Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Arunachal Pradesh CM hands appointment orders to 72 specialist doctors
In a state called Arunachal Pradesh, which is in India, the leader, Chief Minister Pema Khandu, gave official job papers to 72 brand-new doctors.
These doctors passed a difficult test to get their jobs.
They will help sick people in towns and villages.
The state is also setting up special machines so doctors can do kidney transplants at a hospital called TRIHMS.
This means sick people will not have to travel far away for this kind of treatment.
The state will give money to help families pay for very expensive operations.
Families can get up to Rs 12 lakh for a kidney transplant, Rs 17 lakh for a bone marrow transplant, and Rs 22 lakh for a liver transplant.
Two new medical colleges will be built so more doctors can be trained in the future.
The chief minister asked the new doctors to be kind and work hard to help people who live far away in villages.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu handed appointment orders to 72 newly recruited medical specialists on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Organ transplant facilities will soon launch at TRIHMS, starting with kidney transplants as installation of the Organ Perfusion System is underway.
The Chief Minister's Organ Transplant Scheme (CMOTS) offers financial assistance of up to Rs 12 lakh for kidney, Rs 17 lakh for bone marrow, and Rs 22 lakh for liver transplants.
Two new medical colleges are planned — one at Namsai under a Public-Private Partnership with construction starting this year, and another in West Kameng district.
Still to be filled are 35 specialist vacancies at TRIHMS, 61 specialist roles across government hospitals, and 79 General Duty Medical Officer (GDMO) posts.
- Who
- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and 72 newly recruited medical specialists.
- What
- Appointment orders were handed to 72 specialist doctors; the state announced organ transplant facilities at TRIHMS, developed with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, beginning with kidney transplants, along with the Chief Minister's Organ Transplant Scheme (CMOTS).
- When
- Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
- Where
- Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India; transplants will be introduced at TRIHMS.
- Why
- To fill specialist manpower gaps and extend advanced healthcare to remote areas so patients do not have to travel outside the state, aligned with the 'Viksit Arunachal by 2047' vision and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national objective.
- Chief Minister
- Pema Khandu
- Doctors Appointed
- 72 medical specialists
- Location
- Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
- First Transplant
- Kidney transplants; Organ Perfusion System installation underway at TRIHMS
- CMOTS Financial Assistance
- Up to Rs 12 lakh (kidney), Rs 17 lakh (bone marrow), Rs 22 lakh (liver)
- New Medical Colleges
- Namsai (PPP model, construction starting this year) and West Kameng district
- Recruitment Body
- Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC); advertised April 13, 2026; 117 applications evaluated, 116 interviewed
- Open Vacancies
- 35 at TRIHMS, 61 across government hospitals, 79 GDMO posts