Watch - Ratan Tata, 84, makes rare speech at PM Modi's Assam event: 'Dedicate my last years to health...'

Ratan Tata, 84, made a rare speech in Assam.

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata and PM Narendra Modi today inaugurated seven state-of-the-Art-Cancer-Centres and laid foundation stone for seven new Cancer centres in Assam. At the event, Ratan Tata, 84, made a rare speech, saying that he dedicates his "last years to health". "I dedicate my last years to health. Make Assam a state that recognizes & is recognized by all," Ratan Tata said.  

"Today is a very important day in the history of Assam," Tata said. "It is a day that raises Assam in the standards of healthcare and treatment of cancer," Tata added. "None of this have been taken place if this would not have been possible by efforts of the our Chief Minister and Honorable Prime Minister," Tata said.

He added: "This Prime Minister and his government has achieved many great advances."

Heartfelt gratitude Shri @RNTata2000 ji, Chairman of @tatatrusts, for your genuine concern and vision for the people of Assam that resulted in the landmark achievement in cancer care in the region. pic.twitter.com/VwQoOFQbSr — Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 28, 2022

Earlier, a Tata Trusts spokesperson had said that three more such cancer care facilities are in an advanced stage of completion and will be opened later this year.

#WATCH Dibrugarh: "I dedicate my last years to health. Make Assam a state that recognizes & is recognized by all,"says industrialist Ratan Tata at an event where PM Modi will shortly be inaugurating 7 state-of-the-Art-Cancer-Centres & lay foundation stone for 7 new Cancer centres pic.twitter.com/LFbhjc6SA5 — ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2022

He said the 17 medical facilities, the "largest" network under cancer control model of Tata Trusts, will serve 50,000 people annually not only from Assam but also from neighbouring states. He unveiled a plaque in front of the centre, in the presence of Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Modi inspected the facilities and equipment in the centre, situated on the Assam Medical College and Hospital premise here, during a brief tour.

He will also virtually inaugurate six other similar facilities in another programme scheduled later in the afternoon. Those are located in Barpeta, Tezpur, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Darrang.