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Regional Institute
of Medical Sciences, Imphal has a long history of responding to
the long cherished demand of the people of North-East India in
the field of medical sciences. From 1st April, 2007, it became
an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare, Government of India. It is registered under the Manipur
Society Act 1860 as a Society. It caters to the medical needs of
the seven North-East States including Sikkim.
The Institute came into existence after tireless efforts of a
few visionaries and was tenderly nurtured by great protagonists
of the time. A 300 bedded General Hospital was inaugurated by
Shri Y.B. Chavan, the then Union Home Minister on October 22,
1968. It is still being used as the main hospital block. On May
22, 1972 the foundation stone of the first ever medical college,
on the soil of Manipur, having the name of Manipur Medical
College was laid by Shri B.K. Nehru, the then Governor of
Manipur.
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