PM Modi lays foundation stone of Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, a cancer institute in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, a cancer institute, at Garha village in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, on 23 February 2025.
Summary
On 23 February 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute at Garha village in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, in the Bundelkhand region. The PM said the institute, a cancer institute pledged by Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham, would come up on 10 acres, with a 100-bed facility ready in the first phase, so that the spiritual centre would also become a health centre. He said temples and monasteries had been centres of both worship and scientific and social thought, citing Ayurveda and yoga, and called the ongoing Maha Kumbh a 'Maha Kumbh of Unity'. Later that day in Bhopal he paid tributes at the statue of Kushabhau Thackeray.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 23 February 2025, Garha village, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh
- Institute
- Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute (cancer institute)
- Area
- 10 acres
- First phase
- 100-bed facility
- Associated with
- Dhirendra Shastri, Bageshwar Dham
- Region
- Bundelkhand
Practice MCQs 4 questions
The Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, whose foundation stone PM Modi laid on 23 February 2025, is a hospital for which disease?
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Correct answer: A — Cancer
The PM described the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute as a cancer institute pledged by Dhirendra Shastri.
How many beds will the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute have in its first phase?
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Correct answer: B — 100
The PM said a 100-bed facility would be ready in the first phase of the institute.
On how much land will the Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute be built?
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Correct answer: C — 10 acres
According to the PM, the institute will be built on an area of 10 acres.
Whose pledge is the cancer institute at Bageshwar Dham, according to the PM's address of 23 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Dhirendra Shastri
The PM said Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham had taken a pledge to establish the cancer institute.