Rajiv Gandhi Government Women And Children's Hospital

Last updated

Rajiv Gandhi Government Women And Children's Hospital
Rajiv Gandhi Government Women and Children Hospital.jpg
Rajiv Gandhi Government Women and Children Hospital inaugurated by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in Puducherry.
Rajiv Gandhi Government Women And Children's Hospital
Geography
LocationIyyanar Koil St, Aruthra Nagar, Pondicherry, Union territory of Puducherry, India
Coordinates 11°56′16″N79°48′25″E / 11.937827°N 79.806948°E / 11.937827; 79.806948 Coordinates: 11°56′16″N79°48′25″E / 11.937827°N 79.806948°E / 11.937827; 79.806948
Organisation
Funding Public hospital
Type Specialist
Services
SpecialityWomen and children's hospital
Links
Lists Hospitals in India

Rajiv Gandhi Women And Children's Hospital (opened in 1690) is a hospital in Pondicherry, the capital of the Union territory of Puducherry, India. [1] [2] The building is over 300 years old. [3] In 2017 a proposition was put forward to increase the amount of beds from 430 to 700. [4] In 2019 there were 1,104, members of staff (including 32 specialists, 291 nurses and 158 ward attenders).[ citation needed ]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prime Minister of India</span> Leader of the executive branch of the Government of India

The prime minister of India is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the executive. The prime minister is often the leader of the party or the coalition with a majority in the lower house of the Parliament of India, the Lok Sabha, which is the main legislative body in the Republic of India. The prime minister and their cabinet are at all times responsible to the Lok Sabha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puducherry (union territory)</span> Union territory of India

Puducherry, also known as Pondicherry or Pondichéry, is a union territory of India, consisting of four small geographically unconnected districts. It was formed out of four territories of former French India, namely Pondichéry, Karikal (Karaikal), Mahé and Yanaon, excluding Chandannagar (Chandernagore), and it is named after the largest district, Puducherry, which was also the capital of French India. Historically known as Pondicherry, the territory changed its official name to Puducherry on 20 September 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Government Medical College, Kozhikode</span> Medical school in Kerala, India

Government Medical College, Kozhikode, also known as Calicut Medical College (CMC), is a school of medicine in Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala. The college was established in 1957 as the second medical college in Kerala. With over 3025 beds, it is currently the largest hospital in India and tenth largest in the world. Formerly affiliated to the University of Calicut, the college is now attached to the Kerala University for Health Sciences (KUHS). Calicut Medical College is the most preferred medical college of Kerala during both All India as well as state counsellings for M.B.B.S. admission.Calicut Medical College is one of the largest medical college in India with an area covering more than 270 acres of land in the outskirts of Calicut City

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tamil Maanila Congress</span> Indian political party

The Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (transl. Tamil State Congress (Moopanar); abbr.TMC(M)) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded by the former member of parliament of the Republic of India G. K. Moopanar on 29 March 1996 as a breakaway faction from the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajiv Gandhi Foundation</span>

The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation was established on 21 June 1991. The foundation works on a range of issues including development of knowledge, health, disability, authorization of the destitute, livelihoods and natural resource management. Its current focus areas are community welfare, literacy, health and special programmes for children and women. All donations to the foundation are tax deductible to the extent of 50 percent under section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">V. Shanta</span> Indian cancer specialist (1927–2021)

Viswanathan Shanta was an Indian oncologist and the chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai. She is best known for her efforts towards making quality and affordable cancer treatment accessible to all patients in her country. She dedicated herself to the mission of organizing care for cancer patients, study of the disease, research on its prevention and cure, spreading awareness about the disease, and developing specialists and scientists in various subspecialties of oncology. Her work won her several awards, including the Magsaysay Award, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award given by the Government of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">D. Pandian</span> Indian politician (1932–2021)

David Pandian was an Indian Tamil politician who served as Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha as an Indian National Congress–United Communist Party of India (UCPI) candidate from North Chennai constituency in 1989 and 1991 elections. He was the Tamil Nadu State Secretary of the Communist Party of India for three consecutive terms from 2005 to 2015, when he was succeeded by R. Mutharasan.

Keshava Parasaran is a lawyer from India. He was Advocate General of Tamil Nadu during President's rule in 1976, Solicitor General of India under the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and then, Attorney General of India under Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi between 1983 and 1989, till the end of Rajiv Gandhi's tenure. Parasaran was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the year 2003 and Padma Vibhushan in the year 2011. In June 2012, he received a presidential nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's parliament, for a period of six years. He is a member of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. In 2019 the Central Government appointed him to lead the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra. However later, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das was appointed to lead the trust. The trust will oversee the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nirmala Sitharaman</span> Indian economist and politician (born 1959)

Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist and politician serving as the 28th Minister of Finance and 33rd Minister of Corporate Affairs of the Government of India since 2019. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, representing Karnataka since 2016 and previously represented Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2016. Sitharaman previously served as the 28th Defence Minister from 2017 to 2019, thereby becoming India's second female defence minister and the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi, and the first full-time female minister to hold each of those portfolios. She served as junior minister in the Modi ministry between 2014 and 2017, holding successive positions, first for her dual appointment as the 10th Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the 1st Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from May to November 2014, and then as the 6th Minister of State for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from May 2014 to September 2017, before being elevated to senior posts within the Union Cabinet. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2006 and rose to the post of BJP's national spokesperson in 2010, which she held until her election to parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yashoda Hospitals</span> Indian multi-speciality hospital

Yashoda Hospitals is a chain of hospitals based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It has branches in Somajiguda, Secunderabad, and Malakpet, with another branch coming up in Hitec City. All of its branches are NABH and NABL accredited.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MIOT International Hospital</span> Hospital in Tamil Nadu, India

The Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, known in short as the MIOT International Hospital, is a multi-specialty hospital in Manapakkam, Chennai, India. It is a specialty hospital in the field of joint replacement surgeries, Interventional Cardiology, orthopaedics and trauma. Founded by P. V. A. Mohandas, the hospital was established in February 1999 on a 14-acre (5.7 ha) land with German collaboration, with an initial investment of 500,000. The hospital has 1000 beds and employs 170 physicians. It receives nearly 3,500 foreign patients every year, contributing 25 percent of the hospital's patients. North and East Africa account for many of these foreign patients.

R Radhakrishnan is an Indian member of parliament (MP) and former speaker of the Union Territory of Puducherry assembly from 2006 to 2011. He is a member of the All India N R Congress (AINRC) and represents Puducherry constituency in the Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">India Leadership Conclave</span>

India Leadership Conclave is an annual industry event organised by Indian Affairs. Speakers address current issues at the annual conclave from Network 7 Media Group. In 2013, India Leadership Conclave themed the Conclave "New India - Agenda for Change". India Leadership Conclave in 2014 debated on "Perform or Perish" at a time when the National Election Campaigning was at its peak and Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power.

The School of Life Sciences, Kannur University hosts two departments, Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, which was established in 2000 for conducting master's degree (M.Sc) courses and research (Ph.D) in Biotechnology and Microbiology. An Inter University Centre for Bioscience was also established at the department by the Higher Education Department, Government of Kerala, to be a global center of excellence for research in biological sciences. Master's degree course in computational biology was introduced in 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Architecture of Hyderabad</span>

A distinct Indo-Islamic architecture style with local contribution is reflected in the historical buildings of Hyderabad, making it the first and "Best Heritage City of India" as of March 2012. The city houses many famous historical sites constructed during Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi period, including various mosques and palaces.

A. Johnkumar is an Indian businessman and Member of Legislative Assembly from Nellithope, Puducherry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vijoo Krishnan</span> Indian social activist (born 1974)

Dr. Vijoo Krishnan is an Indian peasant leader, writer on Agrarian Issues and the All India General Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha. He is a central committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is also part of the six-member central secretariat of CPI(M). He is one of the key organiser of Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan.

Pallavaram–Thuraipakkam Radial Road is an arterial road in Chennai connecting Grand Southern Trunk Road in Pallavaram with Rajiv Gandhi Salai in Thuraipakkam. The road was constructed by State Highways in 2000. Construction of Road divides Pallavaram Eri on the either side of the road. Now Lake is available only on the Northern Side of the Road.

The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is in charge of the civic administration and infrastructure of the city of Vijayawada. The corporation was formed in 1981 by upgrading from municipality status. Many other neighbourhoods were later merged into the corporation limits to a total area of 61.88 km2 (23.89 sq mi), located in Krishna district. It is adjoined by the Legislative capital of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. It was also been part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region. The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is divided into 77 wards. Each ward is headed by a corporator, elected by popular vote. The corporators elect The City Mayor who is the titular head of the corporation. Its executive powers lie with the Municipal Commissioner appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission monitors the municipal elections that are held in the city once in every five years. The last elections were held on 10 March 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">15th Rajasthan Assembly</span>

The 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly was elected in 2018.

References

  1. "Puducherry stays ahead in healthcare - Delhi". The Hindu . 4 June 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. "Injectable Polio Vaccine launched at govt. hospital". The Hindu . 22 April 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. Nair, Rajesh B. (14 June 2019). "Puducherry's oldest government hospital in dire straits". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  4. Staff Reporter (6 June 2017). "Rajiv Gandhi hospital to get more beds". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 July 2020.