facilities incorporated under the AIIMS in Gorakhpur include a 750-bed hospital, Medical college, Nursing college, AYUSH Building, residential convenience for all staff, hostel service for UG and PG students, etc.
Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath were also present during the inauguration of the projects by PM Modi.
During the event, CM Yogi stated," The fertilizer factory was shut in 1990, and until 2014. No one took the initiative to restart it. Gorakhpur was fighting medical issues for 40 years & thousands died because of the negligence of the state and central government. Today UP reaches a milestone of 17 crore vaccines."
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