Lok Sabha Question No. 566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, RAMCHARAN BOHARA, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 566 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 566. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI HARISH MEENA:

MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

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

- (a) the number of medical colleges in the country along with the total number of medical seats available, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the existing norms for establishing new medical colleges in the country and increasing seats in them;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  open  new  medical  colleges  by  relaxing the  existing norms  in  view  of  the  increasing demand  of doctors  in  the  country,  if  so,  the details  thereof State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether the Government has received a number of proposals/application from various States for opening new medical colleges and increasing the seats in the existing medical colleges, if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon;
- (e) whether the Government has taken note of large number of seats in private med c l colleges being sold for huge sums, if so, whether the Government is planning to set up an independent body to look into such money laundering practices, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has assessed/conducted any survey of the performance of doctors who passed out from private medical colleges, if so, the findings thereof and corrective measures taken thereon?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)  Statement is at annexure A.
- (b)    Permission  to  new  Medical  Colleges/  increase  of  seats  in  existing  medical  colle governedunder Section 10 A of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The minimum requirements in  terms  of  infrastructure,  faculty  and  clinical  material  for  50/  100/  150/  200/  250 admission is prescribed separately under the Minimum Standard Requirement Regula tions, 1999 of MCI. The permission is granted by Central Government on the recommendation of Medica Council of India which causes an assessment of facilities as prescribed under the regulati
- (c) To facilitate the setting up of new medical colleges, the minimum standard requireme 50/100/150 intake capacity were rationalized and notified by MCI in July, 2015. The Ce Government  is  also  implementing  a  Centrally  sponsored  scheme  for  est ablishment  of  new medical colleges attached with district/ referral Hospitals in underserved areas of the co
- (d)  The Central Government received 85 applications for establishment and 27 applicatio increase of seats in existing medical college s for the academic session 2017 - 18. State/ UT wise list is at Annexure B. The applications received have been forwarded to MCI for evaluati recommendation

(e) In case of private medical colleges, the fee structure is decided by a Committee set u the respective State Governments under the chairmanship of a retired High Court Judge in purs of the directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. It is for the Committee to decide whether the fee proposed by an institute is justified and the fee fixe d by the Committee is binding on the institute.

(f)  No.  The  Central  Government  has  introduced  the  National  Eligibility  cum  Entrance [NEET] for admission to all medical courses including in private medical colleges.

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## Annexure A

|         | STATE WISE       | DETAILS OF MEDICAL Government   | DETAILS OF MEDICAL Government   | COLLEGES FOR AY 2016-17   | COLLEGES FOR AY 2016-17   | Total           | Total   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|---------|
| Sl. No. | State            | No. of Colleges                 | Seats                           | No. of Colleges           | Private 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   |

| Applications received for Establishment of New Medical Colleges/Increase of seats in existing Medical Colleges for the Academic Session 2017-18   | Applications received for Establishment of New Medical Colleges/Increase of seats in existing Medical Colleges for the Academic Session 2017-18   | Applications received for Establishment of New Medical Colleges/Increase of seats in existing Medical Colleges for the Academic Session 2017-18   | Applications received for Establishment of New Medical Colleges/Increase of seats in existing Medical Colleges for the Academic Session 2017-18   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Srl. No.                                                                                                                                          | State/UT                                                                                                                                          | No. of applications for establishment of new Medical Colleges                                                                                     | No. of applications for increase of seats in existing Medical Colleges                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                                                | odisha                                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                                                | Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                                                   | Total                                                                                                                                             | 85                                                                                                                                                | 27                                                                                                                                                |