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'''Bhagat Phool Singh Medical College''' is a [[public university|public]] [[medical school|medical college]] at Khanpur Kalan in the [[Gohana]] in [[Sonepat district]] of [[Haryana]] in [[India]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
In 2008, the plan to establish a medical college under the [[Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya|Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University]] at Khanpur Kalan was first announced by the [[Chief Minister of Haryana]], [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hooda promises medical college for women|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/28/stories/2008122855480700.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411035744/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/28/stories/2008122855480700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|access-date=9 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 December 2008}}</ref> In 2009, on 1 March, [[Sonia Gandhi]] laid the foundation stone of the college.<br />
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In 2011, on 1 September, the hospital at the college became operational with 100 beds and a team of 21 doctors. This number has since grown to 450 beds and 211 doctors as of March 2013.<ref name="thehindu" /><br />
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==Women's medical college==<br />
It is the first women's Government Medical College of [[independent India]] and the first such institution in [[North India]] since [[Delhi]]’s [[Lady Hardinge Medical College]] that was established in 1914. The college was inaugurated on [[International Women's Day]], 2013 by [[Sonia Gandhi]], congress party chief.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|title=Sonia inaugurates first all-women medical college|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/sonia-inaugurates-first-allwomen-medical-college/article4490212.ece|access-date=9 March 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=9 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sonia Gandhi inaugurates Women Medical College in Haryana|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/HAR-congress-president-and-upa-chairperson-sonia-gandhi-inaugurates-medical-college--4202206-NOR.html|access-date=9 March 2013|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar|date=9 March 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Campus==<br />
The college is spread over 88 acres of land and was set up at a cost of {{INR}}700 crores.<ref name="thehindu" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Haryana to get medical college for women|url=http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/haryana-to-get-medical-college-for-women/254/46898/|access-date=9 March 2013|newspaper=The Sunday Indian|date=5 March 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
*[[Manushi Chhillar]] – winner of [[Miss World 2017]] pageant and actress.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of medical colleges in India#Haryana|List of medical colleges in Haryana]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.bpsgmckhanpur.ac.in/ Official Website]<br />
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