Lok Sabha Question No. 1990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Private and Government Medical College
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, BHARAT SINGH, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1990 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## PRIVATE AND GOVERNME NT MEDICAL COLLEGE

## 1990. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI BHARAT SINGH: COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

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

- (a) the number of MBBS seats allotted to Government and private medical colleges in the Country, State/UT/college - wiseincluding Bihar;
- (b) the details of the Government and private colleges set up in the Country during each of the last five years;
- (c)  whether  the  seats  of  existing medical  colleges  of  various  States  are  being curbed, particularly in Bihar;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be taken  by  the  Government  to  fulfil  the requirement  of doctors as per the population in the Country, State - wise?

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

- (a): Details are given in Annexure -I
- (b): Details are given in Annexure -II
- (c) &(d) : Permission  for  starting  a  Medical  College  is  granted  after  considering assessment of facilities available as per Regulations prescribing minimum requirements in terms of infrastructure, faculty and clinical materials. The Medical Colleges which meet the required standards are not given renewal permission/recognition in that year.
- (e) : The Government has taken the following steps to increase the number of doctors.
- (i) Enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250.
- (ii) Relaxation in the norms of setting up of Medical College in terms of requiremen land, faculty, staff, bed/bed strength and other infrastructure.
- (iii) Strengthening/  upgradation  of  existing  State  Government/Central  Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS seats.
- (iv) Establishment  of  New  Medical  Colleges  attached  with  district/referral  hospi preferably in underserved districts of the country.
- (v) The ratio of teachers to students has been revised from 1:1 to 1:2 for all M disciplines  and  1:1  to  1:3  in  subjects  of  Anesthesiology,  Forensic  Medic Radiotherapy, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Psychiatry in a ll medical colleges  across  the  country.  Further,  teacher:  student  ratio  in  public Government Medical Colleges for Professor has been increased from 1:2 to 1:3 in clinical subjects and for Asso. Prof. from 1:1 to 1:2 if the Asso. Prof. is a head. The same has also been extended to the private medical colleges with the condit that it should be a standing of 15 years, running PG courses since 10 years, have completed at least 1 continuance of recognition assessment satisfactorily applies u/s 10A of the  IMC Act, 1956 for increase of seats. This would resul increase in number of PG seats in the country.
- (vi) DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take care shortage of faculty.
- (vii) Enhancement of age lim it for appointment/ extension/ re - employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65 - 70 years.
- (viii)Strengthening/ upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting n PG courses/Increase of PG seats.
- (ix) One time  increase  in  PG  seats  are  permitted  in  2017 - 18  and  again  in  2018 - 19  in Government Medical Colleges.
- (x) By amending the regulations, it has been made mandatory for all medical college start  PG  courses  within  3  years  from  the  date  of  their  MBBS  recogn ition  / continuation of recognition.
- (xi) Colleges  are  allowed  to  apply  for  PG  courses  in  clinical  subjects  at  the  ti 4threnewal it will serve to advance the process for starting PG courses by more 1 year.

## A nnexure-I Number of MBBS seats allotted to Govt. & Pvt. Medical College in the country State/UT wise

|     |                   | Government     | Government   | Private         | Private   | Total           | Total   |
|-----|-------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|---------|
| Sl. | State             | No. of College | Seats        | No. of Colleges | Seats     | No. of Colleges | Seats   |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | 12             | 1900         | 19              | 2950      | 31              | 4850    |
| 2   | A & N Islands     | 1              | 100          | 0               | 0         | 1               | 100     |
| 3   | Assam             | 6              | 726          | 0               | 0         | 6               | 726     |
| 4   | Arunachal Praresh | 1              | 50           | 0               | 0         | 1               | 50      |
| 5   | Bihar             | 9              | 950          | 3               | 350       | 12              | 1300    |
| 6   | Chandigarh        | 1              | 100          | 0               | 0         | 1               | 100     |
| 7   | Chhattisgarh      | 6              | 650          | 3               | 450       | 9               | 1100    |
| 8   | Delhi             | 6              | 900          | 2               | 200       | 8               | 1100    |
| 9   | Goa               | 1              | 150          | 0               | 0         | 1               | 150     |
| 10  | Gujarat           | 17             | 3050         | 9               | 1300      | 26              | 4350    |
| 11  | Haryana           | 5              | 600          | 6               | 850       | 11              | 1450    |
| 12  | Himachal Pradesh  | 6              | 600          | 1               | 150       | 7               | 750     |
| 13  | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3              | 400          | 1               | 100       | 4               | 500     |
| 14  | Jharkhand         | 3              | 350          | 0               | 0         | 3               | 350     |
| 15  | Karnataka         | 18             | 2650         | 39              | 6195      | 57              | 8845    |
| 16  | Kerala            | 10             | 1350         | 24              | 2800      | 34              | 4150    |
| 17  | Madhya Pradesh    | 10             | 1300         | 12              | 1800      | 22              | 3100    |
| 18  | Maharashtra       | 23             | 3240         | 28              | 4220      | 51              | 7460    |
| 19  | Manipur           | 2              | 200          | 0               | 0         | 2               | 200     |
| 20  | Meghalaya         | 1              | 50           | 0               | 0         | 1               | 50      |
| 21  | Mizoram           | 1              | 100          | 0               | 0         | 1               | 100     |
| 22  | Orissa            | 7              | 1050         | 4               | 500       | 11              | 1550    |
| 23  | Pondicherry       | 1              | 150          | 7               | 1050      | 8               | 1200    |
| 24  | Punjab            | 3              | 500          | 5               | 475       | 8               | 975     |
| 25  | Rajasthan         | 13             | 1950         | 8               | 1200      | 21              | 3150    |
| 26  | Sikkim            | 0              | 0            | 1               | 100       | 1               | 100     |
| 27  | Tamil Nadu        | 25             | 3250         | 24              | 3600      | 49              | 6850    |
| 28  | Telangana         | 8              | 1250         | 19              | 2800      | 27              | 4050    |
| 29  | Tripura           | 2              | 200          | 0               | 0         | 2               | 200     |
| 30  | Uttar Pradesh     | 17             | 2199         | 31              | 4300      | 48              | 6499    |
| 31  | Uttarakhand       | 3              | 350          | 3               | 450       | 6               | 800     |
| 32  | West Bengal       | 14             | 2150         | 5               | 700       | 19              | 2850    |
| 33  | AIIMS*            | 9              | 807          | 0               | 0         | 9               | 807     |
| 34  | JIPMER*           | 1              | 200          | 0               | 0         | 1               | 200     |
|     | TOTAL             | 245            | 33472        | 254             | 36540     | 499             | 70012   |

* Central Government Institutions does not come under ambit of MCI

## Details of Govt. and Pvt. Medical Colleges set up in the Country during each of last f years

## 2014- 15

| Sl   | State          |   Govt. |   Pvt. |
|------|----------------|---------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh |       2 |      1 |
| 2    | Assam          |       1 |      0 |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh   |       1 |      0 |
| 4    | Kerala         |       2 |      3 |
| 5    | Karnataka      |       0 |      1 |
| 6    | Madhya Pradesh |       0 |      1 |
| 7    | Maharashtra    |       0 |      1 |
| 8    | Rajasthan      |       1 |      1 |
| 9    | Uttar Pradesh  |       0 |      2 |
|      | Total          |       7 |     10 |

2015- 16

| Sl   | State             |   Govt. |   Pvt. |
|------|-------------------|---------|--------|
| 1    | Andaman & Nicobar |       1 |      0 |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh    |       0 |      1 |
| 3    | Gujarat           |       2 |      0 |
| 4    | Karnataka         |       3 |      0 |
| 5    | Maharashtra       |       2 |      1 |
| 6    | Rajasthan         |       0 |      1 |
| 7    | Tamilnadu         |       1 |      0 |
| 8    | Uttar Pradesh     |       1 |      2 |
|      | Total             |      10 |      5 |

2016- 17

| Sl   | State            |   Govt. |   Pvt. |
|------|------------------|---------|--------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh   |       0 |      5 |
| 2    | Chhattisgarh     |       1 |      2 |
| 3    | Delhi            |       1 |      0 |
| 4    | Gujarat          |       0 |      1 |
| 5    | Himachal Pradesh |       1 |      0 |
| 6    | Haryana          |       0 |      2 |
| 7    | Karnataka        |       3 |      3 |
| 8    | Kerala           |       0 |      3 |
| 9    | Madhya Pradesh   |       0 |      5 |
| 10   | Maharashtra      |       1 |      1 |
| 11   | Rajasthan        |       0 |      3 |
| 12   | Tamilnadu        |       1 |      2 |
| 13   | Telangana        |       2 |      2 |
| 14   | Uttar Pradesh    |       1 |      8 |
| 15   | Uttarakhand      |       1 |      1 |
| 14   | West Bengal      |       0 |      1 |
|      | Total            |      12 |     39 |

## 2017- 18

| Sl   | State            |   Govt. |   Pvt. |
|------|------------------|---------|--------|
| 1    | Gujarat          |       1 |      1 |
| 2    | Himachal Pradesh |       2 |      0 |
| 3    | Haryana          |       1 |      1 |
| 4    | Karnataka        |       0 |      1 |
| 5    | Kerala           |       1 |      0 |
| 6    | Maharashtra      |       0 |      1 |
| 7    | Odisha           |       2 |      0 |
| 8    | Tamilnadu        |       1 |      0 |
| 9    | Uttar Pradesh    |       1 |      1 |
|      | Total            |       9 |      5 |

## 2018- 19

| Sl   | State             |   Govt. |   Pvt. |
|------|-------------------|---------|--------|
| 1    | Arunachal Pradesh |       1 |      0 |
| 2    | Gujarat           |       0 |      2 |
| 3    | Himachal Pradesh  |       1 |      0 |
| 4    | Madhya Pradesh    |       4 |      0 |
| 5    | Maharashtra       |       1 |      0 |
| 6    | Mizoram           |       1 |      0 |
| 7    | Odisha            |       2 |      0 |
| 8    | Rajasthan         |       5 |      0 |
| 9    | Telangana         |       1 |      1 |
| 10   | Uttar Pradesh     |       0 |      1 |
| 11   | West Bengal       |       0 |      1 |
|      | Total             |      16 |      5 |