PM Modi Inaugurates Development Projects Worth Rs 12,100 Crore in Bihar, Says Situation Improved After Nitish Kumar Came to Power

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Bihar today and here he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several development projects worth about Rs 12,100 crore. Among them, he also laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Darbhanga. Addressing the people here, PM Modi said, "A lot of development is taking place in Bihar, the NDA government is committed to the welfare of the people. The previous governments in Bihar have never cared about the health infrastructure. The previous governments here had made false promises, the situation has improved after Nitish Kumar came to power".

PM Modi said, "We have opened more than 1.5 lakh 'Ayushman Arogya Mandirs' in the country for the people of economically weaker sections. Our government has added one lakh medical seats across the country; 75,000 more seats will be added. Nitish Kumar has brought good governance to Bihar. He has ended 'Jungle Raj'. The NDA government is running a project of Rs 11,000 crore to prevent floods in Bihar".

Let us tell you that to boost the health infrastructure of the region, the Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Darbhanga at a cost of more than Rs 1,260 crore. The PMO said in a statement that it will also have a super specialty hospital and an AYUSH block, a medical college, a nursing college, a night shelter and residential facilities.

According to the statement, it will provide better health facilities to the people of the areas around Darbhanga. The statement said that in this visit of Modi, special attention will be given to promoting connectivity through new projects in both road and rail sectors. Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several national highway projects worth about Rs 5,070 crore in Bihar.