PGIMER Chandigarh History

I want to get the information regarding the History of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh?

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The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (or PGIMER) is a medical and research institution established in 1962.

The founders of the institute are Tulsi Das, Santokh Singh Anand, P N Chuttani, B N Aikat, Sant Ram Dhall and Bala Krishna.

The Institute was originally under the Government of undivided Punjab.

The administrative control of the institute passed on to the Union Territory of Chandigarh in November 1966.

The Institute became an autonomous body under the Act of Parliament in 1967 functioning under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

PGIMER is involved in research for the rural and community related environment and health problems.

The institute has been recognized by the National AIDS Control Organisation

Contact-

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research
Sector-12, Chandigarh PIN- 160012, INDIA.
Phone: EPBAX: 0091-172-2747585,2747586,2755450
Fax: 0091-172-2744401, 2745078
Email: pgimer-chd[at]nic[dot]in