Srinagar, March 22 -- Notably, in February 2023, the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha led administration had rolled back SKIMS Autonomy and its administrative control was given to the Health and Medical Education Department

Responding to a query from Tangmarg MLA Farooq Ahmad Shah, Minister in-charge of Health and Medical Education, Sakina Masood Ittoo informed the House that SKIMS continues to be an autonomous institution.

"SKIMS Soura was established in 1976. SKIMS continues to be an autonomous institution. This is true for both SKIMS as a tertiary care hospital and as a deemed university. It continues to grant degrees as per SKIMS (Grant of Degrees Act), 1983. Further the Budget allocation for SKIMS continues to be on the grants of th...