Jhargram Government Medical College

About

Jhargram

The Journey of Jhargram government hospital started in the year of 1956 A.D, as Sub-Divisional Hospital.

In 2012, this hospital got the status of a "District Hospital" as the State Government declared Jhargram sub division as Jhargram Health District.

On 11th February 2016, Honble Chief Minister Smt. Mamata Banerjee inaugurated Jhargram Super Specialty hospital. Subsequently existing District Hospital was merged with the Super Specialty Hospital.

Jhargram government medical college was established by collaborative effort of state and central government under Phase-II of Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals with capacity of 100 students in August 2021. The journey of this Medical college started with admission of first batch of MBBS students in 2022.

History and Heritage

Jhargram, as described in the Bengal District Gazetteers Midnapore, 1911, as a broken and picturesque of lower ranges of the Chotanagpur uplands. The principal places were Jhargram (headquarters of the former Jhargram sub division, now district), Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Lalgarh, and a few more. Jhargram was the administrative headquarters and chief town of the former Jhargram subdivision (now district), situated on the river Kangsabati (Kasai). It was also the headquarters of the Jhargram estate, the seat of its ancient Malla kings. Nearby the town are the Kanakdurga temple, and a little further south the Rameshwar temple on the banks of the Suvarnarekha river.

Jhargram was originally a part of Midnapore District and became the 22nd district of West Bengal in 2017. The district is spread over an area of about 3025 sq.km with a population of about 1.2 million, bordering the states of Jharkhand and Odisha.

Address

Jhargram Government Medical College & Hospital, Vidyasagar Pally, Jhargram, Dist. Jhargram, Pin 721507

Nearest Rail station: Jhargram
Nearest Airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (181.6 kms)

Jhargram district, an area spreading across almost 3025 sq Km and having a population of about 1.2 million, belongs to the western part of the West Bengal, with Jhargram city as its headquarters with a population of about 62 thousand. Previously, a part of the Paschim Midnapur district, it found its independent entity as the 22nd district of the state on 4th April, 2017. Jhargram is famous for its natural flora and fauna with its marvellous wooden beauty along with an attractive landscape culminating in the hill ranges of Belpahari, Kankrajhor at the north and Subarnarekha to the south. It is also rich in several ancient temples, royal palaces, and folk tunes and rhythms that make it a favourite destination for people who love forests and is natural flora and fauna. The cultural and educational heritage of this area of the Western part of West Bengal has been enriched since a long time. The Jhargram palace, Chilkigarh Kanak Durga Temple, Sabitri Devi Mandir, Medicinal Plant Garden, Ketki falls and the tribal museum are few to mentioned among many others. On the other hand, several educational institutions like Raj college, Nursing training centre, polytechnic college, teachers training and BEd college bear the rich educational heritage of this area. Healthcare system of this area has advanced rapidly in last few years. Government has built up a five storied "Super Specialty Hospital" in the premises of the hospital and from 11/02/2016 the existing district hospital had been merged with the super specialty hospital to deliver a more modern and sophisticated care to the people. Furthermore, to increase the ratio of number of medical colleges and doctors to the population of the state, recently the government of West Bengal initiated six more medical colleges to be operational from 2021 in the state that will have one medical college per 36.95 lakh population from the existing 58.37 lakh in the state. Jhargram government medical college is one of those six new medical colleges which comprises of about 44.39 acres of land and targets to admit 100 students for the MBBS training at present. The proposed New Medical College with 100 Admission MBBS seats annually will be located at Jhargram at District Jhargram. It will be regulated by the Directorate of Medical Education, Government of West Bengal.The existing district hospital will be upgraded in terms of space, facilities, equipments and other requirements as detailed in the "Minimum Requirements for Annual M.B.B.S. Admissions Regulations, 2020". The existing district hospital is 600 bedded facility operating from last few decades with annual patient load of 131310 in patients and 312000 outpatients that will be increased in graded manner with advent of the medical college and hospital. With the addition of this new medical college, it is aimed at improving the doctor-patient ratio in the state, reducing the state's disease burden and to provide more quality medical services at the tertiary care level to the population of Jhargram and its surrounding area4