GMC Jagtial medical students call off protest after R&B infrastructure pact

Medical students at Government Medical College (GMC), Jagtial, called off their protest on Friday (October 9, 2026), after signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Telangana Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department.

The agreement sets deadlines for completing and handing over pending infrastructure at the college, addressing demands that had led the students to protest.

Hostel facilities deadline fixed

Under the agreement, the boys’ and girls’ hostel facilities are to be completed and handed over to the college administration on or before November 25.

The hostel facilities are intended to accommodate students, interns and resident doctors.

They will also include dedicated reading rooms.

The agreement covers more than accommodation, with the students’ demands also including a permanent college building, laboratories, sports amenities and other essential campus infrastructure.

Permanent building and lecture facilities

The permanent college building, excluding the Administrative Block, is to be completed and handed over by December 9.

The building is expected to include lecture halls with centralised air-conditioning and fully equipped departmental laboratories.

The students had also sought at least four gallery-type lecture theatres and a Central Library with adequate reading rooms.

The agreement further sets the first week of January 2027 as the deadline for fully developing and handing over the sports ground.

Remaining works to continue into February

The remaining campus infrastructure, including the Administrative Block, internal roads, a functional drainage system and landscaping, must be completed by the second week of February 2027.

The agreement also addresses construction-related hazards on the campus, with the stated aim of ensuring compliance with National Medical Commission standards.

The students said they were withdrawing the protest because of the written commitments and the stipulated deadlines for completing the pending works.

They will resume academic and clinical duties with immediate effect.

The written schedule places separate completion dates on hostel facilities, the permanent college building, the sports ground and the remaining campus works, providing a timeline for the infrastructure pending at GMC Jagtial. [S1-S4]

Source: The Hindu