Lok Sabha Question No. 5633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Increasing of PG Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5633 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th APRIL, 2017

## INCREASING OF PG SEA TS

## 5633. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether the number of seats in the post graduate medical courses in the medical colleges in the country have been increased recently by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of medical colleges and students likely to be benefited by this decision of the Government;
- (d) whether the Government has taken decision to reduce the teacher - student ratio in the medical colleges of the country; 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 (e): On  the  basis  of  applications  made  by  the  Colleges,  642  seats  in  Postgradu Courses were permitted for the acade mic year 2017 - 18. Details are given in Annexure I.

The  Medical  Council  of  India , with  prior  permission  of  the  Central  Government , has notified an amendment on 31.01.2017 in Postgraduate Medical Educational Regulations, 20 revising the teacher student ratio in all clinical subjects in Public funded Government Colleges. In the light of the amendment, another 2990 seats in PG Courses for the year 2017 - 18 in  clinical  subjects  of  Government  Medical  Colleges  were  permitted.  Details  are  giv Annexure-II.

## Annexure - 1

| Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise as per MCI in U/S 10 A of IMC Act, 1956 for the AY 2017-18   | Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise as per MCI in U/S 10 A of IMC Act, 1956 for the AY 2017-18   | Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise as per MCI in U/S 10 A of IMC Act, 1956 for the AY 2017-18   | Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise as per MCI in U/S 10 A of IMC Act, 1956 for the AY 2017-18   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                               | Name of States/ UTs                                                                                                  | Total No. of Medical Colleges                                                                                        | Total Seats permitted                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                    | 37                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                    | A &NIslands                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                    | 21                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                    | 69                                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                    | 23                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                   | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                   | 69                                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                    | 30                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                    | 19                                                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                    | 55                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                                   | Pondicherry                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                           | 13                                                                                                                   | 72                                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                            | 4                                                                                                                    | 36                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                    | 108                                                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                    | 42                                                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                      | 71                                                                                                                   | 642                                                                                                                  |

| Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise after revising the ratio of teacher students in existing Colleges for the AY 2017-18   | Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise after revising the ratio of teacher students in existing Colleges for the AY 2017-18   | Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise after revising the ratio of teacher students in existing Colleges for the AY 2017-18   | Increase in PG seats in Medical Colleges, State/UT wise after revising the ratio of teacher students in existing Colleges for the AY 2017-18   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                                         | Name of States/ UTs                                                                                                                            | No. of medical College                                                                                                                         | Total Seats increased                                                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                                                              | 181                                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                                              | A &NIslands                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                          | 4                                                                                                                                              | 101                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                                                              | 78                                                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                                              | Chandigarh                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                              | 47                                                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                              | 24                                                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                                                                          | 9                                                                                                                                              | 259                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                                                              | 234                                                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                                                             | Haryana                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                              | 69                                                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                                              | 45                                                                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                                                             | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                                              | 70                                                                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                                                                             | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                              | 9                                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                                             | Karnataka                                                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                                             | 160                                                                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                                                             | Kerala                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                              | 74                                                                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                                                              | 59                                                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                                             | 369                                                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                                              | 14                                                                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                                              | 52                                                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                              | 51                                                                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                                                             | Pondicherry                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                                                              | 268                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                                                             | 272                                                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                                              | 150                                                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                              | 26                                                                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                                                             | 167                                                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                                             | 209                                                                                                                                            |
| Total                                                                                                                                          | Total                                                                                                                                          | 135                                                                                                                                            | 2990                                                                                                                                           |