Assam Signs MoU with Belgian Firm IBA for a Public-Sector Proton Beam Therapy Centre in Guwahati

Key facts

• The Assam government signed an MoU with Ion Beam Applications (IBA) of Belgium on October 31, 2026, to set up a proton beam therapy centre in the public health sector.
• The centre, to be established at Guwahati under the Assam State Secondary Healthcare Initiative for Service Delivery Transformation (ASSIST) project of the Assam Health Infrastructure Development & Management Society (AHIDMS), will cost Rs 600 crore, with Rs 315 crore funded by a World Bank loan and Rs 285 crore by the state.
• The state cabinet approved the project in August 2026, and the facility is expected to take a minimum of three years to set up.
• Assam is setting up 17 cancer hospitals across the state, of which 12 are functional.