JP Nadda, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers unveiled a library and Informatics centre at Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH) in Tezpur recently

Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH) was initially set up as Tezpur Lunatic Asylum under the British Government in April, 1876.

In 1922 the hospital was rechristened as Tezpur Mental Hospital.

After the Independence, the hospital was brought under the Government of Assam. In 1949, Late Dr. N. C. Bordoloi became the Superintendent of the hospital. During his tenure, the hospital saw marked improvement in the administration and treatment services. Dr. Bordoloi was the first psychiatrist in the country to receive the Padmashree Award from the Government of India for his dedicated service.