The Government Medical College, Kadapa (formerly known as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences) is located in Putlampally village, near Kadapa City. It is affiliated to Dr. YSR University of Health Sciences. The institute is spread over 210 acres (0.85 km).

Earlier, the hospital was a secondary level care hospital i.e., District Hospital, located within Kadapa city. Later it was converted into tertiary level care hospital and named it as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa. This college was founded by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2006. It was inaugurated on 27 September 2006 by the then UPA Chair Person Smt. Sonia Gandhi. This medical institute started functioning from 1 August 2006.