Lok Sabha Question No. 3887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Medical Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, MANSHANKAR NINAMA, BHARAT SINGH, NAGARAJAN P., JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3887 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2017

## MEDICAL SEATS

## 3887. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of seats available for MBBS, MD/MS and DM/MCH in various medical colleges of the country, State/ UT - wise;
- (b) whether a large number of MBBS seats for the academic years 2016 -17 are lying vacant in many private medical colleges across the country, if so, the details thereof State/UT - wise and the corrective measures taken by the Gover nment to fill these vacant seats;
- (c) whether there is a huge shortage of professors, nurses, technicians  etc. in all the medical colleges across the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise along with the corrective steps taken by the Governmen t in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has assessed that there are sufficient medical colleges at present in the country in view of the shortage of specialist doctors, if so, the details thereof and if not, the action taken by the Government to tackle the situation; and
- (e) whether the Government is encouraging the opening of Post Graduate Medical Institutes in public and private sectors and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): The details are given in Annexure I & II.
- (b): States/UT - wise details are given in Annexure -III.

There  is  a  time  schedule  governing  admissions  in  the  Medical  Colleges.  The  se remaining unfilled on the last date of admission cannot be filled thereafter for that academic year.

(c): As per Indian Medical Council Act,  1956 & Regulations framed there under, the medi colleges have to get yearly renewal permission till the first batch of students appear in ar examination and the course is recognized. For this purpose the MCI conducts yearly inspe of  the  colleges  and  makes  its  recommendation  to  the  Central  Government.  Colleges  fou deficient in terms of faculty, residents, clinical material and other fa cilities for proper functioning of  medical  college  and  for  offering  minimum  standard  of  medical  education  are  not  g renewal permission/recognition.

(d): There are 472 Medical Colleges in the Country including 212 in the Government Sect The  Government  is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  to  establish  new  Medical College attached with District/referral Hospitals in underserved areas of the country. T for establishment of Medical Colleges have been rationalized to facilitate the setting up of new Colleges. It is now made permissible for Companies to establish a Medical College. In ad measures like recognizing DNB qualification for appointment as faculty, enhancement of limit for appointment against post of teachers/Dean/ Princi pal/Director in Medical Colleges from 65 to 70  years, recognizing PG degrees from 5 English speaking countries have been taken Postgraduate  Medical  Education  Regulations,  2000  were  amended  on  31.01.2017  revising teacher  student  ratio  in  all  clinical subjects  in  Public  funded  Government  Medical  Colleges which has resulted increase in PG seats in clinical subjects of the Government Medical Col

(e): The Government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/upgradation  of  Gov ernment  Medical  Colleges  to  increase  PG  seats.  Further, Medical Council of India Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 facilitate gra exemption  by  the  Central  Government  to  any  existing/proposed  non - teaching  institutions  or specialist inst itutions or autonomous body owned and managed by the Central Governments/State Governments from  fulfilling the  prescribed  provision  of  having undergraduate teaching facility and allow starting postgraduate medical course. Government  has  also  advise d  the  State  Governments  to  encourage  Municipal  Corporations running Hospitals with minimum 300 beds to start Postgraduate Medical Institute.

## ANNEXURE-I

| STATE   | STATE            | STATE          | STATE      | STATE           | STATE                 | STATE   |
|---------|------------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|-----------------------|---------|
| Sl.     |                  | Government     | Government | Private         | Private               | Total   |
| No.     | State            | No. of College | Seats      | No. of Colleges | Seats No. of Colleges | Seats   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 13             | 2050       | 19              | 2750 32               | 4800    |
| 2       | A & N Islands    | 1              | 100        | 0               | 0 1                   | 100     |
| 3       | Assam            | 6              | 726        | 0               | 0 6                   | 726     |
| 4       | Bihar            | 9              | 950        | 4               | 400 13                | 1350    |
| 5       | Chandigarh       | 1              | 100        | 0               | 0 1                   | 100     |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh     | 6              | 650        | 3               | 450 9                 | 1100    |
| 7       | Delhi            | 6              | 900        | 2               | 200 8                 | 1100    |
| 8       | Goa              | 1              | 150        | 0               | 0 1                   | 150     |
| 9       | Gujarat          | 11             | 1930       | 14              | 1600 25               | 3530    |
| 10      | Haryana          | 4              | 500        | 6               | 750 10                | 1250    |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh | 3              | 300        | 1               | 150 4                 | 450     |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir   | 3              | 400        | 1               | 100 4                 | 500     |
| 13      | Jharkhand        | 3              | 350        | 0               | 0 3                   | 350     |
| 14      | Karnataka        | 18             | 2300       | 38              | 5945 56               | 8245    |
| 15      | Kerala           | 9              | 1250       | 24              | 2800 33               | 4050    |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh   | 6              | 800        | 12              | 1800 18               | 2600    |
| 17      | Maharashtra      | 22             | 3050       | 28              | 4070 50               | 7120    |
| 18      | Manipur          | 2              | 200        | 0               | 0 2                   | 200     |
| 19      | Meghalaya        | 1              | 50         | 0               | 0 1                   | 50      |
| 20      | Orissa           | 3              | 650        | 5               | 600 8                 | 1250    |
| 21      | Pondicherry      | 1              | 150        | 7               | 1050 8                | 1200    |
| 22      | Punjab           | 3              | 500        | 7               | 875 10                | 1375    |
| 23      | Rajasthan        | 8              | 1450       | 8               | 1200 16               | 2650    |
| 24      | Sikkim           | 0              | 0          | 1               | 100 1                 | 100     |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu       | 23             | 3015       | 26              | 3600 49               | 6615    |
| 26      | Telangana        | 6              | 1000       | 18              | 2650 24               | 3650    |
| 27      | Tripura          | 2              | 200        | 0               | 0 2                   | 200     |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh    | 16             | 2049       | 29              | 4000 45               | 6049    |
| 29      | Uttarakhand      | 3              | 350        | 3               | 450 6                 | 800     |
| 30      | West Bengal      | 14             | 2150       | 4               | 550 18                | 2700    |
| 31      | AIIMS*           | 7              | 673        | 0               | 0 7                   | 673     |
| 32      | JIPMER*          | 1              | 150        | 0               | 0 1                   | 150     |
|         | TOTAL            | 212            | 29093      | 260             | 36090 472             | 65183   |

| State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   | State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   | State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   | State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   | State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   | State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   | State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   | State wise details of total PG seats in the Country (for the academic year 2016-17)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                               | State/UT                                                                              | MD                                                                                    | MS                                                                                    | MCH                                                                                   | DM                                                                                    | Diploma                                                                               | Total                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 1438                                                                                  | 789                                                                                   | 113                                                                                   | 102                                                                                   | 471                                                                                   | 2913                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 218                                                                                   | 118                                                                                   | 10                                                                                    | 7                                                                                     | 63                                                                                    | 416                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 260                                                                                   | 147                                                                                   | 3                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 60                                                                                    | 472                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                            | 41                                                                                    | 23                                                                                    | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 64                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 44                                                                                    | 28                                                                                    | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 18                                                                                    | 90                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                 | 598                                                                                   | 321                                                                                   | 81                                                                                    | 56                                                                                    | 147                                                                                   | 1203                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                   | 56                                                                                    | 25                                                                                    | 2                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 20                                                                                    | 103                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                               | 903                                                                                   | 418                                                                                   | 51                                                                                    | 29                                                                                    | 298                                                                                   | 1699                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                               | 195                                                                                   | 92                                                                                    | 6                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 49                                                                                    | 342                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 93                                                                                    | 49                                                                                    | 2                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 13                                                                                    | 159                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                       | 158                                                                                   | 124                                                                                   | 10                                                                                    | 12                                                                                    | 69                                                                                    | 373                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 82                                                                                    | 43                                                                                    | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 61                                                                                    | 187                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 1881                                                                                  | 862                                                                                   | 108                                                                                   | 97                                                                                    | 670                                                                                   | 3618                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 605                                                                                   | 275                                                                                   | 81                                                                                    | 93                                                                                    | 224                                                                                   | 1278                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 384                                                                                   | 233                                                                                   | 8                                                                                     | 9                                                                                     | 122                                                                                   | 756                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 1730                                                                                  | 849                                                                                   | 109                                                                                   | 81                                                                                    | 496                                                                                   | 3265                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 81                                                                                    | 36                                                                                    | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 6                                                                                     | 123                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 8                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 8                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                    | Orissa                                                                                | 359                                                                                   | 166                                                                                   | 13                                                                                    | 16                                                                                    | 4                                                                                     | 558                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                    | Pondicherry                                                                           | 246                                                                                   | 119                                                                                   | 7                                                                                     | 2                                                                                     | 39                                                                                    | 413                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 569                                                                                   | 309                                                                                   | 60                                                                                    | 60                                                                                    | 56                                                                                    | 1054                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 609                                                                                   | 305                                                                                   | 55                                                                                    | 40                                                                                    | 55                                                                                    | 1064                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 18                                                                                    | 4                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 22                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 1107                                                                                  | 618                                                                                   | 167                                                                                   | 150                                                                                   | 563                                                                                   | 2605                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                               | 19                                                                                    | 11                                                                                    | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 30                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 834                                                                                   | 440                                                                                   | 60                                                                                    | 81                                                                                    | 213                                                                                   | 1628                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 105                                                                                   | 50                                                                                    | 0                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     | 15                                                                                    | 170                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 564                                                                                   | 318                                                                                   | 66                                                                                    | 75                                                                                    | 214                                                                                   | 1237                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | TOTAL                                                                                 | 13205                                                                                 | 6772                                                                                  | 1013                                                                                  | 914                                                                                   | 3946                                                                                  | 25850                                                                                 |

## ANNEXURE-III

| S.No                      | State                     | Name and Address of Medical College / Medical Institution                                          | Managed By                | Intake                    |   Vacant Seat |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|
| 1                         | Gujarat                   | GMERS Medical College, Gotri, Vadodara                                                             | Govt- Society             | 150                       |            61 |
| 2                         | Gujarat                   | GMERS Medical College, Valsad                                                                      | Govt- Society             | 150                       |             1 |
| 3                         | Haryana                   | Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha                                                           | Trust                     | 100                       |             1 |
| 4                         | Haryana                   | Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research, Mullana, Ambala                  | Trust                     | 150                       |            48 |
| 5                         | Karnataka                 | JSS Medical College, Mysore                                                                        | Trust                     | 200                       |            50 |
| 6                         | Karnataka                 | Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore                                                | Trust                     | 150                       |             1 |
| 7                         | Karnataka                 | Sambhram Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kolar                                           | Trust                     | 150                       |             1 |
| 8                         | Karnataka                 | St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore                                                               | Trust                     | 150                       |             1 |
| 9                         | Madhya Pradesh            | Amaltas Institute of Medical Sciences, Dewas                                                       | Society                   | 150                       |            14 |
| 10                        | Madhya Pradesh            | Modern Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanadia, Indore                                              | Society                   | 150                       |             1 |
| 11                        | Madhya Pradesh            | Sakshi Medical College & Research Center, Guna, M.P.                                               | Society                   | 150                       |             7 |
| 12                        | Maharashtra               | ACPM Medical College, Dhule                                                                        | Trust                     | 100                       |            21 |
| 13                        | Maharashtra               | N. K. P. Salve Instt. of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur | Trust                     | 150                       |             2 |
| 14                        | Maharashtra               | Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai                                              | Trust                     | 250                       |            25 |
| 15                        | Punjab                    | Chintpurni Medical College, Gurdaspur                                                              | Trust                     | 150                       |             2 |
| 16                        | Rajasthan                 | Geetanjali Medical College & Hospital,Udaipur                                                      | Trust                     | 150                       |             1 |
| 17                        | Tamil Nadu                | Annaii Medical College, Pennalur, Kanchipuram (Rajalakshmi Medical College Hospital)               | Trust                     | 150                       |             4 |
| 18                        | Tamil Nadu                | Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur                                          | Trust                     | 150                       |             3 |
| 19                        | Tamil Nadu                | Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences, Manamai-Nellur                                  | Trust                     | 150                       |             5 |
| 20                        | Tamil Nadu                | SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Kancheepuram                                       | Trust                     | 150                       |             1 |
| 21                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Era Lucknow Medical College , Lucknow                                                              | Trust                     | 150                       |             2 |
| 22                        | Uttar Pradesh             | F.H. Medical College & Hospital, Firozabad                                                         | Trust                     | 150                       |            32 |
| 23                        | Uttar Pradesh             | G.C.R.G. Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow                                                    | Trust                     | 150                       |            53 |
| 24                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Glocal Medical College, Super Specialty Hospital & Research Center, Saharanpur                     | Trust                     | 150                       |            60 |
| 25                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi                                                   | Private                   | 150                       |            40 |
| 26                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Sitapur                                                        | Trust                     | 150                       |            66 |
| 27                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Integral Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Lucknow                                         | University                | 100                       |            47 |
| 28                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki                                                      | Trust                     | 150                       |            14 |
| 29                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow                                                      | Trust                     | 150                       |            89 |
| 30                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Rajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly                                                      | Trust                     | 150                       |            66 |
| 31                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Rama Medical College and Hospital , Kanpur                                                         | Trust                     | 100                       |            62 |
| 32                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Saraswati Medical College, Unnao, U.P.                                                             | Trust                     | 150                       |            10 |
| 33                        | Uttar Pradesh             | T S Misra Medical College & Hospital, Amusi, Lucknow                                               | Private                   | 150                       |             3 |
| 34                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Varun Arjun Medical College, Banthra, Shahjahanpur                                                 | Trust                     | 150                       |            75 |
| 35                        | Uttar Pradesh             | Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Gajraula                                              | Trust                     | 150                       |            17 |
| 36                        | West Bengal               | ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Haldia, Purba Midanpore                            | Trust                     | 100                       |             3 |
| 37                        | West Bengal               | KPC Medical College,Jadavpur,Kolkata                                                               | Trust                     | 150                       |            21 |
| Total No. of Vacant Seats | Total No. of Vacant Seats | Total No. of Vacant Seats                                                                          | Total No. of Vacant Seats | Total No. of Vacant Seats |           910 |