9 October 2026
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified a draft amendment to the Drugs Rules, 1945, inserting sub-rule (22) under Rule 65.
The draft provides that no advertisement of drugs specified in Schedule H, Schedule H1 or Schedule X shall be made without the prior sanction of the Central Government.
The requirement already applies to manufacturers and would now extend to licence holders who sell, stock, exhibit, offer for sale or distribute such drugs.
The draft was notified as G.S.R. 861(E), dated 28 September 2026, after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board.
It follows the recommendations of the 93rd meeting of the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, held on 16 February 2026.
Objections and suggestions are invited within 30 days of the date on which copies of the Gazette are made available to the public.
The Ministry states that the aim is to curb unauthorised promotion of prescription medicines and to reduce risks from inappropriate self-medication.
Rules amended:
Drugs Rules, 1945 - Rule 65, sub-rule (22)
Draft notification:
G.S.R. 861(E), dated 28 September 2026
Comment period:
30 days
DTAB meeting:
93rd meeting, 16 February 2026
Why it matters for exams: The Drugs Rules, 1945 and its schedules on prescription medicines are a standing part of health governance questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
DTAB Drugs Technical Advisory Board — The statutory body that advises the Centre and States on technical matters under the drugs law.
Schedule H1 Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945 — A list of medicines, including certain antibiotics, whose sale must be recorded in a separate register.
Schedule X Schedule X of the Drugs Rules, 1945 — A list of narcotic and psychotropic medicines needing stricter licensing and record keeping.
G.S.R. General Statutory Rules — The prefix used to number subordinate legislation published in the Gazette of India.
9 October 2026
The Madhya Pradesh Dhanvantari Health University Bill, 2026 has become law in the state.
The Assembly's bills record shows it was introduced on 20 July 2026 and discussed and passed on 21 July 2026.
The Governor's assent is recorded as 17 August 2026.
The Bill is listed as Act No. 11 of 2026.
It was one of fifteen Bills taken up in the eleventh session of the Assembly in July 2026.
Act number:
11 of 2026
Passed:
21/07/2026
Governor's assent:
17/08/2026
Why it matters for exams: New state universities and their founding Acts are frequently asked in state-level examinations.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Dhanvantari Dhanvantari — A figure associated with healing in Indian tradition, after whom the new health university is named.
9 October 2026
The state-level launch of free mental health clinics set up in mother-and-child hospitals is on 9 October at 2:00 PM.
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan will inaugurate the clinics at the Central Library Hall, Thiruvananthapuram.
Minister C. P. John will preside.
The year's theme is "Listen to life experiences, real voices, real change".
The aim is to bring mental health services to people and reduce misconceptions, stigma and discrimination.
School programmes with awareness events, competitions and seminars run from 12 to 17 October across the state.
Inauguration:
9 October, 2:00 PM
Venue:
Central Library Hall, Thiruvananthapuram
School programmes:
12 to 17 October
Why it matters for exams: Health-service launches and the departments and ministers behind them are routine Kerala PSC current-affairs material.
Kerala PSC
8 October 2026
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas of the Kerala High Court held that courts must appoint a guardian for a person with dementia or Alzheimer's if the condition worsens and the circumstances warrant it.
The petitioner, sister of a 93-year-old bedridden woman with advanced dementia and Alzheimer's, was appointed guardian to handle her sister's bank accounts.
The court directed the General Hospital, Ernakulam, to constitute a Medical Board to report on the patient's condition.
The guardian must file reports once in six months with the Registrar General of the High Court.
Patient's age:
93
Report to Registrar General:
Once in 6 months / ആറു മാസത്തിലൊരിക്കൽ
Judge:
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas / ജസ്റ്റിസ് ബെച്ചു കുര്യൻ തോമസ്
Why it matters for exams: Court rulings on guardianship and disability-related law are a recurring theme in polity and law questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Article 226 Article 226 of the Constitution — The provision under which High Courts issue writs for enforcing rights and for other purposes.
8 October 2026
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) announced final results of the third round of seat allotment for medical and dental courses.
11,354 medical seats were allotted and 656 remain vacant, all in the management quota; an extended counselling round will follow.
All dental seats have been filled.
For 2026-27 there are 76 medical colleges (25 government, 51 private) with 15,745 seats.
The State has set aside 15% NRI quota in government medical colleges: 690 of 4,600 seats.
NRI quota fee in government colleges is around ₹25 lakh, against ₹44 lakh to ₹45.40 lakh in private colleges.
Medical seats allotted:
11,354
Seats vacant:
656
NRI seats in government colleges:
690 of 4,600
Total medical seats:
15,745
Why it matters for exams: Admission quotas and State health-education policy are regular topics in education and governance papers.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
KEA Karnataka Examinations Authority — The State body that conducts counselling and seat allotment for professional courses.
8 October 2026
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan announced 'Santhoshathode Padikkam' (Study with Joy), a statewide awareness campaign on students' mental health.
It will run from 12 to 17 October, as part of World Mental Health Day observance.
It is organised in cooperation with the Education Department.
Venues are government schools and government-controlled educational institutions across Kerala.
Psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, mental health experts and counsellors under the Health and Medical Education Departments will be used for the campaign, in coordination with government medical colleges, the District Mental Health Programme and district health systems.
Activities include awareness classes, discussions, counselling sessions and creative activities for students, with special awareness on the role of teachers and parents.
The campaign focuses on early identification of students facing study stress, exam fear, anxiety and isolation, and has special programmes against drug use.
Campaign dates:
12 to 17 October
Announced by:
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan
Venues:
Government schools and government-controlled institutions
Why it matters for exams: Health-education campaigns and the departments behind them are common Kerala PSC current-affairs questions.
Kerala PSC
8 October 2026
The Centre will cap trade margins at 30% of the maximum retail price (MRP) for non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs.
The cap covers branded and generic, domestic and imported, patented and non-patented products.
Officials estimate MRP cuts of up to 70% and savings of about ₹2,500 crore a year.
An NPPA analysis found an average trade mark-up of about 170%, with some reaching 700%.
Non-scheduled drugs sit outside price ceilings under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013.
In 2019 the NPPA capped trade margins on 42 anti-cancer drugs.
Margin cap:
30% of MRP
Expected MRP cut:
Up to 70%
Estimated annual saving:
About ₹2,500 crore
Average trade mark-up:
About 170% (up to 700%)
Why it matters for exams: Drug price control, NPPA and the DPCO schedule system are standard health-policy and economy topics.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
NPPA National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority — The body that fixes and monitors prices of medicines under the DPCO.
DPCO 2013 Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 — The order that sets price ceilings for scheduled medicines.
MRP Maximum Retail Price — The highest price at which a product may be sold to consumers.
8 October 2026
WHO published 'Universal social protection inclusive of people with tuberculosis: monitoring and evaluation framework' on 8 October 2026, with the International Labour Organization.
It helps countries track progress toward the End TB Strategy target that no TB-affected household faces catastrophic total costs.
It also tracks the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting commitment to cover 100% of people with TB with a health and social benefits package by 2027.
It offers core, proxy and expanded indicators.
Countries can start with existing data and gradually link TB, health and social protection information systems.
It also assesses the timeliness, adequacy and comprehensiveness of benefits.
Coverage commitment:
100% of people with TB by 2027
Length of framework:
47 pages
Why it matters for exams: End TB Strategy targets and the 2027 UN commitment are common global-health questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
End TB Strategy End TB Strategy — WHO's strategy to end the tuberculosis epidemic, including zero catastrophic costs for affected households.
8 October 2026
A PIB release of 8 October 2026 reported findings of the Ayush Service Sector Report, a study by RIS released on Ayurveda Day 2026.
Women account for 43 per cent of the overall Ayush services workforce.
Their share is above 60 per cent in spas and wellness resorts, 58 per cent in educational institutes, 57 per cent in day-care centres and 53 per cent in hospitals.
The sector was estimated at US$36.92 billion in FY2024-25, a 16.91 per cent CAGR since FY2022-23.
Medical Value Travel generated an estimated US$1.77 billion in FY2024-25.
Women in workforce:
43 per cent
Sector size, FY2024-25:
US$36.92 billion
CAGR since FY2022-23:
16.91 per cent
Medical Value Travel:
US$1.77 billion
Why it matters for exams: Sector reports and women's workforce participation figures are favoured in economy and social-issues questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
RIS Research and Information System for Developing Countries — A policy research institute that prepared the Ayush Service Sector Report.
CAGR Compound Annual Growth Rate — The yearly growth rate that would take a value from its start to its end figure.
8 October 2026
The World Food Programme records that 17.4 million people in Afghanistan are projected to be severely food insecure.
It expects 4.9 million mothers and children to be malnourished in 2026.
Twelve provinces are at critical levels of acute child malnutrition, the highest number on record.
WFP puts Afghanistan's population at 46 million, and says women and children make up 80 per cent of those reached by its emergency response.
The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) provides access to over a dozen hard-to-reach locations and serves over 100 UN agencies, NGOs and partners, whose work assists more than 10 million people.
WFP's country strategic plan for Afghanistan runs from 2018 to 2027, and the agency says its funding has declined sharply, severely hampering operations.
Projected severely food insecure:
17.4 million
Mothers and children expected malnourished in 2026:
4.9 million
Provinces at critical acute child malnutrition:
Twelve
Country strategic plan period:
2018 to 2027
Why it matters for exams: Afghanistan's hunger figures and the UNHAS air service are standard UN-agency facts in questions on humanitarian operations.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
WFP World Food Programme — The UN's food assistance agency, which runs the largest humanitarian operation in Afghanistan.
UNHAS United Nations Humanitarian Air Service — A WFP-managed air service that carries aid workers and cargo to hard-to-reach places.
8 October 2026
The statement of the forty-fifth meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee was published by the World Health Organization on 25 August 2026.
It records three wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Afghanistan in 2026 to date, against 21 WPV1 cases in 2025.
Afghanistan had 17 WPV1-positive environmental samples in 2026 to date, against 94 in 2025, and the most recent WPV1 detection recorded was on 23 February 2026.
Cases came from the South and East Regions, and the Committee called the South Region the greatest concern, with intense transmission and evidence of prolonged undetected circulation.
No house-to-house campaigns have been held in Afghanistan since October 2024 because of security concerns, and the Committee urged the country to explore moving to house-to-house vaccination nationwide.
Afghanistan and Pakistan are treated as a single epidemiological bloc, with continued cross-border risk including from undocumented returnees.
WPV1 cases in Afghanistan, 2026 to date:
3
WPV1 cases in Afghanistan, 2025:
21
WPV1-positive environmental samples, 2026 to date:
17
Last house-to-house campaign:
October 2024
Why it matters for exams: Afghanistan and Pakistan are the last two countries with endemic wild poliovirus, so polio figures for them recur in health current affairs.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
WPV1 Wild poliovirus type 1 — The only wild poliovirus serotype still circulating, found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
IHR International Health Regulations — The WHO legal framework under which the polio Emergency Committee meets.
8 October 2026
On October 7, 2026 a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana dealt with a letter petition about an anti-malaria drive in Andhra Pradesh.
Nallapu Manideep had written to the Chief Justice on September 2, 2026 about events at Gollaguppa village in Polavaram District.
About 52 villagers were hospitalised after being given anti-malaria tablets, a seven-year-old girl died, and the letter said 23 other children were shifted to Telangana for treatment.
The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, told the Court that authorities had taken cognisance, a criminal case had been registered and the viscera report was awaited.
The Court took suo motu cognisance of the concerns raised and said the matter warrants judicial oversight until the ongoing investigation is taken to its logical conclusion.
It transferred the proceedings to the Andhra Pradesh High Court as the appropriate forum to monitor the investigation and any consequential proceedings.
The Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court was asked to take up the matter on a priority basis, and the writ petition was disposed of.
Village and district:
Gollaguppa, Polavaram District, Andhra Pradesh
Villagers hospitalised:
About 52
Letter to the Chief Justice:
September 2, 2026
Forum for monitoring:
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Why it matters for exams: Letter petitions, suo motu cognisance and transfer of monitoring to a High Court illustrate how public interest litigation works.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Suo motu Suo motu cognisance — A court taking up a matter on its own, without a formal petition by a party.
Letter petition Letter petition — A letter addressed to a court that it may treat as a writ petition in the public interest.
8 October 2026
The Kozhikode district level launch of the JOSH campaign, part of the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, is held on 8 October.
The function is at 10 a.m. at the Malaparamba Health and Family Welfare Centre.
The release says the campaign aims to discuss plans for eliminating tuberculosis and to raise awareness about the disease.
TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan is the national campaign for a tuberculosis free India.
Campaign:
JOSH campaign under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Venue:
Malaparamba Health and Family Welfare Centre
Date:
8 October 2026
Why it matters for exams: Tuberculosis elimination campaigns and the institutions that deliver them are frequent health questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan — The national campaign for a tuberculosis free India.
Health and Family Welfare Centre Health and Family Welfare Centre — A government health institution in Kerala that provides primary health care and family welfare services.
8 October 2026
A Supreme Court bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta directed the Union of India to constitute a committee on pharmaceutical marketing practices.
The committee is to consider suggestions and representations received and then make its recommendations to the Union.
The case is Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Associations of India and others versus Union of India and others, W.P.(C) No. 323 of 2021.
Senior Advocate Sanjay Parikh appeared for the petitioners and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for the respondents. The Court had reserved orders on September 8, 2026.
The petition seeks statutory force for the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices, issued by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, which at present is a voluntary code.
The code bars gifts, travel, hospitality and cash or monetary grants to physicians and their family members.
The Union told the Court it is considering the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its 45th Report, to give the code statutory backing.
The matter is listed again on 29 January to consider the Union's compliance affidavit.
Bench:
Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta
Case:
W.P.(C) No. 323/2021
Code involved:
Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices
Standing Committee report cited:
45th Report
Why it matters for exams: The Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices and the right to health under Article 21 link health policy with constitutional law.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
UCPMP Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices — A code issued by the Department of Pharmaceuticals on how drug companies and their representatives may market medicines.
NMC National Medical Commission — The statutory regulator of medical education and practice in India.
8 October 2026
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that a female State government employee who becomes a commissioning mother or a surrogate mother is entitled to maternity leave on par with any other female government servant.
The judgment was delivered by Justice Ajay Mohan Goel in Dr. Juhi Manhas v. State of H.P. and others, CWP No. 14883 of 2025, with the neutral citation 2026:HHC:32083.
The petitioner had become a commissioning mother of two children through surrogacy and had been denied leave.
The Court quashed the departmental communications denying the leave and said the denial was completely unsustainable in law.
It directed that 180 days following the birth of each child be treated as maternity leave, that withheld salary be released, and that the exercise be completed within two months.
The State had argued that it had not adopted the Department of Personnel and Training notification dated 18 June 2024 that expressly covers surrogate and commissioning mothers.
The Court held that an earlier Division Bench ruling bound the State, so separate adoption of the 2024 notification was unnecessary.
Case:
Dr. Juhi Manhas v. State of H.P. & ors., CWP No. 14883 of 2025
Neutral citation:
2026:HHC:32083
Judge:
Justice Ajay Mohan Goel
Maternity leave directed:
180 days after the birth of each child
Why it matters for exams: Maternity leave for commissioning and surrogate mothers under the CCS (Leave) Rules is a live service-law and gender-rights question.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Commissioning mother Commissioning mother — The woman who commissions a surrogacy arrangement and becomes the legal mother of the child.
DoPT Department of Personnel and Training — The central department that frames service rules, including the CCS (Leave) Rules, for government employees.
8 October 2026
A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Bhupesh Sharma has directed the Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh, to circulate the provisions of Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, among all investigating officers in the State.
The order, in Kulwinder Singh v. State of H.P., carries the neutral citation 2026:HHC:39173.
The DGP was asked to issue the circulation with guidelines by 15 October 2026.
Section 94 lays down how the age of a child is to be determined and proved.
The Court said investigating officers must collect preferential age evidence such as the date-of-birth certificate from the school or the matriculation certificate, and the birth certificate from a municipal body or panchayat.
Where documents are absent or doubtful, an ossification test or other age-determination test may be sought with orders from the Committee, Board or Court.
The underlying conviction was under Sections 354A, 354D, 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4(2) of the POCSO Act.
Case:
Kulwinder Singh v. State of H.P., 2026:HHC:39173
Bench:
Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Bhupesh Sharma
Deadline for DGP:
15 October 2026
Key provision:
Section 94, Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
Why it matters for exams: Section 94 of the Juvenile Justice Act and the hierarchy of age proof are frequently asked in law and police-recruitment papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 — The central law that defines sexual offences against children and the special courts that try them.
Ossification test Ossification test — A radiological examination of bone fusion used to estimate age when documents are unavailable.
8 October 2026
President Droupadi Murmu attended the first convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, in Himachal Pradesh.
She told the graduating doctors that she hoped they would voluntarily serve people residing in the remote and far-flung areas.
She said the first batch had to set an example for the batches that follow, and that being a doctor is a major responsibility.
She also said doctors are duty-bound to display compassion towards patients and that empathy is vital.
The Tribune reported that AIIMS Bilaspur has treated 12 lakh outpatients and one lakh inpatients over the past three years.
Governor Kavinder Gupta, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda were present.
Institution:
AIIMS Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
Outpatients in three years:
12 lakh
Inpatients in three years:
one lakh
Governor of Himachal Pradesh:
Kavinder Gupta
Why it matters for exams: The new AIIMS institutions and their first convocations are standard current-affairs and health-policy material.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
AIIMS All India Institute of Medical Sciences — A group of autonomous public medical institutes of national importance set up by Act of Parliament.
Convocation Convocation — The formal ceremony at which a university or institute confers degrees on its graduates.
Background
The World Health Organization places Myanmar in its South East Asia region.
WHO's country data gives Myanmar a population of 54 133 798 for 2023.
By World Bank income level Myanmar is classed as lower-middle income.
Current health expenditure in Myanmar is recorded at 5.63 per cent of GDP for 2021.
WHO's country data for Myanmar also tracks new HIV infections, tuberculosis incidence, malaria incidence, maternal mortality, under-five mortality, neonatal mortality and road traffic deaths.
Life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy are reported by sex for the period 2000 to 2021.
WHO region:
South East Asia
Population:
54 133 798 (2023)
World Bank income level:
Lower-middle income
Current health expenditure:
5.63 per cent of GDP (2021)
Why it matters for exams: Which WHO region a country belongs to, and its World Bank income class, are small facts that decide a mark in both PSC and SSC papers.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
In plain words
WHO South East Asia Region One of the six regions of the World Health Organization — The WHO region that includes India, Myanmar, Thailand, Bangladesh and others, with its office in New Delhi.
Current health expenditure Total spending on health as a share of GDP — All spending on health in a year, public and private, measured as a share of the economy.
Background
The Universal Immunisation Programme, launched in 1985 and implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, aims to provide free vaccines to children and pregnant women against various diseases. The programme reaches about 2.9 crore pregnant women and 2.54 crore newborns every year.
Its stated objectives are to increase immunisation coverage; to improve the quality of services; to establish a reliable cold chain system to the health facility level; monitoring of performance; and to achieve self-sufficiency in vaccine production.
The programme provides vaccines to newborns, children, adolescents and pregnant women for protecting against 12 diseases. The Japanese Encephalitis vaccine is provided to people only in endemic districts, and the rest are provided nationally.
The vaccines given under the programme include Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, the combined diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine, tetanus and adult diphtheria, bivalent oral polio vaccine, the measles-rubella vaccine, hepatitis B, the pentavalent vaccine, rotavirus vaccine, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the Japanese encephalitis vaccine.
Vaccines added over the past decade are the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) (2015), Rotavirus Vaccine (RVV) (2016), Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine (2017) and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) (2017).
India celebrates National Vaccination Day on March 16 every year, marking the first dose of oral polio vaccine given to citizens under the Pulse Polio Programme. The Press Information Bureau records that full immunisation coverage has risen from 62% in 2015 to 98.4% as of January 2026.
Diseases covered:
12
Pregnant women reached every year:
about 2.9 crore
Newborns reached every year:
about 2.54 crore
Vaccine limited to endemic districts:
Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
National Vaccination Day:
March 16
Why it matters for exams: The number of diseases covered, the single vaccine restricted to endemic districts, the five stated objectives and the date of National Vaccination Day are all standard objective questions, and the cold chain objective explains why a coverage figure alone is not enough.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
In plain words
UIP Universal Immunisation Programme — India's publicly funded programme of free vaccination for children, adolescents and pregnant women.
Cold chain The unbroken chain of refrigerated storage and transport for vaccines — A vaccine that warms up on the way loses its effect even if it is delivered on time.
Endemic district A district where a disease is constantly present — The Japanese Encephalitis vaccine is given only in such districts under the programme.
Background
The institute's own history states that the British established this hospital on 17th May 1918 and that it was initially named the Ranchi European Lunatic Asylum.
It stands at Kanke, on the outskirts of Ranchi, where the institute says two of the major mental hospitals in the country were built in the vicinity of each other a hundred years ago.
The institute describes itself as a premier institution for mental health-related conditions in India and records that it is spread across 211 acres in the city of Ranchi.
It states that there are a total of 17 wards, with seven for male patients, six for female patients, one for children and adolescents, one for addiction psychiatry, a Family Unit and an Emergency Ward.
The institute writes that, unlike other mental hospitals, CIP Ranchi has never been a custodial care facility and has always been an open hospital.
Its history states that the Institute currently functions under the administrative control of the Directorate General of Health Services and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.
Established:
17th May 1918
Original name:
Ranchi European Lunatic Asylum
Location:
Kanke, Ranchi
Campus:
211 acres
Wards:
17
Administrative control:
Directorate General of Health Services and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Why it matters for exams: Questions on India's mental health institutions ask which of the two Ranchi hospitals is the central institute, and the colonial name is the detail that distinguishes them.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
DGHS Directorate General of Health Services — The technical arm of the Union health ministry under whose administrative control the institute says it functions.