PM Modi Opens Advanced Mother-Child and Neurosciences Centres at PGIMER

19 July 2026National

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre (AMCC) and the Advanced Neurosciences Centre (ANC) at PGIMER, Chandigarh on 17 July 2026, as part of healthcare projects worth about ₹1,200 crore. The ₹505-crore AMCC has 300 beds, advanced NICUs and modular OTs, and can manage over 6,000 high-risk deliveries a year. The ANC is a 300-bed facility uniting neurology, neurosurgery, neuroradiology and neurocritical care. Modi also laid the foundation stone for a 150-bed Critical Care Hospital Block.

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PGIMER = Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research | Established 1962 | Chandigarh is a UT serving as capital of both Punjab & Haryana

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PM Modi inaugurated the Advanced Mother & Child Centre and Advanced Neurosciences Centre (both 300 beds) at PGIMER Chandigarh on 17 July 2026 under ~₹1,200-crore healthcare projects.

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