Regions in Karnataka with government medical college attached to district hospital to get separate hospital

The government of Karnataka will construct separate hospitals in regions that have a government college attached to the district hospital, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said in Belagavi on December 18.

He was responding to questions by members N. T. Srinivas and Prakash Koliwad in the Assembly during the winter session of the Karnataka legislature.

“The State Government started government medical colleges in some districts by attaching the district hospitals as teaching hospitals. We have taken a policy decision to set up separate district hospitals in such districts. They include Bidar, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar, Vijayanagar, and Haveri. As per existing rules, a town with a population of 10 lakh and above, and a bed occupancy of over 70%, is eligible for a district hospital. We have already started work on some district hospitals. The new district hospital in Vijayanagar will be inaugurated in February 2026. Other district hospitals will be inaugurated in the coming months,’’ he said.