About
The foundation stone of this prestigious institution of western U P catering for the health needs of the western U P including the hilly region, now separate as Uttrakhand state, was laid on 13th September 1963 by the, then Hon’ ble Chief Minister of U P Late Shri Chandra Bhanu Gupta ji & named after Lala Lajpat Rai, the Lion of Punjab, one of the well known freedom fighter. A special mention about Dr. Kailash Prakash ji, the then MLA, deserves to be mentioned, as it was due to his constant efforts, the college could be established at Meerut. The first batch comprising of 58 undergraduate medical students was admitted in August 1966. In 1968 the intake capacity of the institution was raised to 100.
