Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan will visit Raipur in Chhattisgarh on September 2, 2026, and attend the third convocation ceremony of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur as the Chief Guest, according to the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

The visit will bring the Vice President to Chhattisgarh for an academic programme at AIIMS Raipur, where degrees will be conferred on students graduating from undergraduate, postgraduate, super-specialty, doctoral and allied health sciences programmes. The convocation is expected to bring together graduating students, faculty members, alumni and invited guests.

Vice President's Raipur visit

The Vice President's Secretariat announced on September 1 that C. P. Radhakrishnan will travel to Raipur on September 2. The announcement confirms the visit but does not provide additional details on other engagements during his stay in the city.

The AIIMS Raipur convocation was announced earlier by PIB Raipur on August 6. According to the release, Radhakrishnan accepted the invitation to attend the institution's third convocation as Chief Guest.

AIIMS Raipur convocation

The third convocation will mark an important academic event for AIIMS Raipur, with students from multiple medical and allied health disciplines receiving their degrees.

The institution has undergraduate, postgraduate, super-specialty, doctoral and allied health sciences programmes, and graduates from these programmes will be part of the ceremony.

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Anupriya Patel will also attend the convocation as the Guest of Honour, according to the official announcement.

AIIMS Raipur's healthcare role

Ahead of the convocation, AIIMS Raipur Executive Director Lieutenant General Ashok Jindal (Retired), along with his wife Usha Jindal, had met the Vice President in New Delhi and formally invited him to the ceremony.

During the meeting, Jindal briefed Radhakrishnan on AIIMS Raipur's development in patient care, medical education, research, innovation, digital health and public health initiatives. The institute has been described by PIB as a major tertiary healthcare centre serving Chhattisgarh and the wider Central Indian region.

The briefing also covered several recent developments at the institute, including robotic surgery services, kidney transplantation, artificial intelligence-based healthcare research, biomedical innovations and academic and research initiatives.

Focus on medical education and research

The Vice President appreciated AIIMS Raipur's contribution to strengthening healthcare services in Chhattisgarh and Central India. The PIB release specifically highlighted the institute's role in implementing healthcare initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat and various health insurance schemes.

The September 2 convocation will therefore combine an academic milestone for graduating students with a broader showcase of the institute's work in healthcare, medical education, research and innovation.

The Vice President's visit comes as AIIMS Raipur continues to expand its academic and medical activities. The institution's work in areas including advanced treatment, digital health, research and emerging technologies is expected to remain part of its broader development as a tertiary healthcare institution in the region.