GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today inaugurated the Outpatient Department (OPD) services at Pragjyotishpur Medical College and Hospital, while also virtually launching the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) software for Assam’s medical college employees.
Additionally, the Chief Minister attended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchange between Indus Towers, a company under Bharti Airtel Group, and the Assam Cancer Foundation for a mega programme to screen one crore people for cancer.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Sarma underscored the significance of the day, marking a pivotal moment in Assam’s medical education landscape with the inauguration of its 14th medical college and hospital. Reflecting on the journey from just three medical colleges in 2006, he recalled the three-decade wait for the fourth. The establishment of colleges in Tezpur, Jorhat, and Barpeta laid the foundation for a vision of one medical college per district, with Assam now having 13 medical colleges recognised by the Indian Medical Council, with 1,700 students studying across these institutions. With plans for Bongaigaon, Biswanath, Golaghat, Charaideo, and Morigaon, the state aims for 24 colleges by 2029.
The Pragjyotishpur Medical College, constructed for Rs 496 crore, is designed to serve Guwahati’s 25 lakh residents. As the transformation of the M.M.C. Hospital nears completion, the inauguration of a new super-speciality hospital will further enhance the city’s healthcare infrastructure.
The Chief Minister said that the government developed a Human Resource Management System (HRMS) leveraging information technology to streamline data collection and enable timely decision-making. He announced the successful launch of the Rs 2.5 crore HRMS software, tailored for the employees of Assam’s medical colleges. He also shared the opening of a facilitation centre at the Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh, where dedicated volunteers would assist and guide tea garden workers in availing themselves of essential medical services, such as blood banks, CT scans, and more. Looking ahead, he affirmed that the HRMS system would soon be expanded to other medical colleges across the state, reinforcing Assam’s commitment to integrating technology for efficient healthcare administration, a press release said.
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