PM Modi: Indian government trying to construct infrastructure for modern healthcare

New Delhi, June 29 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Center along with state governments is trying to build infrastructure for modern healthcare to benefit the poor and the middle class.

After laying the foundation stone for the National Center for Aging at the All India Institute for Medical Science (AIIMS) here, Modi said over the most recent four years, the Center has offered need to the health sector to provide modern healthcare to the people.

"Along with state governments, the Center is trying to build infrastructure for cmodern healthcare everywhere throughout the nation," he said.

"Due to strategy interventions of the government, we are moving towards a situation where we are providing good healthcare for the poor people and middle class with the goal that they don't need to pay unnecessary cost for healthcare," Modi said.

During the event at AIIMS, the PM additionally initiated a 555-bed Super Speciality Block in Safdarjung Hospital.

He also dedicated a 300-bed Power Grid Vishram Sadan in AIIMS and an 'connection motorable tunnel' between AIIMS, Ansari Nagar and the Trauma Center.