Lok Sabha Question No. 1904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: New Medical College and increase in Health Professionals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jai Prakash, K. Jayakumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1904 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## NEW MEDICAL COLLEGE AND INCREASE IN HEAL TH PROFESSIONALS

## 1904. SHRI JAI PRAKASH: DR. K. JAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved establishment of New Medical Colleges at distr level across the country, if so, the details thereof an d the colleges proposed in 2019 - 2020, 2021 and 2022;
- (b) whether the said programme is likely to be continued in subsequent years, if so, th thereof;
- (c)  whether  setting  up  of  these  new  medical  colleges  is  likely  to  increase  the  availa healthcare  professionals  and  check  the  existing  uneven  geographical  distribution  of  m colleges in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d):   The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored S for  'Establishment  of  new  Medical  Colleges  attached  with  existing  district/referral  hospitals'. The Phase - III  of  the  Scheme  has  been  approved  by  the  Cabinet  on  28.8.2019  to  establish more new medical colleges by 2022 - 23. The State/UT Governments have been requested to send their proposals under this Scheme along wi th Detailed Project Report as per Scheme guidelines for consideration by the Ministry. As on date 49 medical colleges have been approved. D are at Annexure . This will increase at least 7500 MBBS seats.

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Annexure

|   Sr. No. | State          |   Sl. No. | Name of the Districts     | Status   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|---------------------------|----------|
|         1 | Jammu          |         1 | Udhampur                  | Approved |
|         1 | Jammu          |         2 | Handwara (Distt. Kupwara) | Approved |
|         2 | Kashmir Ladakh |         3 | Leh                       | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |         4 | Alwar                     | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |         5 | Baran                     | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |         6 | Bansawara                 | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |         7 | Chittorgarh               | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |         8 | Jaisalmer                 | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |         9 | Karauli                   | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        10 | Nagaur                    | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        11 | Shri Ganganagar           | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        12 | Sirohi                    | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        13 | Bundi                     | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        14 | Sawai Madhopur            | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        15 | Tonk                      | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        16 | Hanumangarh               | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        17 | Jhunjhunu                 | Approved |
|         3 | Rajasthan      |        18 | Dausa                     | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        19 | Bijnaur                   | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        20 | Kushinagar                | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        21 | Sultanpur                 | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        22 | Gonda                     | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        23 | Lalitpur                  | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        24 | Lakhimpur Kheri           | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        25 | Chandauli (AD)            | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        26 | Bulandshahar              | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        27 | Sonbhadra (AD)            | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        28 | Pilibhit                  | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        29 | Auraiya                   | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        30 | Kanpur Dehat              | Approved |
|         4 | Uttar Pradesh  |        31 | Kaushambi                 | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        32 | Tiruppur                  | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        33 | Nilgiris                  | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        34 | Ramanathpuram             | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        35 | Namakkal                  | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        36 | Dindigul                  | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        37 | Virudhunagar              | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        38 | Krishnagiri               | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        39 | Tiruvallur                | Approved |
|         5 | Tamil Nadu     |        40 | Nagapattinam              | Approved |
|         6 | Karnataka      |        41 | Chikkamagaluru            | Approved |
|         6 | Karnataka      |        42 | Haveri                    | Approved |
|         6 | Karnataka      |        43 | Yadgiri                   | Approved |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh |        44 | Rajgarh                   | Approved |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh |        45 | Mandla                    | Approved |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh |        46 | Neemuch                   | Approved |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh |        47 | Mandsaur                  | Approved |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh |        48 | Sheopur                   | Approved |
|         8 | Punjab         |        49 | Kapurthala                | Approved |