Assam CM inaugurates North-East's first onco-robotic surgery facility at Guwahati
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on 13 April 2025 inaugurated North-East India's first onco-robotic surgery facility at the State Cancer Institute on the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital premises.
Summary
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated North-East India's first onco-robotic surgery facility at the State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati, on 13 April 2025. The facility was set up at a cost of ₹14.99 crore under the Centre's National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS), and the robot is a 'Make in India' product. Similar facilities are planned at Dibrugarh and Silchar, and the state plans nursing colleges within cancer hospitals.
Key facts
- Inaugurated
- 13 April 2025, by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Location
- State Cancer Institute, GMCH, Guwahati
- Distinction
- First onco-robotic surgery facility in North-East India
- Cost
- ₹14.99 crore
- Funded under
- NPCDCS (Centre)
- Next facilities
- Dibrugarh and Silchar
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was North-East India's first onco-robotic surgery facility inaugurated on 13 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
State Cancer Institute, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati; Dibrugarh and Silchar are to get similar facilities later.
Under which Central programme was the ₹14.99 crore onco-robotic surgery facility at GMCH, Guwahati, set up?
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Correct answer: D — NPCDCS
NPCDCS — the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke.