Uttarakhand govt transfers Rudrapur, Pithoragarh district hospitals to medical education department
Jan 30, 2026
Secretary of Medical Health and Medical Education, Sachin Kurve, issued an official memorandum stating that Jawaharlal Nehru District Hospital, Rudrapur, has been transferred to Pandit Ramsumer Shukla Government Medical College, Rudrapur, for its operation. Similarly, B.D. Pandey District Hospital and the Women's Hospital, Pithoragarh, have been transferred to operate the Government Medical College, Pithoragarh. Until now, these hospitals were under the control of the Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare, Uttarakhand.