Industrialist Ratan Tata was present at the major public rally in Dibrugarh on Thursday, alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The former Tata Group chairman while speaking at the event said, “I dedicate my last years to help make Assam a state that recognizes and is recognized by all.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated seven state-of-the-art cancer hospitals under the Assam Cancer Care Foundation - a project that is building 17 cancer hospitals across the state.

Ratan Tata said this while speaking at the event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated seven state-of-the-art cancer centres and lay the foundation stone for seven more.

The rally took place during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Dibrugarh, when he inaugurated seven cancer hospitals and laid the groundwork for another seven.

The Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), a collaboration between the Assam government and Tata Trusts for the establishment of cancer care facilities in the state, is constructing the cancer hospitals.

Modi had tweeted: “In the Dibrugarh programme, 7 cancer hospitals across Assam will be inaugurated and the foundation stone for 7 more cancer hospitals will be laid. Such upgradation of healthcare facilities across Assam is unprecedented and will help the people tremendously.”