Dehradun, Jan. 30 -- The Uttarakhand government has issued orders to hand over the District Hospital Rudrapur and the District Hospital and Women's Hospital Pithoragarh to the Department of Medical Education, officials said on Thursday.

The move, directed by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, aims to ensure the smooth functioning of Government Medical Colleges in Rudrapur and Pithoragarh.

Secretary of Medical Health and Medical Education, Sachin Kurve, issued an official memorandum stating that Jawaharlal Nehru District Hospital, Rudrapur, has been transferred to Pandit Ramsumer Shukla Government Medical College, Rudrapur, for its operation. Similarly, B.D. Pandey District Hospital and the Women's Hospital, Pithoragarh, have been trans...