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The Government Medical College task projected astatine Puttur successful Dakshina Kannada has taken different leap with the State authorities appointing a Special Officer to instrumentality the projected task forward.
In an authoritative memorandum connected June 4, 2026, the Director of Directorate of Medical Education appointed R. Lohit Kumar, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Nodal Officer, National Medical Commission (NMC), Chikkamagaluru Institute of Medical Sciences arsenic the Special Officer for the project.
The Special Officer volition person to hole the feasibility study of the task and hole proposals connected infrastructure and quality assets required and concern estimation and nonstop them to the government.
The authorities said the Special Officer volition person to co-ordinate with the territory medication by collecting each accusation needed to found the college. The serviceman volition person to initiate the process of mounting up the assemblage arsenic per the guidelines of NMC.
In the aforesaid bureau memorandum, the authorities appointed Special Officers for mounting up authorities aesculapian colleges astatine Vijayapura and Kolar.
Budget announcement
It whitethorn beryllium mentioned present that erstwhile Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced opening of the assemblage successful Puttur successful the 2025-26 Budget. The Finance Department has fixed its consent to conception the infirmary building. The task falls nether the jurisdiction of the Medical Education Department.
The State authorities has besides fixed administrative support for constructing a 300-bed infirmary gathering astatine a outgo of ₹180 crore. The support fixed was for civilian works of the five-floor building.
The gathering volition person a full built-up country of 30,302.23 sqm with little ground, precocious ground, and 3 precocious floors, the authorities bid said.
The projected task volition travel up astatine Bannur successful Puttur. Of 40 acres identified for the project, 19 acres beryllium to the Forest Department arsenic it is simply a reserve wood area. Hence, the equilibrium country disposable is 21 acres, the bid said, stating that the availability of 19 acres volition person to beryllium confirmed by the department.
The bid said that the gathering should beryllium designed successful specified a mode to let its upgradation arsenic a 650-bed hospital.
