Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated several infrastructure projects at Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH).
Speaking on the occasion, he said the new facilities will help the GMCH perform its varied roles, from being a medical college to a hospital, more efficiently. It will also go a long way in helping the government realise its long-term plans for GMCH, Sarma added.
Referring to a new medical college coming up in Guwahati, the chief minister said the city getting two medical colleges will ensure better resource utilisation and hassle-free treatment for patients. He also announced that the GMCH’s students’ long standing demand for a playground will be taken up on a priority basis.
Among the buildings inaugurated by the chief minister is a 156-bedded guest house, built under corporate social responsibility (CSR) funding from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. A state-of-the-art 450-seat capacity college auditorium built with partial financial support from Oil India Limited, a new addition to Hostel number- 4, a nurses quarter and the Principal’s residential quarter was also opened by Sarma.
Yesterday, the chief minister also signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore to launch ‘Chief Minister’s Young Professional Programme’ (CMYPP) under which 70 young professionals will assist government authorities at the district level for two years. The programme will be a blend of academic and district-based work along with an off-campus academic program spanning 40 days in Guwahati. The first batch under the CMYPP will consist of over 65 professionals being recruited by GoA and IIM Bangalore.