Lok Sabha Question No. 494 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Post Graduate Diploma Courses in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 494 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH JULY , 2019 POST GRADUATE DIPLOM A COURSES IN MEDICAL COLLEGES

## †*494. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) whether the Post Graduate Diploma courses offered in the Medical Coll across  the  country  have  been converted  into  degree  courses,  if  so,  the  detai thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of medical colleges and the number of seats for which applica have been received in this regard, college - wise, particularly in Maharashtra;
- (c) the number of applications accepted and are under consideration;
- (d) the reason for not taking the decision on the remaining applications so f
- (e) the level at which the said applications are pending?

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ANSWER (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to ( e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 494* FOR 26 TH JULY , 2019

(a) to (e): Medical Council of India (MCI) ,with the prior approval of the Central Government,has amended the Opening of a New or Higher Course of Study or Training  (including  Post - graduate  Course  of  Study  or  Training)  and  Increase  of Admission Capacity in any Course of Study or Traini ng (including a Postgraduate Course of Study or Training) Regulations, 2000 to allow the medical colle Institutions to seek equal number of Post Graduate (MD/MS) seats by surrende recognized Diploma seats in corresponding course.

As  per information  provided  by  Board  of  Governors  (BoG) -MCI, applications from 141 medical colleges for conversion of 2697 Diploma seat 843 courses into Degree seats were received. All the applications were cons by the BoG -MCI and it wa s decided to conv ert 2148 PG Diploma seats of 686 courses in 115 Colleges into PG Degree seats.  The applications for 549 se 157 courses in 54 colleges were not considered for such conversion keepin view of non - fulfillment of eligibility criteria or non - furnishing of information by the  medical  college.  State -wise  information,  including  for  Maharashtra,  is  at Annexure -I and II.

The Ministry ,on receipt of such applications for conversion of PG Diplom seats  into  PG  Degree  sea ts , forwards  the  applications  alongwith  omission notification and undertaking to the BoG -MCI for taking decision by the last date for grant of permission in respect of PG Broad Specialty courses for the ac year.

## Degree seats increas ed by BoG -MCI in lieu of surrender of Diploma seats

| S.No.   | State           |   Number of colleges |   Number of courses |   PG degree Seats increased for AY 2019-20 after conversion of diploma seats |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh  |                   12 |                  70 |                                                                          165 |
| 2       | Assam           |                    1 |                   4 |                                                                            7 |
| 3       | Bihar           |                    2 |                   9 |                                                                           13 |
| 4       | Delhi           |                    1 |                   5 |                                                                           20 |
| 5       | Gujarat         |                    8 |                  53 |                                                                          143 |
| 6       | Haryana         |                    1 |                   5 |                                                                           13 |
| 7       | Jammu & Kashmir |                    2 |                   8 |                                                                           51 |
| 8       | Jharkhand       |                    1 |                   5 |                                                                           13 |
| 9       | Karnataka       |                   23 |                 155 |                                                                          469 |
| 10      | Kerala          |                    6 |                  35 |                                                                           55 |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh  |                    6 |                  26 |                                                                          113 |
| 12      | Maharashtra     |                   20 |                 124 |                                                                          294 |
| 13      | Pondicherry     |                    2 |                   8 |                                                                           15 |
| 14      | Rajasthan       |                    3 |                   9 |                                                                           44 |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu      |                   11 |                  73 |                                                                          461 |
| 16      | Telangana       |                   10 |                  74 |                                                                          181 |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh   |                    3 |                  20 |                                                                           81 |
| 18      | West Bengal     |                    3 |                   3 |                                                                           10 |
|         | Total           |                  115 |                 686 |                                                                         2148 |

Annexure-II

## Diploma seats not converted into Degree seats by BoG-MCI due to non-fulfillment of eligibility criteria or non-furnishing of information by the medical college

| S.No.   | State            |   Number of colleges applied |   Number of courses |   Number of diploma seats re-notified |
|---------|------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   |                            3 |                   5 |                                    10 |
| 2       | Assam            |                            1 |                   6 |                                    20 |
| 3       | Bihar            |                            2 |                  10 |                                    88 |
| 4       | Chattisgarh      |                            1 |                   8 |                                    21 |
| 5       | Delhi            |                            2 |                   2 |                                     3 |
| 6       | Gujarat          |                            3 |                  12 |                                    63 |
| 7       | Haryana          |                            1 |                   3 |                                    14 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh |                            1 |                   1 |                                     2 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir  |                            1 |                   2 |                                     3 |
| 10      | Jharkhand        |                            1 |                   2 |                                    11 |
| 11      | Karnataka        |                            9 |                  24 |                                    99 |
| 12      | Kerala           |                            1 |                   5 |                                     7 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh   |                            3 |                   5 |                                    26 |
| 14      | Maharashtra      |                            9 |                  31 |                                    63 |
| 15      | Punjab           |                            2 |                   6 |                                    17 |
| 16      | Pondicherry      |                            1 |                   1 |                                     2 |
| 17      | Rajasthan        |                            2 |                   4 |                                    18 |
| 18      | Telangana        |                            5 |                  10 |                                    26 |
| 19      | Uttar Pradesh    |                            1 |                   9 |                                    17 |
| 20      | Uttarakhand      |                            1 |                   4 |                                     9 |
| 21      | West Bengal      |                            4 |                   7 |                                    30 |
|         | Total            |                           54 |                 157 |                                   549 |