Lok Sabha Question No. 4784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-23
Subject: OBC Reservation in PG Medical and DNB
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 4784 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd MARCH, 2018

## OBC RESERVATION IN PG MEDICAL AND DNB

## 4784. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that in the previous academic year i.e. 2017- 18 only165 seats in PG Medical & DNB wereallotted to OBCs out of around 8000 seats;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the seats allotted to OBCs since inception of reservation;
- (d) whether it is a fact that in Tamil Nadu State not a single OBC candidate out of 700 seats has been benefited, if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e ) whether in the current year 2018 -19, the reservation policy will be imp em nted in letter and spirit for OBCs and SCs/STs, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e): As per the provisions of Post - Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, Directorate  General  of  Health  Services ,  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  is  t he Designated Authority for counseling for admissi on toDiploma and MD/MS coursesforthe 50% All India Quota seats of the contributing States ,allpos graduate courses in Medical Educational  Institutions of  the  Central  Government,  Universities established  by  an  Act  of Parliament and the Deemed Universiti es. The counselling for admission to all remaining seats lies  with  the  respective  State  Government  and  no  data  is  maintained  by  the  Cen Government.

Directorate General of Health Services informed that as per the Order of the Hon'ble supreme Court in WP (C) No. 138 of 2006, there is 15% reservation for SC and 7.5% for ST candidates  in  All  India  Quota  from  the  academic  year  2007 - 08  onwards.  The  Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Admission) Act, 2006 provides for 27% reserv is earmark ed for OBC candidates in Central Institutes of the country in All India Quota the year 2008 - 09 onwards. Further, each State has its own reservation policy for admissions in Medical colleges in their State .

Directorate General of Health Services further informed that from the year 2012 onwards, the data of allotted seats to OBCs in Central Institutions is as follows:

|   Year |   No of OBC seats |
|--------|-------------------|
|   2012 |                41 |
|   2013 |                39 |
|   2014 |                43 |
|   2015 |                42 |
|   2016 |                76 |
|   2017 |                78 |

National  Board  of  Examination  (NBE)  informed that  in  the  year  2017,  it  has offered 161 OBC seats in DNB courses and 131 seats were allotted. Further, from the 2012 to 2017, NBE has allotted 550 OBC seats in DNB courses. NBE also informed that i the case of DNB courses, it does not own or contro l any of its accredited hospitals / institutes Reservation status at a particular institution / hospitals / medical college is prov respective institution based on the roster maintained by them.

The reservation policy for the respective catego ry candidates is being implemented by the Directorate  General  of  Health  Services in  accordance  with  the  Order  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme Court and Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Admission) Act, 200