In addition due to ever increasing population of the city of Chandigarh, expansion of southern sectors, satellite townships of Panchkula and SAS Nagar, expansion of healthcare facilities were urgently required as existing facilities were overburdened.
Government Medical College & Hospital was established to provide an opportunity of a career in medicine to many promising students who were denied this opportunity because of ‘domicile’ restrictions imposed by other states.
In order to achieve both objectives, Government Medical College & Hospital was started in 1991. It is located in Sector 32, Chandigarh.