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                                          Gifts to the Northeast


          SPEEDING UP INDIA'S GROWTH ENGINE





           In the Northeast, the people have taken the reins of development in their hands. They are
           moving forward with the mantra of India's development, through the development of the
            Northeast. In this endeavor, the Central Government is working with all the States, as a
           friend, and partner. Northeast is giving a new direction to the development of the country
          with new projects in the last 9 years. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Assam
          on April 14, he gave gifts worth Rs 14,300 crore, including AIIMS. With these gifts, not only
                    Assam but also the development of the Northeast has got momentum…


         n the last 9 years, there has been a lot of attention   Prime  Minister  Narendra  Modi  dedicated  AIIMS,
        Ion connectivity-related  infrastructure  in the     Guwahati, and three other medical colleges to the
        Northeast. Whoever comes to the Northeast today,     nation. Apart from Assam, the people of Arunachal
        praises the road, rail, and airport connectivity. Also,   Pradesh,  Nagaland,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  and
        work is going on to boost social infrastructure in   Manipur are also going to get a lot of benefit from
        the  Northeast.  The  expansion  of  education  and   the new AIIMS. He also laid the foundation stone
        health facilities here is really unprecedented.      of  the  Advanced  Healthcare  Innovation  Institute
           Laying the foundation  stone, inaugurating and    (AAHII) and launched the 'Aapke Dwar Ayushman'
        dedicating  projects  worth  over  Rs  3,400  crore   campaign by distributing  Ayushman  Bharat
        in  Assam's  Guwahati,  Prime  Minister  Narendra    Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (AB-PMJAY)
        Modi  said,  "We  keep  on  serving  you,  with  the   cards to eligible beneficiaries.
        spirit  of being your servant,  and dedication,         Prime Minister Narendra Modi also participated
        hence the Northeast does not even feel far away      in the Bihu program in Guwahati where more than
        and the  sense  of belonging  never  diminishes.     10,000  Bihu  artists  participated.  In this program,


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