<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a cancer care centre in Assam's Dibrugarh district.</p>.<p>It has been developed by Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), a joint venture of the state government and Tata Trusts.</p>.<p>The centre at Dibrugarh is part of 17 medical facilities being developed by ACCF, of which seven will be inaugurated by the prime minister during his day-long visit to the state.</p>.<p>He unveiled a plaque in front of the centre, in the presence of Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/efforts-on-to-remove-afspa-completely-from-northeast-pm-modi-1104634.html" target="_blank">Efforts on to remove AFSPA completely from Northeast: PM Modi</a></strong></p>.<p>Modi inspected the facilities and equipment in the centre, situated on the Assam Medical College and Hospital premise here, during a brief tour.</p>.<p>He will also virtually inaugurate six other similar facilities in another programme scheduled later in the afternoon. Those are located in Barpeta, Tezpur, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Darrang.</p>.<p>Modi will also lay the foundation of seven hospitals at Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Nalbari, Nagaon and Tinsukia under the project at the same event.</p>.<p>A Tata Trusts spokesperson had earlier said that three more such cancer care facilities are in an advanced stage of completion and will be opened later this year.</p>.<p>He said the 17 medical facilities, the "largest" network under cancer control model of Tata Trusts, will serve 50,000 people annually not only from Assam but also from neighbouring states.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated a cancer care centre in Assam's Dibrugarh district.</p>.<p>It has been developed by Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), a joint venture of the state government and Tata Trusts.</p>.<p>The centre at Dibrugarh is part of 17 medical facilities being developed by ACCF, of which seven will be inaugurated by the prime minister during his day-long visit to the state.</p>.<p>He unveiled a plaque in front of the centre, in the presence of Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/efforts-on-to-remove-afspa-completely-from-northeast-pm-modi-1104634.html" target="_blank">Efforts on to remove AFSPA completely from Northeast: PM Modi</a></strong></p>.<p>Modi inspected the facilities and equipment in the centre, situated on the Assam Medical College and Hospital premise here, during a brief tour.</p>.<p>He will also virtually inaugurate six other similar facilities in another programme scheduled later in the afternoon. Those are located in Barpeta, Tezpur, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Darrang.</p>.<p>Modi will also lay the foundation of seven hospitals at Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Sivasagar, Nalbari, Nagaon and Tinsukia under the project at the same event.</p>.<p>A Tata Trusts spokesperson had earlier said that three more such cancer care facilities are in an advanced stage of completion and will be opened later this year.</p>.<p>He said the 17 medical facilities, the "largest" network under cancer control model of Tata Trusts, will serve 50,000 people annually not only from Assam but also from neighbouring states.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>