Lok Sabha Question No. 4305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Financial Assistance to new Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4305 TO BE ANSWERED ON   11 TH AUGUST, 2017

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NEW MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 4305. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  strengthen  the  medical  Colleges,  District General Hospital in the State;
- (b) if so, the action taken by the Governm nt during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to extend financial assistance to new medical colleges in the State and if so, the details of the financial assistance given during the said period, State/UT -wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  had recei ved  a  proposal  from  Government  of Kerala  for  the financial assistance to new medical college at Kollam, Parippally, Kerala; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (c): This  Ministry  administers  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  Establishment  o new  Medical  Colleges  attached  with  existing  district/referral  hospitals. 58  districts  in  20 States/UT have been identified under this Scheme to establish new Medical Colleges atta with  existing  district/referral  hospitals.  The  sanctioned  cost  of  establishment  of  one College under the scheme is Rs.189 crore with fun d s aring between the Central Government and States in the ratio of 90:10 for NE/Special Category States and 60:40 for other State date 55 new Medical Colleges have been approved. Eight Medical Colleges i.e. at Port B Andaman & Nicobar Islands ; Rajnandgaon and Sarguja in Chhattisgarh; Gondia, Maharashtra; Nahan and Chamba in Himachal Pradesh and Baripada (Mayurbhanj) and Koraput in Odisha are already  functional.  Funds  to  the  tune  of  Rs.4357.42  crore  have  been  released  to  the Governments/UT Admin. The detail of fund released under the Scheme during the last thr years is at Annexure -I.

In  addition,  there  are  two  other  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  regarding  increas MBBS and PG seats in Government Medical Colleges in the country: -

- I. Upgradation  of  existing  State  Government/  Central  Government  medical  colleges  t increase MBBS seats in the country: -The funding pattern is 90:10 by Central and State Governments respectively for North Eastern States and Special category States and 6 for other States with the upper ceiling cost pegged at Rs.1.20 crore per seat. 22 Colleges have been approved under the scheme to increase 1715 UG seats. Funds to t tune of Rs.311.52 crore have been released to the State Governments till date und er this Scheme. Detail is at Annexure -II.
- II. Strengthening and upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting n PG disciplines and increasing PG seats: -The cheme was launched in the XI Plan period with the objective to strengthen and upgra de State/Central Government Medical Colleges to create new PG seats. A total of 72 Government Medical colleges in 21 States/ UTs covered under the scheme for increasing PG seats. Funds to the tune of Rs.791.78 c have  been  released  under  the  scheme till  date.  The  detail  of  fund  released  under  the Scheme during the last three years is at Annexure -III.
3. (d) : No .
4. (e): Does not arise.

Funds  released  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  Establishment  of  New  Medical  Colleges attached with existing District/Referral hospitals during the last three years

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | States/UT                   |   Amount released (2014- 15) |   Amount released (2015- 16) |   Amount released (2016- 17) |   Amount released (2017- 18) date |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                         0    |                        28    |                        40    |                              0    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh           |                         0    |                        42.5  |                        10    |                              0    |
| 3        | Assam                       |                         0    |                        30    |                       143.97 |                             63    |
| 4        | Bihar                       |                         0    |                         8    |                        44    |                             16    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                |                        14    |                        39.02 |                        83    |                             40.78 |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh            |                        12.53 |                        67.98 |                       123    |                              0    |
| 7        | Haryana                     |                         0    |                         0    |                        14.05 |                             54    |
| 8        | Jharkhand                   |                         0    |                         0    |                        78    |                            126    |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir             |                         0    |                         0    |                       108    |                            147    |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh              |                        14    |                        24    |                       111    |                            225    |
| 11       | Maharashtra                 |                         6    |                         7    |                        55    |                              0    |
| 12       | Meghalaya                   |                         0    |                         0    |                         0    |                             51    |
| 12       | Mizoram                     |                         0    |                        30    |                        21.02 |                             51    |
| 13       | Nagaland                    |                         0    |                        36.5  |                        14.53 |                              0    |
| 14       | Odisha                      |                        35    |                        85    |                        50    |                            356    |
| 15       | Rajasthan                   |                        41    |                        89.2  |                       103    |                            467.2  |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh               |                         0    |                        16    |                       154.1  |                            330    |
| 17       | Uttarakhand                 |                         6    |                         8    |                        37.02 |                            102.02 |
| 18       | West Bengal                 |                         0    |                        20    |                       104    |                            375    |
|          | TOTAL                       |                       128.53 |                       531.2  |                      1293.69 |                           2404    |

Funds released under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical College to increase MBBS seats in the country' during the last three years

( Rs.inCrore)

| S. No.   | States/UT      |   Amount released (2015- 16) |   Amount released (2016- 17) |   Amount released (2017- 18) till date |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                          6   |                        15.51 |                                   5.49 |
| 2        | Gujarat        |                          4.5 |                        15.6  |                                  10.5  |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh |                         12   |                        38.33 |                                  30.67 |
| 4        | Odisha         |                          5   |                        16.56 |                                  14.44 |
| 5        | Punjab         |                          4   |                        10.34 |                                   3.66 |
| 6        | Rajasthan      |                          7   |                        21.73 |                                  16.27 |
| 7        | Tamil Nadu     |                          9.5 |                        31.76 |                                  20.66 |
| 8        | Uttarakhand    |                          2   |                         5.17 |                                   4.83 |
|          | TOTAL          |                         50   |                       155    |                                 106.52 |

Funds Released under the scheme for 'Strengthening and up-gradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats' during the last three years ( Rs.inCrore)

| S. No.   | State/UT         |   Amount released ( 2014- 15) |   Amount released ( 2015- 16) |   Amount released ( 2016- 17) |   Amount released ( 2017- 18) till date |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam            |                             0 |                             0 |                          3    |                                     5.5 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh   |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 3        | Bihar            |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 4        | Chandigarh       |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh     |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     6   |
| 6        | Goa              |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 7        | Gujarat          |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     8   |
| 10       | Jharkhand        |                             0 |                             0 |                          3    |                                     5   |
| 11       | Kerala           |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                    11   |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh   |                             5 |                             0 |                          1.94 |                                     5   |
| 13       | Maharashtra      |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 14       | Orissa           |                             0 |                             0 |                          4.06 |                                     0.5 |
| 11       | Punjab           |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 16       | Rajasthan        |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 17       | Telangana        |                             0 |                             0 |                          2    |                                     0   |
| 18       | Tripura          |                             0 |                             0 |                          6    |                                     5   |
| 19       | Uttarakhand      |                             5 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 20       | Uttar Pradesh    |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
| 21       | West Bengal      |                             0 |                             0 |                          0    |                                     0   |
|          | Total            |                            10 |                             0 |                         20    |                                    46   |