JP Nadda Inaugurates Library & Informatics Centre at LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health

In the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Sarma, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, inaugurates the Library and Informatics Centre of the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health

CM also attends the ‘Board of Governance’ meeting of the institute

In the presence of Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda, inaugurated the Library and Informatics Centre of the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH) in Tezpur today.

It may be noted that the institute stands as one of India’s oldest mental health institutions and serves as a premier mental healthcare facility in the North-Eastern region. With the support of the Central Government, the institute has been modernised and elevated to meet higher standards of excellence. The newly inaugurated three-storey centre boasts an extensive repository of 37,766 books, complemented by 535 e-books, journals, and online periodicals, spanning diverse disciplines such as psychiatry, psychology, psychiatric nursing, neurosciences, and laboratory medicine. These state-of-the-art facilities are expected to significantly enhance the institute’s research capabilities.

Later, the Union Minister presided as Chairperson over the 11th meeting of the “Board of Governance” of LGBRIMH. Chief Minister Dr. Sarma also attended the meeting as Vice-Chairperson of the institute.

Today’s event was attended by Minister of Health and Family Welfare etc. Ashok Singhal, MP Ranjit Dutta, and MLAs Prithviraj Rabha, Krishna Kamal Tanti, and Ganesh Limbu. Additionally, several senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, including its Additional Secretary, L. S. Changsan, along with the Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University, Dr Nani Gopal Mahanta, were also in attendance.