Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Assam on 7 February. will lay foundations for two medical colleges in Assam – Charaideo and Biswanath Chariali, during his visit to the State. PM Modi is also slated to inaugurate Assam Government’s road project ‘Assam Mala’. This will be the second visit of PM in a fortnight ahead of the Assembly elections in the State. 

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. shared this information on Twitter. He wrote, “PM Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of two medical colleges in Biswanath Charali and Charaideo. He will also inaugurate State Government’s road project ‘Assam Mala'." Elections to 126-member Assam Legislative Assembly is likely to be held during April-May this year. 

Earlier, PM Narendra Modi had visited Assam on January 23. He had launched the allotment of land ‘pattas’ (land allotment permit) to 1,06,940 landless indigenous people at the historic Jerenga Pothar in Sivasagar. Earlier, Modi had said that he was committed to doing everything possible to preserve the rights and unique culture of the northeastern state. Besides PM Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would also visit Guwahati on Saturday. The PM will launch the distribution of financial assistance of Rs 3,000 to each of around eight lakh tea garden workers in the state.  

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