Lok Sabha Question No. 1621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Restoration of Medical Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1621 TO BE ANSWERED ON  27 TH JULY, 2018

## RESTORATION OF MEDIC AL SEATS

## 1621. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that Medical Council of India has slashed large numb medical seats for academic session 2018 - 19 in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating the number of colleges -wise;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representations  seeking  restoration  of  sl medical seats in the country, if so, the details thereof ; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  on  the  request  and  directed  the  Med Council of India for restoration of the seats, if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  &  (b) : Details  of  Medical  Colleges,  State/UT  wise,  which  were  not  granted  renewa permission for the academic year 2018 - 19, are at Annexure . These Colleges were not allowed renewal permissions on the recommendations of Medical Council of India (MCI) which found the Colleges deficient in terms of faculty, residents, clinical material etc. and not co MCI Minimum Standard Regulations (MSRs).

- (c) & (d) : A few Colleges which were not allowed renewal permission in the year 2018 - 19 represented  against  the  decision  of  the  Central  Government.  These  Colleges  were  grante opportunity of hearing before passing orders disallowing renewal permissions as required the provisions of the India Medical Council Act, 195 6 & Regulations framed there under. Since all statutory requirements were followed  before passing the orders and the last date for permissions for the year 2018 - 19  was  31.05.2018,  the  representations  received  after  this  da could not be consider ed.

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## Annexure

| Sl.   | State/UT          |   No. of College not allowed renewal permission for 2018 - 19 |
|-------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                             6 |
| 2     | A & N Islands     |                                                             0 |
| 3     | Assam             |                                                             0 |
| 4     | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                             0 |
| 5     | Bihar             |                                                             0 |
| 6     | Chandigarh        |                                                             0 |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      |                                                             4 |
| 8     | Delhi             |                                                             0 |
| 9     | Goa               |                                                             0 |
| 10    | Gujarat           |                                                             1 |
| 11    | Haryana           |                                                             2 |
| 12    | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                             0 |
| 13    | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                             0 |
| 14    | Jharkhand         |                                                             0 |
| 15    | Karnataka         |                                                             7 |
| 16    | Kerala            |                                                             9 |
| 17    | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                             6 |
| 18    | Maharashtra       |                                                             4 |
| 19    | Manipur           |                                                             0 |
| 20    | Meghalaya         |                                                             0 |
| 21    | Mizoram           |                                                             0 |
| 22    | Orissa            |                                                             1 |
| 23    | Pondicherry       |                                                             1 |
| 24    | Punjab            |                                                             0 |
| 25    | Rajasthan         |                                                             3 |
| 26    | Sikkim            |                                                             0 |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu        |                                                             4 |
| 28    | Telangana         |                                                             5 |
| 29    | Tripura           |                                                             0 |
| 30    | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                            13 |
| 31    | Uttarakhand       |                                                             2 |
| 32    | West Bengal       |                                                             1 |
|       | TOTAL             |                                                            69 |