Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Dr RV Kumar Completes Three-Year SVIMS Tenure, Cites Service Blessing
Dr RV Kumar finished three years as a leader at SVIMS.
The institute held a programme to thank and honour him.
He said serving there and helping patients was a blessing.
He also said funding from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams increased to Rs 130 crore.
New faculty recruitment has been completed.
More medical, support and office staff are still being appointed.
A service called SVIMS Seva was started to help patients.
Kumar asked the staff to keep working hard to improve the hospital.
Dr RV Kumar completed his three-year tenure as Director cum Vice Chancellor of SVIMS.
SVIMS faculty members felicitated Kumar on Wednesday after his tenure ended.
He said financial assistance from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams rose to Rs 130 crore during his tenure.
Faculty recruitment was completed, while appointments for medical, paramedical and administrative posts remain under way.
Kumar highlighted the launch of SVIMS Seva and the continued success of Srivari Vaidya Seva.
- Who
- Dr RV Kumar, SVIMS faculty and administrators, and staff involved in the institute’s services.
- What
- Kumar completed his three-year tenure as Director cum Vice Chancellor of Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences and reviewed institutional developments.
- When
- The felicitation programme was held on Wednesday, following completion of Kumar’s tenure.
- Where
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Tirupati.
- Why
- To mark Kumar’s completed tenure and discuss efforts to strengthen SVIMS’s medical services and development.
- Institution
- Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS)
- Completed tenure
- Three years
- Financial assistance
- Assistance from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams increased to Rs 130 crore during Kumar’s tenure.
- Faculty recruitment
- The faculty recruitment process was recently completed.
- Ongoing appointments
- Recruitment for medical, paramedical and administrative posts was under way.
- Patient initiative
- SVIMS Seva was launched as a voluntary service initiative to assist patients.
- Specialist care
- Srivari Vaidya Seva enables specialist doctors to provide medical services.