Jajati Keshri Medical College and Hospital is a government medical college and teaching hospital located in the Jajpur district of Odisha, India. Established in 2024, it is one of several state-run medical colleges set up by the Government of Odisha to expand tertiary healthcare and undergraduate medical education in the state.
| Name | Jajati Keshri Medical College and Hospital |
|---|---|
| Type | Government medical college and hospital |
| Location | Jajpur district, Odisha, India |
| Established | 2024 |
| Affiliation | Government of Odisha |
The institution combines an undergraduate medical college with an attached teaching hospital, offering clinical services to patients drawn from Jajpur and the surrounding districts of coastal Odisha. As a government facility, it functions under the administrative framework of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha.
Odisha has progressively expanded its network of government medical colleges beyond the older institutions at Cuttack, Berhampur and Burla, adding new colleges in district headquarters to improve access to specialist care and to increase the annual intake of MBBS students. Jajati Keshri Medical College and Hospital is part of this wider expansion, situated in Jajpur, a historically significant district known for centres such as Biraja Temple and the early medieval site of Ratnagiri.
The college is named after Jajati Keshari, a ruler associated with the early medieval Somavamshi dynasty of Odisha, who is traditionally linked with the consolidation of religious and administrative life in the region around Jajpur.
The establishment of the college is intended to strengthen tertiary healthcare delivery in the Jajpur region, reduce patient referrals to distant hospitals, and contribute additional medical seats to the state's pool of MBBS training capacity.