Chairman of Tata Trusts, Ratan N Tata today agreed in principle to set up two specialty cancer centres in Arunachal Pradesh. He also agreed to visit Arunachal soon to finalize the project.

He gave this assurance when the Chief Minister Pema Khandu called on the business tycoon and philanthropist at Guwahati this morning and requested him to set up cancer hospitals in the State, which has been “recording a very high rate of cancer cases”. “Our patients go all the way to Mumbai in Tata Memorial Hospitals and Cancer Research Institute to get treatment for their ailments incurring huge expenditures. If such centers come up in Arunachal, it will be of much respite to the people,” Khandu said while justifying his request.

Later in the day, Khandu attended the ground breaking ceremony of cancer centers and launch of first of its kind cancer care programme in Assam being spearheaded by Govt of Assam in collaboration with Tata Trusts. Tata Trusts is putting up 19 new specialty cancer centres in Assam.

Khandu hoped these cancer centres would immensely benefit the patients from Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of Northeast.
The chief minister also said, the BJP government at the Centre and in the state is focused completely towards the welfare and wellbeing of the people.

Khandu also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah under whose guidance and directions, the Northeast is witnessing the light of progress in all fields. “The massive development in last couple of years is the result of the optimistic attention of the Centre towards Northeast through Modi’s Act East Policy,” he added. The BJP president, in his address to a massive gathering after laying the foundation stone of the cancer centres, said that such cancer centers should be established in all the Northeastern states. He said BJP is committed to live upto the aspirations of the people and do whatever is beneficial for them. He categorically divulged on the initiatives of BJP Govt and said that the country is heading to new heights with the mantra of “Saaf Niyat - Sahi Vikas”.