Srinagar, Feb 04: The 50-bedded hospital building in Kakapora is expected to be handed over to the Health Department in June 2026, the government said on Wednesday.
In a written reply to MLA Hasnain Masoodi, Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo said that the civil component of the hospital building has been completed by the executing agency, the J&K Housing Board.
“The internal electrification has been finished, while work on the electric sub-station is currently in progress. Construction of the boundary wall is also underway. The J&K Housing Board is expected to formally hand over the building to the Health Department in June 2026,” she said.
The minister said that the shifting of the existing hospital to the newly constructed building is expected in June 2026, as per timelines communicated by the executing agency. “However, the facility currently functions as a Primary Health Centre (PHC), and there is no proposal for its upgrade to a Sub-District Hospital (SDH) as of now. It is pertinent to mention that PHC Kakapora is located approximately 14 km from AIIMS Awantipora and 10 km from SDH Pampore,” Itoo said. “Given its present catchment population, the PHC does not fulfil the criteria prescribed under the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) norms, 2022, for upgrade to an SDH.”
The minister further provided figures from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, revealing that outpatients numbered 86,227, inpatients 2,831, and surgeries performed totalled 745.
“As of now, there is no proposal under consideration for any supplementary staff,” Itoo said, adding that vacant posts are being filled through the National Health Mission (NHM) to ensure continuity of services and meet patient care requirements—(KNO)
