The eagerly awaited inauguration of the Mother and Child Care Centre and the Advanced Neuroscience Centre at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh, India, has been postponed. Union Health Minister JP Nadda, who attended the institute's 39th convocation, did not inaugurate or lay foundation stones for the announced facilities. Despite the minister's extended stay in the region, no official explanation has been provided for the last-minute deferment, leaving faculty members and healthcare officials in confusion. The delay is particularly concerning as the Mother and Child Care Centre is intended to alleviate the overcrowding currently faced at the Advanced Paediatric Centre (APC), where multiple children are often treated on a single bed. As the number of live births has increased over the past two decades, many newborns require intensive care. Until the new centre opens, healthcare providers warn that neonatal emergency care will continue to be under significant strain, affecting the quality of treatment for infants.