PM Modi launches ₹4,700-crore projects in Chandigarh, inaugurates two advanced centres at PGIMER
PM Narendra Modi launched projects worth over ₹4,700 crore in Chandigarh on 17 July 2026 and inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and Advanced Neurosciences Centre at PGIMER.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones and dedicated projects worth over ₹4,700 crore in Chandigarh on 17 July 2026, spanning healthcare, education and road infrastructure. At the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, Modi inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and the Advanced Neurosciences Centre and laid the foundation stone of a 150-bed Critical Care Block under the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM). Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda were present.
Key facts
- Date
- 17 July 2026
- Projects
- Over ₹4,700 crore (health, education, roads)
- Inaugurated at PGIMER
- Advanced Mother and Child Centre; Advanced Neurosciences Centre
- Foundation stone
- 150-bed Critical Care Block under PM-ABHIM
- Present
- Gulab Chand Kataria (Governor of Punjab, Administrator of Chandigarh), J.P. Nadda
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under which mission was the foundation stone of a 150-bed Critical Care Block laid at PGIMER, Chandigarh, on 17 July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — PM-ABHIM
The 150-bed Critical Care Block is under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
Which two centres did PM Modi inaugurate at PGIMER, Chandigarh, on 17 July 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Advanced Mother and Child Centre and Advanced Neurosciences Centre
The PM inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre and the Advanced Neurosciences Centre at PGIMER.