Lok Sabha Question No. 2057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-29
Subject: Performance of Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJ KUMAR SAINI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2057 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th DECEMBER, 2017

## PERFORMANCE OF MEDIC AL COLLEGES

## 2057. SHRI RAJKUMAR SAINI:

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

- (a) the number of Government and private medical colleges in the country at present;
- (b) whether the Government has accessed the performance of the existing medical colleges and if so, t he findings thereof indicating the details of under performing colleges in the country; and
- (c) the details of measures undertaken to improve standards and quality of under performing medical colleges?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): At present there are 227 Government and 252 private Medical Colleges in the Country.
- (b): The  Medical  Council  of  India  (MCI)  is  a  statutory  body  set  up  f or  regulating  and maintaining high standards in Medical Education. The Central Government grants permissi for establishment of a Medical College on the recommendation of MCI which is made based the assessment of the proposed college. As per the Provi sions of Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act 1956 and Regulations made there under, permission for establishment of a Medical Col is granted initially for a period of one year. The permitted medical colleges have to g renewal  permission  till  the first  batch  of  students  appear  in  final  year  examination  and  t course is recognized. For this purpose the MCI conducts yearly inspection of the colleg makes  its  recommendation  to  the  Central  Government.  Colleges  found  deficient  in  terms faculty, residents, clinical material and other facilities for proper functioning of medica and for offering minimum standard of medical education are not given renewa permission/recognition. 54 Medical Colleges were not granted renewal permission for th e year 2017- 18. State/UT wise & College wise list of such Colleges is given in the Annexure.
- (c): The Government has introduced a common entrance examination viz. National Entrance cum  Eligibility  Test  (NEET)  for  admission  to  all  medical  courses  in  the  co untry  through amendment  in  the  IMC  Act,  1956.  The  Graduate  Medical  Education  Regulations,  1997  and Postgraduate  Medical  Education  Regulations,  2000  have  also  been  amended  to  provide  f common  counselling  for  admission  to  medical  courses  making  the  entire admission  process transparent and merit based. Biometric fingerprint attendance and live streaming has bee mandatory  in  all  medical  colleges  to  monitor  availability  of  faculty  in  the  colleges quality of education being imparted.

| S. No 1   | State/UT                  | Name of Institution                                                                                  | Seats               | Seats not renewed 150   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh            | RVS Institute of Medical Sciences, Chittoor                                                          | 150                 |                         |
|           |                           |                                                                                                      | 100 150             |                         |
| 2 3       | Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh | Govt. Medical College, Ambikapur Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur,                       |                     | 100 150                 |
| 4         | Delhi                     | Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi Pramukhswami Medical college, Karamsad | 100                 | 100                     |
| 5         | Gujarat                   |                                                                                                      | 100- 150 150        | 50                      |
| 6         | Haryana                   | World College of Medical Sciences & Research , Village-Gurawar, Jhajjar,                             |                     | 150                     |
| 7         | Haryana                   | N C Medical College & Hospital, Israna, Panipat,                                                     | 150                 | 150                     |
| 8 9       | Jharkhand Karnataka       | Patliputra Medical College, Dhanbad Al-Ameen Medical College & Hospital, Bijapur &                   | 50-100 100- 150 150 | 50 50                   |
| 10        | Karnataka                 | Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences Research, Coimbatore Sri Siddhartha Medical College             |                     | 150                     |
| 11        | Karnataka                 |                                                                                                      | 130-                | 20                      |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | Kempegowda Inst. of Medical Sciences                                                                 | 150 120- 150 150    | 30                      |
| 13        | Karnataka                 | Sambhram Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Kolar Distt                                       |                     | 150                     |
| 14        | Kerala                    | Al-Azhar Medical College and Super Speciality Hospital Mount Zion Medical College, Adoor, Kerala     | 150                 | 150                     |
|           |                           | Kannur Medical College, Kannur, Kerala                                                               |                     | 150 50                  |
| 15 16     | Kerala Kerala             |                                                                                                      | 150 100-            |                         |
| 17        | Kerala                    | S R Medical College & Research Centre, Thiruvanathapuram,                                            | 150 100             | 100                     |
| 18 19     |                           |                                                                                                      |                     | 150 50                  |
|           | Kerala Madhya Pradesh     | Kerala Medical College, Palakkad, Sri Aurbindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore                 | 150 100 to 150 150  |                         |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            | Sakshi Medical College & Research Centre, Guna,                                                      |                     | 150                     |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh            | Sukh Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Mouja, Chargawan, Jabalpur,                                   | 150                 | 150                     |
| 22        | Madhya Pradesh            | Modern Institute of Medical Sciences & Sevakunj Hospital & Research Centre, Kanadia, Indore, &       | 150                 | 150                     |
| 23        | Madhya                    | Advanced Institute of Medical Sciences                                                               | 150                 | 150                     |

Pradesh

Research Centre, Bhopal

24

Maharashtra

Annasaheb

Chudaman

Hospital, Mathura,

Patil

Memorial

100

100

|       |                             | Medical College, Dhule                                                                           |                  |         |
|-------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------|
| 25    | Odisha                      | Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital, Rourkela                                                     | 100              | 100     |
| 26    | Punjab                      | Chintpurni Medical College and Hospital, Pathankot, Punjab                                       | 150              | 150     |
| 27    | Rajasthan                   | Ananta Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Nathdwara, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Rajasthan | 150              | 150     |
| 28    | Rajasthan                   | American International Institute of Medical Sciences, Bedwas, Udaipur,                           | 150              | 150     |
| 29    | Tamil Nadu                  | Madha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai                                                      | 100              | 100     |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                  | Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences &Research                             | 150              | 150     |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                  | Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Medical Sciences, Kancheepuram, Chennai,                        | 150              | 150     |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu                  | Annaii Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Kancheepuram,                              | 150              | 150     |
| 33    | Telangana                   | Malla Reddy College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana SVS Medical College, Mahabubnagar            | 150              | 150     |
| 34    | Telangana                   |                                                                                                  | 100- 150         | 50      |
| 35    | Telangana                   | Mediciti Inst. of Medical Sciences                                                               | 100- 150 150     | 50      |
| 36    | Telangana                   | Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranga Reddy, Vikarabad,                                   |                  | 150     |
| 37    | Telangana                   | RVM Medical College of Medical Sciences &Research Centre, Mulugu Mandal, Medak Distt.            | 150              | 150     |
| 38    | Uttar Pradesh               | Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur                                                   | 100-             | 50      |
| 39    | Uttar Pradesh               | Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital, Bareilly                                                  | 150 100- 150 100 | 50      |
| 40    | Uttar Pradesh               | Major S.D Singh Medical College and Hospital Era's Medical college &Hospital, Lucknow            |                  | 100     |
| 41    | Uttar Pradesh               |                                                                                                  | 100-             | 50      |
| 42    | Uttar Pradesh               | Subharti Medical College, Meerut                                                                 | 150 100- 150 150 | 50      |
| 43 44 | Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh | Hind Inst. Of Medical Sciences, Sitapur Glocal Medical College, Super Specialty                  | 150              | 150 150 |
| 45    | Uttar Pradesh               | Hospital &Research Center, Mirzapur G.C.R.G. Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow              | 150              | 150     |
| 46    | Uttar Pradesh               | Prasad Institute of Medical Sciences, Banthara, Kanpur Road, Lucknow, U.P &                      | 150              | 150     |
| 47    | Uttar Pradesh               | Krishna Mohan Medical College                                                                    | 150              | 150     |

48

Uttar Pradesh

Venkateshwara

Institute of

Medical

150

150

6150

|       |                         | Sciences, Gajaraula                                                                            |              |         |
|-------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|---------|
| 49    | Uttar Pradesh           | Varunarjun Medical College, Banthra, Shahjajanpur, U.P. &                                      | 150          | 150     |
| 50    | West Bengal             | ICARE Institute of Medical Sciences Research, Haldia North Bengal Medical College, Darjeeling  | 100          | 100     |
| 51    | West Bengal             |                                                                                                | 100- 150     | 50      |
| 52    | West Bengal             | Midnapore Medical College, Medinipur                                                           | 100- 150 150 | 50      |
|       | West Bengal West Bengal |                                                                                                |              | 150 150 |
| 53 54 |                         | IQ City Medical College, Durgapur Gouri Devi Institute of Medical Sciences, Durgapur, Burdwan, | 150          |         |
|       |                         | Total                                                                                          |              |         |