After the
establishment of Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh on 3rd Nov, 1947,
Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati on 20th Sept, 1960 and Silchar Medical
College, Silchar on 15th August, 1968; the State Government had not
established any new Medical College and thereby created a big vacuum in
the Health Care delivery system. The Government realized that the number
of graduate and postgraduate doctors produced was totally inadequate
for the needs of the State and there was acute shortage of doctors to
man the health establishment in the primary and secondary sector of the
State.
It was in this scenario, the Government of Assam, under the inspiring
and farsighted leadership of Honble Chief Minister Sjt. Tarun Gogoi and
with the dedicated and untiring efforts of Honble Minister of Health
& Family Welfare, Govt. of Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma , decided
to establish three new medical colleges at Jorhat, Tezpur and Barpeta in
the state of Assam in 2005 so that these medical colleges would go a
long way towards meeting the need for trained human resources in all
spheres of health care delivery in the state.
Jorhat
was selected as a site for a new medical college to bring advanced and
state- of- the- art medical education and tertiary health care
facilities to middle Assam, the area between Guwahati and Dibrugarh. It
has been thought that this medical college at Jorhat would cater to the
health care needs of about 1.2 million population of Jorhat with three
subdivisions at Moriani, Titabar and the famous river island Majuli.
Besides these, the Jorhat Medical College would also cater to the
healthcare needs of the neighbouring four districts of Sibsagar,
Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Lakhimpur. It will also benefit patients
from the neighbouring states of NE India namely Nagaland and Arunachal
Pradesh.
In order to facilitate rapid development and an atmosphere of working
autonomy, the Government of Assam formed for the new medical colleges.
In Jorhat Society for Medical Education, Jorhat , under the
Chaimanship of the Honble Chief Minister Sjt. Tarun Gogoi, was formed
and registered by the Government and was entrusted with the task of
establishing the medical college.
Meanwhile the Government of Assam appointed Dr. Dhrubajyoti Borah,
Professor of Medicine, Gauhati Medical College as the first Principal of
the Jorhat Medical College, Jorhat. Shouldering the big responsibility,
Prof. Dhrubajyoti Borah joined as the Founder Principal of Jorhat
Medical College. With the formation of the Society for Medical
Education, Jorhat and under the able guidance of Prof. Dhrubajyoti Borah
the process of establishment of the college progressed satisfactorily.
To
build up an integrated campus capable of housing the necessary
infrastructure the Government of Assam decided to acquire land from
private owners for the college. Accordingly 62 bighas of private land
was acquired at a cost of Rs. 5.47 crores by the Jorhat district
administration. The land was formally handed over to the college
authorities at a public function held on 19 February, 2008 and presided
over by the Honble Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of
Assam, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma. The amounts due to the owners of the
land were paid on the spot. The process of land acquisition was
completed in an amicable atmosphere.
The Bhumi Puja to start construction works at Jorhat Medical College was performed on 1st June, 2008.
On
the auspicious day of 25th August, 2008, Honble Prime Minister of
India, Dr. Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone of Jorhat Medical
College, Jorhat.
Through National Competitive Bidding Architect Consultants were
appointed on behalf of the Society for Medical Education, Jorhat by the
State PWD department. The architect M/s Hospitech Management Consultants
Pvt. Ltd. were entrusted with preparation of the concept plan and
master plan for the college. With the approval of the plans and
drawings by the authorities, the construction works have been started
and are going on in full swing.
On 12th October, 2009, Honble Chief Minister of Assam, Sjt. Tarun Gogoi
inaugurated the Hospital wing of the Jorhat Medical College.
ADDRESS
Jorhat Medical College Kushal Konwar Path,
Barbheta P.O. Jorhat
Pincode - 785001 Assam,
India