Kalyana Karnataka Horata Samiti has been pushing this for years,and now again matter has reached Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly.
On June 21,2026,a delegation led by Lakshman Dasti,the organization's founder-president,submitted memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ikram Shariff . And when you look at reason,it is not hard to understand anger from region.
Raichur is described as one of most backward districts in Kalyana Karnataka region . Still,people there don't have access to advanced healthcare facilities in way they should . For serious treatment,ordinary families often have to depend on bigger cities,and that itself becomes financial burden.
The Samiti has also pointed to special Constitutional status under Article 371(J),saying this should help region get premier healthcare institution like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) . And honestly,if special status is there but basic healthcare gap continues,people will obviously ask what is changing on ground.
Few things standing out in this demand:
- Kalyana Karnataka Horata Samiti has campaigned for AIIMS in Raichur for several years.
- Various Ministers,MPs,and MLAs have previously supported AIIMS for Raichur.
- Karnataka government has also urged Centre to prioritize this project.
But despite so many representations to Union government,progress on AIIMS proposal has been disappointingly slow . This is where frustration becomes understandable,because demand is not coming from one person only,it has support from activists,regional organizations and local representatives.
Activists have even gone for indefinite satyagraha over this issue . That is not small thing ah. When people are ready to sit indefinitely for hospital project,it shows how deep healthcare anxiety is in area.
Lakshman Dasti has now urged Union government to take decisive action and approve AIIMS project for Raichur,linking it with balanced regional development . And tbh,this argument makes sense because healthcare infrastructure is not luxury,it decides whether region can actually move ahead or keep feeling ignored .
At same time,question is how long Raichur has to keep asking for same thing again and again . Memorandums,support from leaders,state backing,satyagraha… if all this still moves slowly,then people will naturally wonder what more is needed…
