THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Government Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram has a new ladies’ hostel that can accommodate 404 students.
Health Minister Veena George will inaugurate the six-storeyed building on Monday at 3.30 pm. Kazhakoottam MLA Kadakampally Surendran will preside over the function.
Constructed in three phases at a cost of Rs 18 crore, the building has 101 rooms, a kitchen, a mess hall, store room and a sick room. It also has 12 toilet blocks.
All floors are equipped with a reading room and a disabled-friendly toilet each. The health minister said the long-term need of medical students is being fulfilled through the ladies’ hostel. The government considered the demands of students along with the demands for hospital development, she said.
“The government is giving special importance to the development of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. Recently, 25 teaching posts were created at the medical college. Departments such as critical care medicine, medical genetics, geriatrics, interventional radiology and rheumatology were created for the first time in a government medical college here,” Veena said.
As part of the master plan, development work worth `717 crore are progressing at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College. The first phase, including roads and a bridge, has been completed and the second phase is underway.