"It is a very important day for eastern Uttar Pradesh. We are thankful to the Prime Minister for giving an AIIMS. GORAKHPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone for a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,011 crore to provide super-specialty health care and create a large pool of doctors in Uttar Pradesh. The cost estimate of Rs 1,011 crore does not include recurring costs — wages and salaries and operation and maintenance expenses. He had said we will change the face and destiny of this region.

Source: Times of India July 22, 2016 09:22 UTC