Government Medical College, Kadapa (formerly known as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences) is located in Putlampally village, near Kadapa City.
Later it was converted into tertiary level care hospital and named it as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa.
It was inaugurated on 27 September 2006 by the then UPA Chair Person Smt.
This medical institute started functioning from 1 August 2006.
Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan reddy laid the foundation stone for YSR cancer hospital block, superspeciality hospital, Psychiatry hospital block, LV prasad eye institute on 23 December 2019 in this institute.