Andhra Pradesh opens 200-bed State Cancer Institute at Kurnool for Rayalaseema
Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav inaugurated the 200-bed State Cancer Institute at Kurnool Government General Hospital on 19 April 2025.
Summary
Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav, with Industries and Commerce Minister T.G. Bharath, inaugurated the State Cancer Institute at Kurnool Government General Hospital on 19 April 2025. The 200-bed hospital was built at a cost of ₹120 crore with joint funding from the State and the Centre; its foundation was laid in 2019. The ministers also opened a linear accelerator, a CT simulator, an operation theatre complex and medical oncology wards. The minister described the institute as a lifeline for cancer patients of the Rayalaseema region.
Key facts
- Institute
- State Cancer Institute, Kurnool Government General Hospital
- Inaugurated
- 19 April 2025, by Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav with Minister T.G. Bharath
- Beds / cost
- 200 beds; ₹120 crore, State–Centre funding
- Foundation
- Laid in 2019
- Facilities
- Linear accelerator, CT simulator, OT complex, medical oncology wards
- Region served
- Rayalaseema
Practice MCQs 2 questions
How many beds does the State Cancer Institute at Kurnool, inaugurated on 19 April 2025, have?
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Correct answer: B — 200
The State Cancer Institute at Kurnool Government General Hospital is a 200-bed hospital built at a cost of ₹120 crore.
The State Cancer Institute opened at Kurnool in April 2025 was described as a lifeline for cancer patients of which region of Andhra Pradesh?
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Correct answer: B — Rayalaseema
The Health Minister described the Kurnool institute as a lifeline for cancer patients of the Rayalaseema region.