The newly constructed C and D blocks of Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College (MRMC) and Dr. B.G. Jawali Indoor Sports Complex will likely be inaugurated on Saturday, Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society (HKES) president Bhimashankar C. Bilgundi has mentioned.

Addressing presspersons on MRMC campus right here on Thursday, Dr. Bilgundi mentioned that the two-storey C and D blocks, unfold over 45,000 sq ft, have been constructed at a value of ₹10 crore.

The Biochemistry Department, together with its classroom and laboratory, within the present constructing will likely be shifted to the brand new C and D blocks.

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and IT & BT Priyank Kharge will inaugurate the newly constructed blocks and the indoor sports activities advanced.

Dr. Bilgundi, a two-time president of HKE Society, whose time period is ready to finish in March 2024, additionally touched upon a bunch of improvement works taken up throughout his time period within the final six years.

“We have spent nearly ₹195 crore for development works in the last six years, besides taking up construction work of various buildings under HKE Society on 3.5 lakh sq ft of land. A sum of ₹60 crore has been spent for providing medical equipment at Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital, Sangameshwar Hospital and MRMC College, while fire safety equipment have been installed in the hospital building at a cost of ₹4.5 crore. An oxygen supply system has also been provided at a cost of ₹4.3 crore,” Dr. Bilgundi added.

Replying to a query on why the variety of sufferers coming to Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital for therapy has seen a pointy decline, Dr. Bilgundi mentioned that authorities healthcare schemes should not out there at Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital, whereas sufferers most well-liked to go to Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences. The society has written to the State authorities for extending healthcare schemes to sufferers of Basaveshwar Teaching and General Hospital additionally.

Denying allegations that post-graduate medical college students finding out at MRMC should not getting stipend, Dr. Bilgundi clarified that as per the National Medical Commission rules, all post-graduate medical college students are receiving stipend often.

Governing Council members Sharanabasappa B. Kamareddy, Basavaraj J. Khanderao and MRMC Dean S.M. Patil had been current.