Government Medical College, Kollam, formerly ESIC Medical College, Parippally, is the first Government medical college in

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. It is situated south of Kollam city and east of Paravur town. The College was initially established by the Employees State Insurance Corporation, a Government of India establishment, and later acquired by the

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Building in Government Medical College, Kollam

History

Initially it was named ESIC medical College and was constructed by the ESI Corporation of India. It was the second medical college project from ESI Corporation of India in the country and the first of its kind in Kerala state. Rs. 480 crores worth ESIC Medical College was inaugurated by Chief Minister

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Parippally Parippally is a village in Kalluvathukal Panchayath of Kollam district, Kerala, India. Paripally village is situated South of Kollam City along NH66 and North of Trivandrum along NH66. Kollam Govt. Medical College is situated in Parippally. K ...

on 21 December 2013, and was the largest Medical College in Kerala the terms of buildings (33 blocks). With the inauguration of the ESI Medical College in Parippally, the demand of the people of Kollam district to have a medical college of their own in the government sector has been fulfilled. Parippally ESIC Medical College is a 500 bedded medical college with a total built-up area of 12,029 sqmtr. The medical college was initially a project of

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, the then Central Deputy Minister of Labour and Employment, announced the ESIC medical college project at

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city ...

during 2012–2013. The works for hospital has been completed and commissioned in December 2013. But in 2014, the NDA lead central ministry decided not to go ahead with ESIC Medical college projects based on a report of the sub-committee that, the projects would probably exhaust the ESI corporation fund. Later in 2016, the UDF lead

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had decided to take over the institution. But the government failed to appoint needed faculties and other employees for the institution. Later, in the months of July–August, the LDF lead new government in Kerala had taken the necessary actions for staff appointments to get the first batch of MBBS at ESIC Medical College in 2016-17-year itself. They have created 108 additional posts at the medical college. On 14 August 2016,

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inaugurated Kollam Government Medical College. A modern mortuary complex, capable to conduct two autopsies at a time, would start functioning in the medical college from 1 August 2019. A forensic medicine department led by a team including a police surgeon, a deputy police surgeon and two assistant police surgeons will also start functioning in the medical college hospital.

Location

The Medical College Hospital is located at Parippally, one of the southern border towns of Kollam District. It is very near to Paravur town.

Paravur railway station Paravur railway station (Code:PVU) is a railway station in the Indian municipal town of Paravur in Kollam district, Kerala. Paravur railway station falls under the Thiruvananthapuram railway division of the Southern Railway zone of Indian ...

is the nearest railway station to this hospital. Paravur town and Paravur railway station are away from ESIC Medical College. * Nearest railway station:

() * Nearest major rail head:

Kollam Junction Kollam Junction railway station (station code: QLN) is a junction station situated in the city of Kollam in Kerala, India. It is the second largest railway station in Kerala in terms of area and largest in terms of number of tracks and one of ...

() * Nearest bus stations:

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() & Kollam KSRTC Bus Station () * Nearest Sea Port:

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() * Nearest airport:

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() * Nearest city:

() * Nearest town: Paravur ()

Dimensions

ESI Medical College's official notice at Paravur railway station

* Total plot area - 33

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* Total area of hospital buildings - 14,31,600 sqft(1,33,000 sqmt) * Total number of buildings - 28

Facilities

* 10 Modular Operation theaters *

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* Mortuary Complex * Medical & Non-medical Store * OP Pharmacy * Medical Record Section * Medical Counseling * Medical Library *

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* CSSD * Kitchen Services *

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* Civil & Electrical Maintenance * Quarters for Doctors & other staffs * Hostel facility for students * Security Services

First batch of students

The classes for the first batch of medical students at Kollam Government medical college was started on 23 August 2017. Health Minister of Kerala,

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inaugurated the function in the presence of Chathannoor MLA, G. S. Jayalal, and MP of

Kollam Lok Sabha Constituency Kollam Lok Sabha constituency ( ml, കൊല്ലം (ലോക്‌സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം) (formerly Quilon Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembl ...

, N.K. Premachandran.

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