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Guwahati: In a latest development, a new medical college of 100 seats for MBBS is going to be set up in Lakhimpur of Assam as the National Medical Commission has give their nod.
The announcement was made by Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on his Twitter.
"In a major milestone for Assam, I'm glad to share that @NMC_IND has approved a new Medical College for Lakhimpur with 100 seats for MBBS", CM Sarma wrote.
He also wrote, "A matter of great personal pride as I see this 8th College, I dreamt of, taking shape. Now, we've 1100 #MBBS seats for our children", he added.
Last year when Himanta Biswa Sarma was Assam's Education Minister was announced that 40 new colleges would be constructed in all the 40 constituencies of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Sarma made this announcement in the oath-taking ceremony of the new council of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Along with the 40 new colleges, full-fledged stadiums will also be set up in these constituencies.
United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) president Pramod Boro was sworn in as the new Chief Executive Member (CEM) of BTC at Greenfield, Bodofa Nagar in Kokrajhar. Along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Gana Suraksha Party (GSP), UPPL will form the next council together. Addressing the mass, Sarma said that the government of Assam has decided to start the construction of model colleges in Chirang, Tamulpur and Udalguri from the next month.