KGMU projects worth about ₹1,000 crore
What happened
- The CM opened a Centre for Orthopaedic Super Speciality and a new cardiology wing at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, as part of projects worth about ₹1,000 crore. [UP CM press note]
- He laid the foundation of a 500-bed trauma centre extension and a new general surgery building. [UP CM press note]
Background
- The CM said KGMU is the only medical institution in UP that faced two big pandemics, in the last century and this one. [UP CM press note]
Why it matters
- Trauma capacity matters in a state with heavy highway traffic.
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How to use this in Mains
- Trauma capacity matters in a state with heavy highway traffic.
Quotable data pointThe CM opened a Centre for Orthopaedic Super Speciality and a new cardiology wing at King George's Medical University, Lucknow, as part of projects worth about ₹1,000 crore [UP CM press note].
UP Information Dept, CM press note 2025-07-14: मुख्यमंत्री ने के०जी०एम०यू० में लगभग 01 हजार करोड़ रुपए लागत की विभिन्न परियोजनाओं के लोकार्पण एवं शिलान्यास किया (Hindi PDF)
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: health infrastructure.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
The KGMU trauma centre extension announced in July 2025 has capacity of
Answer (c) & explanation
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