Lok Sabha Question No. 4138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Upgradation of Government Medical College
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 4138 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH MARCH, 2021

## UPGRADATION OF GOVER NMENT MEDICAL COLLEG E

## 4138. SHRI ANURAG SH ARMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has identified the Medical Colleges for upgradation under the fourth phaseof Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wis  including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the estimated cost to be incurred on each such college identified for upgradation under Phase IV of the said Yojana;
- (d) the details of the fund sharing ratio between the Central Governme nt and the States under the saidscheme;
- (e) whether the Government has received proposals regarding upgradation of medical colleges from States/ UTs, particularly under phase IV of the Scheme; and
- (f) if so, the details and the status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): 13 Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) have been approved by Cabinet Committee on  Economic  Affairs  on  03.08.2016  for  the  upgradation  under  Phase -IV  ofPradhan  Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Details of GMCs areat Annexure.

The cost approved for each GMC is Rs. 200 crore with Central share of Rs. 120 crore State  share  of  Rs.  80  crore.  The  Ministry,  while  finalizing  the  up -gradation  projects, gives priority to the States generally considered 'backward' with respect to the broad socio - economic indicators. As upgradation projects are jointly funded, commitment of the State Government terms  of  providing  state  share  of  funds,  encumbrance  free  l and, water  &  power  supply  and statutory clearances is also essential.

## Annexure

## List of Government Medical Colleges approved under Phase - IV of PMSSY

|   S.No. | State          |   Sl. No. of College | Government Medical Colleges/Institutes                                          |
|---------|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bihar          |                    1 | Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna                                       |
|       1 | Bihar          |                    2 | Government Medical College, Bhagalpur                                           |
|       1 | Bihar          |                    3 | Government Medical College, Gaya                                                |
|       2 | Chhattisgarh   |                    4 | Government Medical College, Bilaspur                                            |
|       2 | Chhattisgarh   |                    5 | Government Medical College, Jagdalpur                                           |
|       3 | Delhi          |                    6 | University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) - Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital |
|       4 | Gujarat        |                    7 | Government Medical College, Surat                                               |
|       4 | Gujarat        |                    8 | Government Medical College, Bhavnagar                                           |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh |                    9 | Government Medical College, Indore                                              |
|       6 | Odisha         |                   10 | Government Medical College, Cuttack                                             |
|       7 | Rajasthan      |                   11 | Government Medical College, Jaipur                                              |
|       8 | Uttar Pradesh  |                   12 | Government Medical College, Agra                                                |
|       8 | Uttar Pradesh  |                   13 | Government Medical College, Kanpur                                              |