Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited District Bilaspur of Himachal Pradesh on 3rd October, 2017. He was received by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, His Excellency Acharya Devvrat, Union Health Minister, Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda and Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shri Virbhadra Singh at the Luhnu Ground Helipad. NIC District Centre Bilaspur team headed by Shri Rakesh Kumar, DIO Bilaspur along with FMS Shri Vivek Gupta and Shri Shyam Kaushal provided technical support to the District Administration during the visit. On 2nd October, 2017, the day before the arrival of Prime Minister, an IT Cell in the PMO Tent was setup by NIC Bilaspur (H.P.) at the Luhnu ground venue. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to be opened at Kothipura in Bilaspur District. The AIIMS is proposed to be constructed in 205 acres of land. Initially, the AIIMS will have 20 super speciality blocks having 750 bed capacities. It will have intake of 100 MBBS students and 60 nursing students per batch per annum. The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) to be set up at Saloh in District Una and Tata Digital Nerve Centre for Bilaspur and Kullu Districts for quality primary health care at the Luhnu Indoor Stadium, Bilaspur (H.P.).