BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday, June 11, 2026, visited the under-construction Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College at Jolsappar, Nadaun in his Hamirpur parliamentary constituency, inspecting development works and questioning why the centrally backed medical college in Hamirpur remains non-operational despite its buildings being reportedly near-complete for nearly two years.

Context

Thakur, posting in Hindi, accused the Himachal Pradesh Congress government of consistently obstructing central projects meant for the state's benefit. 'Atakane-latakane ka kaam kiya hai' ('the work of stalling and delaying has been done'), he wrote, directly blaming the state administration for the impasse at Hamirpur Medical College, where buildings are described as substantially complete yet neither regular classes for 600 students nor OPD services for the public have been started.

The visit was part of his ongoing Pragati Path Yatra programme across the Hamirpur constituency, during which he reviewed construction progress and held discussions with concerned officials about the pace of work at the Nadaun site.

Policy Backdrop

The central government has sanctioned multiple new government medical colleges across states under its medical education expansion schemes, with several approvals for Himachal Pradesh notified through the 2010s and early 2020s. These projects are funded centrally but operationalised through state health departments, a structure that creates administrative dependencies between the Centre and state governments.

Thakur's post reflects a recurring pattern in BJP-Centre versus Congress-state political exchanges, where delays in operationalising health infrastructure become flashpoints. The Hamirpur Medical College and the Dr. Radhakrishnan Government Medical College at Jolsappar represent two distinct projects within the same parliamentary constituency, both at different stages of completion.

Stakeholders and Impact

The most immediate stakeholders are the 600 prospective medical students who remain without regular classes, and the residents of Hamirpur and surrounding areas who are yet to access OPD services at the college. A functional government medical college would expand affordable healthcare access and add specialist capacity to a region that currently depends on facilities in larger urban centres.

The Himachal Pradesh health department has not issued a public response to Thakur's specific allegations as of the time of this report. The state government's position on the reasons for non-commencement of teaching and outpatient services at Hamirpur Medical College remains publicly unstated.

What's Next

Thakur has publicly demanded accountability, asking who is responsible for the continuous obstruction of the project. The political pressure now shifts to the Himachal Pradesh Congress government to provide a formal timeline for operationalising Hamirpur Medical College and clarifying the administrative bottlenecks. Any official response from the state health department or chief minister's office is likely to define the next phase of this centre-state standoff over health infrastructure delivery in Himachal Pradesh.