PM Modi Inaugurates Indian-Funded Hospital In Bhutan's Thimpu — IN PICS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital in Bhutan’s capital Thimpu during his 2-day visit to the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck Mother and Child Hospital in Bhutan’s capital Thimpu during his 2-day visit to the country.

PM Modi along with his Bhutanese counterpart, Dasho Tshering Tobgay inaugurate the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital on Saturday morning, in Thimpu. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)

PM Modi and PM Tobgay outside the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital. The Bhutanese prime minister expressed his gratitude towards the Indian government for fully funding the construction of the state-of-the-art hospital. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)

PM Modi and PM Tobgay look at the plan of the Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Mother and Child Hospital in Thimpu. The hospital was a Bhutan-India friendship project. It was dedicated to the people of the Himalayan kingdom. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)

Bhutan’s Health Minister, Tandin Wangchuk, emphasised the symbolic significance of the hospital’s inauguration by PM Modi, he described it as a demonstration of the long-lasting friendship between the two countries. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)

Following the inauguration of the hospital, PM Modi left for India. He was accompanied by His Majesty the King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to the airport. The prime minister was conferred the ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo’ on Friday, making him the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)

PM Modi, during his visit, also announced a substantial assistance package of Rs 10,000 crore for Bhutan’s 13th five-year plan, further solidifying the bond between the two countries. (Photo: X/@narendramodi)