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The Government Medical College, Kadapa (formerly Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences) is located in Putlampally village, near Kadapa City. It is affiliated with Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences. The institute is spread over 210 acres (0.85 km).
Earlier, the hospital was a secondary-level care hospital i.e., District Hospital, located within Kadapa city. Later it was converted into a tertiary level care hospital and named Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa. This college was founded by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2006. It was inaugurated on 27 September 2006 by the then UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi. This medical institute started functioning on 1 August 2006.
