Congress took a jibe at this and said that it was the Congress government which had implemented the Bandipur Tiger Conservation Project in 1973 where the Prime Minister could enjoy a safari. are. However, the Prime Minister dedicated AIIMS, Guwahati as well as Nalbari Medical College, Nagaon Medical College, and Kokrajhar Medical College to the nation. He said the opening of new facilities like AIIMS, Guwahati and medical colleges would strengthen the healthcare infrastructure in Assam and the entire Northeast. He said at a function organized at AIIMS, Guwahati campus that for decades the Northeast has been grappling with many more challenges but there has been a lot of improvement in social infrastructure in the last nine years.