Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Assam CM Inaugurates B.Sc Nursing College, Lays Foundation for Super-Speciality Hospital
Assam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, opened a new college to train nurses in North Lakhimpur.
This college is part of a plan to make healthcare better in the state and will help young women get good jobs.
He also started the building process for a big new hospital with 205 beds at the Lakhimpur Medical College.
This new hospital will cost a lot of money, and he announced extra funds for medical machines.
The Chief Minister said that more nursing colleges like this will be built at all 17 cancer hospitals in Assam.
He also mentioned plans to make the existing Lakhimpur Medical College even bigger with more courses and to build new hospitals in other towns.
Additionally, he launched several other projects across the region.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the B.Sc Nursing College at North Lakhimpur under the Assam Cancer Care Foundation.
He also performed the Bhoomipujan for a 205-bed Super-Speciality Hospital at Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital.
The new nursing college aims to strengthen healthcare and provide professional education to young women in northern Assam.
The Super-Speciality Hospital project is estimated to cost nearly Rs 300 crore, including Rs 100 crore for medical equipment.
Chief Minister Sarma announced plans to establish B.Sc Nursing Colleges at all 17 cancer care hospitals across Assam and inaugurated other development projects in Doomdooma and surrounding areas.
- Who
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
- What
- Inaugurated a B.Sc Nursing College and laid the foundation stone for a 205-bed Super-Speciality Hospital at Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital.
- When
- Friday (October 31)
- Where
- North Lakhimpur
- Why
- To strengthen Assam's healthcare delivery system, provide professional nursing education, and make advanced medical education and healthcare facilities available within the state.
- B.Sc Nursing College Inauguration Location
- North Lakhimpur
- Super-Speciality Hospital Bed Capacity
- 205 beds
- Super-Speciality Hospital Initial Cost Estimate
- Over Rs 200 crore
- Total Project Cost (Hospital + Equipment)
- Nearly Rs 300 crore
- Other Projects Launched
- 9 major projects worth Rs 183 crore in Doomdooma
