Chief Minister inaugurates phase-IV of Armsdale building at HP Secretariat

SHIMLA 18 October, 2026

· New milestones achieved by strengthening health education and services: Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

· Top priority being accorded to infrastructure expansion: Chief Minister

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today inaugurated Blocks 1 and 2 of Phase IV of the Armsdale Building at the Himachal Pradesh Secretariat. Approximately Rs. 9 crore has been spent on this construction project.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that infrastructure expansion was essential alongside development. The Secretariat building had been expanded, and offices would be shifted to the new premises shortly.

Replying to questions from media persons thereafter, the Chief Minister said that the number of postgraduate (PG) medical seats across the state’s six government medical colleges had been increased from 277 to 597, marking a historic addition of 320 seats.

He said that number of PG seats at Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, has been increased from 139 to 230, an increase of 91 seats. At Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Tanda, the number of seats had risen from 99 to 156, up by 57 seats. At Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Mandi, the number of seats had risen from 24 to 79, an addition of 55 seats. At Dr. YS Parmar Government Medical College, Nahan, the PG seats has been increased from 3 to 35 seats, an increase of 32 seats. At Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba, the seats have been increased from 4 to 32, adding 28 seats, while at Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur, the PG seats have been increased from 8 to 65 seats, addition of 57 seats.

The Chief Minister said that the state government was placing special emphasis on strengthening government medical colleges, expanding opportunities for PG medical education and improving the availability of specialised healthcare services.

Sh. Sukhu said that the increase in PG medical seats would provide young doctors with greater opportunities to pursue specialised medical education within the state. It would also increase the availability of trained specialist doctors in government hospitals.

He said that the state government was committed to providing specialised medical services to people close to their homes. Along with strengthening the infrastructure of healthcare institutions, the government was ensuring the adoption of modern technology.

Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that nearly 15 to 20 years old health equipment were being replaced with modern machines. He stated that healthcare institutions were being equipped with machinery at par with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.