Jammu: Professor (Dr.) Harleen Kaur has been given the charge of Principal of Government Medical College (GMC), Doda, by the Jammu and Kashmir Government as part of an administrative arrangement to ensure the smooth functioning of the institution.
According to Government Order No. 774-JK(HME) of 2026, dated November 12, 2026, issued by the Health and Medical Education Department, Dr. Harleen Kaur, presently serving as a Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Government Medical College Jammu, has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of heading GMC Doda, reports the Daily.
The government order states that the arrangement has been made in the interest of administration and to ensure the effective functioning of Government Medical College Doda.
It further clarifies that Dr Kaur will continue to hold the charge of Principal until the government makes a regular arrangement for the post.
The order was issued by Saugat Biswas (IAS), Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Health and Medical Education Department, on behalf of the Jammu and Kashmir Government.
The administrative move is expected to facilitate the institutional functioning and administrative affairs of GMC Doda pending a regular appointment to the post, reports Daily Excelsior.
The assignment comes as part of the government's efforts to maintain effective administration and ensure the smooth functioning of Government Medical College Doda.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mohammad Momin Khan, President of All India Medical Students Association (AIMSA), Jammu & Kashmir, congratulated Professor (Dr.) Harleen Kaur on taking charge as Principal of GMC Doda in a recent post on X.
He also expressed gratitude to Health Secretary and Health Minister Sakina Itoo for addressing the matter following a representation submitted to the authorities.
"We sincerely thank the Hon'ble Health Secretary and Health Minister @sakinaitoo for addressing this matter following our representation to the authorities," he wrote.
Medical Dialogues had previously reported that Government Medical College (GMC) Doda in Jammu and Kashmir has been functioning without a regular Principal for several months, prompting a medical students' association to seek immediate intervention from the Health and Medical Education Department.
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