Lok Sabha Question No. 285 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pinaki Misra, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 285 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH JULY , 2019 MEDICAL COLLEGES

## *285. SHRI PINAKI MISHRA: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  build  180  Medical  Colleges  in  t country, if so, the details thereof indicating the places/locations identified during the last three years and the current financial year, location and State/UT - wise;
- (b) the details of the criteria/norms adopted/being adopted by the Governm shortlist the cities/locations/areas for these new medical colleges;
- (c) whether the said criteria/norms are being diligently followed, if so, t thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the budgetary allocati and  utilised  and  the  time  period  fixed  for  commencement,  completion  a operationalisati on thereof;
- (d) whether the setting up of Medical Colleges is likely to be carried out u Central scheme or in collaboration with the concerned States/UTs; and
- (e) whether the existing hospitals in various States are proposed to be upg m edical  colleges,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  manner  i infrastructure would be created for such new medical colleges?

## 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. 285* FOR 12 TH JULY , 2019

(a)  to  (e): No.  However,  t he  Ministry  of  Health  & Family  Welfare  administers  a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals'. 82 new Medical Colleges are to be established under the scheme in two phases. The fund sharing ratio be tween the Central Government and States under the Scheme is 90:10 for NE/Special Category States and 60:40 States. The  funds  are  released  under  the  Scheme  for  civil  work  for  medical hostel  &  residence  for  students/faculty;  equipments;  an d  for  up - gradation  of  district hospital.

Under Phase - I of the Scheme, 58 districts in 20 States/UT have been iden approved. Total cost of establishment of one Medical College is Rs.189 cror . Funds to the tune of Rs.7507.70 crore have been released to the State/UT Government approved  medical  colleges  under  the  Scheme.  39  medical  colleges  have functional. Phase - I of the Scheme was launched in January 2014 and extended til -20.  Details are at Annexure - I .

Further, under Phase - II of the Scheme, 24 new medical colleges in 8 State been identified.  The total cost of establishment of one Medical College und is Rs.250 crore. The State Governments have identifi ed the locations on Challenge mode Out of 24 medical colleges, 17 have been approved till date and funds to Rs.1375.13  crore  have  been  released  to  the  State  Governments. The  Pha e - II  of  the Scheme was launched in February, 2018 and will be imp lemented till 2021 - 22.Details are at Annexure - II .

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The norms/criteria for identification of Districts under Phase - I of the Scheme were (i) District Hospitals/referral  hospitals with  bed  strength of  200 District/Referral  hospitals  of  the  distr icts  where  there  is  no  medical  college  and Preference to underserved areas. Phase - II of the scheme was launched with the objec to ensure availability of one medical college in every 3 Parliamentary Const one Government medical colleg e in each State on Challenge mode. This criterio been followed to identify the locations.

## Annexure - I

## Funds released under Phase - I of Centrally Sponsored Scheme for ' Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals '

Rs.i n crore

|   S.N. | State/UT          |    | Districts              |   Approved Cost |   Central Share 60% (90% for NE) |   TotalCentral Share Released |
|--------|-------------------|----|------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|      1 | A & N Islands     | 1  | Port Blair             |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2  | Naharlagun             |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      3 | Assam             | 3  | Dhubri                 |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      3 | Assam             | 4  | Nagaon                 |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      3 | Assam             | 5  | North Lakhimpur        |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      3 | Assam             | 6  | Diphu                  |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      4 | Bihar             | 7  | Purnia                 |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      4 | Bihar             | 8  | Saran (Chhapara)       |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      4 | Bihar             | 9  | Samastipur             |             189 |                            113.4 |                          80   |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh10    |    | Rajnandgaon            |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh10    | 11 | Sarguja                |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      6 | Himachal Pradesh  | 12 | Chamba                 |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      6 | Himachal Pradesh  | 13 | Hamirpur               |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      6 | Himachal Pradesh  | 14 | Nahan (Sirmour)        |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      7 | Haryana           | 15 | Bhiwani                |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      8 | Jharkhand         | 16 | Dumka                  |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      8 | Jharkhand         | 17 | Hazaribagh             |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      8 | Jharkhand         | 18 | Palamu (Daltonganj)    |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|      9 | Jammu &           | 19 | Anantnag               |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      9 | Jammu &           | 20 | Baramulla              |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      9 | Jammu &           | 21 | Rajouri                |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      9 | Kashmir           | 22 | Doda                   |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|      9 | Jammu &           | 23 | Kathua                 |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 24 | Datia                  |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 25 | Khandwa                |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 26 | Ratlam                 |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 27 | Shahdol                |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 28 | Vidisha                |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 29 | Chindwara              |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 30 | Shivpuri               |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     11 | Maharashtra       | 31 | Gondia                 |             189 |                            113.4 |                         113.4 |
|     12 | Meghalaya         | 32 | West Garo Hills (Tura) |             189 |                            170.1 |                         170.1 |

| 13   | Mizoram       | 33   | Falkawn                 |   189.00 |   170.10 |   170.10 |
|------|---------------|------|-------------------------|----------|----------|----------|
| 14   | Nagaland      | 34   | Naga Hospital           |      189 |    170.1 |    170.1 |
| 15   | Odisha        | 35   | Balasore                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 15   | Odisha        | 36   | Baripada (Mayurbhanj)   |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 15   | Odisha        | 37   | Bolangir                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 15   | Odisha        | 38   | Koraput                 |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 15   | Odisha        | 39   | Puri                    |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 16   | Punjab        | 40   | SAS Nagar               |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 41   | Barmer                  |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 42   | Bharatpur               |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 43   | Bhilwara                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 44   | Churu                   |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 45   | Dungarpur               |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 46   | Pali                    |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 47   | Sikar                   |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh | 48   | Basti                   |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh | 49   | Faizabad                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh | 50   | Firozabad               |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh | 51   | Shahjahanpur            |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh | 52   | Bahraich                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 19   | Uttarakhand   | 53   | Almora                  |      189 |    170.1 |    170.1 |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 54   | Birbhum (Rampur Hat)    |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 55   | Cooch behar             |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 56   | Diamond harbour         |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 57   | Purulia                 |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 58   | Raiganj, North Dinajpur |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 |
|      | Total         |      |                         |    10962 |   7541.1 |   7507.7 |

## Annexure - II

## Funds released under Phase - I I of Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals

| S.No.   | State          |       | Location Selected by Government   |   State Approved Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Central Share (Rs. in crore) | Amount released (Rs. in   |
|---------|----------------|-------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar          | 1     | Sitamarhi                         |                                  250 |                            150 | -                         |
| 1       | Bihar          | 2     | Jhanjharpur                       |                                  250 |                            150 | -                         |
| 1       | Bihar          | 3     | Siwan                             |                                  250 |                            150 | -                         |
| 1       | Bihar          | 4     | Buxar                             |                                  250 |                            150 | -                         |
| 1       | Bihar          | 5     | Jamui                             |                                  250 |                            150 | -                         |
| 2       | Jharkhand      | 6     | Koderma                           |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 2       | Jharkhand      | 7     | Chaibasa (Singhbhum)              |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh | 8     | Satna                             |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 4       | Odisha         | 9     | Jajpur                            |                                  250 |                            150 | -                         |
| 5       | Rajasthan      | 10    | Dholpur                           |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 11    | Etah                              |                                  250 |                            150 | 56                        |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 12    | Hardoi                            |                                  250 |                            150 | 56                        |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 13    | Pratapgarh                        |                                  250 |                            150 | 56                        |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 14    | Fatehpur                          |                                  250 |                            150 | 56                        |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 15    | Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj)     |                                  250 |                            150 | 56                        |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 16    | Deoria                            |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 17    | Ghazipur                          |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh  | 18    | Mirzapur                          |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 7       | West Bengal    | 19    | Barasat                           |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 7       | West Bengal    | 20    | Uluberia                          |                                  250 |                            150 | -                         |
| 7       | West Bengal    | 21    | Arambagh                          |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 7       | West Bengal    | 22    | Jhargram                          |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 7       | West Bengal    | 23    | Tamluk                            |                                  250 |                            150 | 93.43                     |
| 8       | Sikkim         | 24    | Gangtok                           |                                  250 |                            225 | 67.40                     |
| Total   | Total          | Total | Total                             |                                 6000 |                           3675 | 1375.13                   |