Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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The Assam government on Tuesday (March 11, 2026) decided to rename Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital as Barpeta Medical College and Hospital.Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the State cabinet, which approved the decision, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said most government medical colleges in the State are named after the places where they are located."All our medical colleges are named after their locations. We see that in the medical colleges in Guwahati, Dhubri, Silchar, Bongaigaon, Biswanath and Sonitpur. Somehow, the Barpeta one was named as Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital, which does not align with the naming pattern of other medical colleges," he said. Published - March 11, 2026 11:03 am IST
