Lok Sabha Question No. 612 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Distribution of Medical Colleges and Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## DISTRIBUTION OF MEDI CAL COLLEGES AND SEATS

## 612. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken cognizance  of  the  inequitable  distribution of  medical colleges and the availability of undergraduate and post - graduate seats in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;

(c) the corrective measures taken by the Government for the solution of the problem of those States/UTs  which  lack  medical facilities  along  with  the  details  of amendments made  by  the Government in the existing regulations;

- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to encourage those doctors who are willing to work  in  those  States/UTs which  lack  medical  facilities  and  assessed the  extent  of  success achieved; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c ) The State wise details of availability medical colleges and under graduate and graduate seats are nnexed.With a view to bridging the gap in underserved areas, the Centra Government is implementing three Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely;

- i) Establishment of new medical colleges attached with district/ referral Hospitals which 58 medical colleges are bei ng established in underserved areas of the country.
2. ii) Upgradation of existing Government medical colleges to increase UG seats
3. iii) Strengthening/  upgradation  of  State  Government  medical  colleges  for  increasing seats.

Further,  any  State  Government/  Trust /  Society/  University/  Company  can  apply  for establishment of a new medical college to the Central Government u/s 10 A of Indian Med Council Act, 1956. To facilitate the setting up of new medical colleges, the minimum stand requirements  for  50/10 0/150  intake  capacity  were  rationalized  and  notified  by  MCI  in  Jul 2015.

(d) & (e) To encourage doctors working in remote and difficult areas, the Post Graduate Med Education Regulations, 2000 provide : -(i) 50%  reservation  in  Post  Graduate Diploma  Courses  for  Medical  Officers  in  the Government service, who have served for at least three years in remote and difficult areas (ii) Incentive at the rate of 10% the marks obtained for each year in service in rem difficult  areas  as  upto  t he  maximum  of  30%  of  the  marks  obtained  in  the  entrance  test  for admissions in Post Graduate Medical Courses . do tors for serving in quarterso that doctors find it attractive to join public health facilities in such areas. The States/UTs have also been advised to have tr policies of posting and transfer, and deploy doctors rationally to provide medical care

Under NHM there is provision forincentives like hard area allowance to rural and remote areas ,construction of residential areas.

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|                                                         |                                                         | Government                                              | Government                                              | Private                                                 | Private                                                 | Total                                                   | Total                                                   |
| Sl. No.                                                 | State                                                   | No. of Colleges                                         | 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                                                   |

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| Sl. No.                                                                          | State/UT                                                                         | MD                                                                               | MS                                                                               | MCH                                                                              | DM                                                                               | Diploma                                                                          | Total                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 1485                                                                             | 804                                                                              | 115                                                                              | 110                                                                              | 473                                                                              | 2987                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                | Assam                                                                            | 218                                                                              | 118                                                                              | 11                                                                               | 9                                                                                | 63                                                                               | 419                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            | 267                                                                              | 148                                                                              | 3                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 60                                                                               | 480                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                       | 50                                                                               | 23                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 73                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 46                                                                               | 28                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 18                                                                               | 92                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                | Delhi                                                                            | 598                                                                              | 321                                                                              | 81                                                                               | 57                                                                               | 147                                                                              | 1204                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | 56                                                                               | 25                                                                               | 2                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 20                                                                               | 103                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                          | 930                                                                              | 434                                                                              | 55                                                                               | 41                                                                               | 298                                                                              | 1758                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                | Haryana                                                                          | 237                                                                              | 93                                                                               | 6                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 49                                                                               | 385                                                                              |
| 10                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 101                                                                              | 53                                                                               | 2                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 13                                                                               | 171                                                                              |
| 11                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                  | 165                                                                              | 124                                                                              | 10                                                                               | 12                                                                               | 69                                                                               | 380                                                                              |
| 12                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                        | 82                                                                               | 43                                                                               | 1                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 61                                                                               | 187                                                                              |
| 13                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | 1904                                                                             | 867                                                                              | 118                                                                              | 113                                                                              | 670                                                                              | 3672                                                                             |
| 14                                                                               | Kerala                                                                           | 628                                                                              | 278                                                                              | 85                                                                               | 100                                                                              | 224                                                                              | 1315                                                                             |
| 15                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 390                                                                              | 233                                                                              | 8                                                                                | 9                                                                                | 122                                                                              | 762                                                                              |
| 16                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | 1754                                                                             | 867                                                                              | 115                                                                              | 88                                                                               | 496                                                                              | 3320                                                                             |
| 17                                                                               | Manipur                                                                          | 87                                                                               | 36                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 6                                                                                | 129                                                                              |
| 18                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                        | 8                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 8                                                                                |
| 19                                                                               | Orissa                                                                           | 370                                                                              | 171                                                                              | 13                                                                               | 18                                                                               | 4                                                                                | 576                                                                              |
| 20                                                                               | Pondicherry                                                                      | 254                                                                              | 125                                                                              | 7                                                                                | 2                                                                                | 39                                                                               | 427                                                                              |
| 21                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           | 582                                                                              | 309                                                                              | 60                                                                               | 60                                                                               | 56                                                                               | 1067                                                                             |
| 22                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | 632                                                                              | 314                                                                              | 59                                                                               | 44                                                                               | 55                                                                               | 1104                                                                             |
| 23                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                           | 18                                                                               | 4                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 22                                                                               |
| 24                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 1173                                                                             | 633                                                                              | 168                                                                              | 152                                                                              | 563                                                                              | 2689                                                                             |
| 25                                                                               | Tripura                                                                          | 19                                                                               | 11                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 30                                                                               |
| 26                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 864                                                                              | 451                                                                              | 62                                                                               | 83                                                                               | 213                                                                              | 1673                                                                             |
| 27                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                      | 110                                                                              | 50                                                                               | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 15                                                                               | 175                                                                              |
| 28                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      | 566                                                                              | 318                                                                              | 67                                                                               | 77                                                                               | 214                                                                              | 1242                                                                             |
|                                                                                  | TOTAL                                                                            | 13594                                                                            | 6881                                                                             | 1048                                                                             | 979                                                                              | 3948                                                                             | 26450                                                                            |