Lok Sabha Question No. 4137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Medical Colleges in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Bhagirath Chaudhary

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 4137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH MARCH, 2021

## MEDICAL COLLEGES IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRIC TS

## 4137. SHRI RANJEETSINGH HI NDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUD HARY:

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

(a) the number of proposals received and approved under phase III of the centrally sponsored scheme  forestablishing  new  medical  colleges  in aspirational  and backward  districts  attached with existing district/referral hospitals, State/UT -wise;

(b) the districts whose proposals are under consideration for establishing new medical colleges underthe said scheme;

(c) the details of medical college s established in such districts/areas under phase I and II of the saidscheme along with the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose, State/UT - wise;

(d)  the  reasons  for  delay  if  any,  in  establishing  the medical  colleges  under  the  said  scheme, State/UT - wise, particularly in Rajasthan and Maharashtra; and

(e) the status of completion of work of each of such medical colleges approved under the said scheme as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b): Under Phase -III of Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) namely 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals , the Ministry had received 27 proposal from States/UTs for establishing  new  med ical  colleges  in  aspirational districts . Out of which, 21 proposals have been approved based on the criteria of Scheme . List of approved medical colleges at Annexure -I.Further, under Phase -III of the Scheme, all the 75 medical colleges have been allo cated.

(c) : List of approved medical colleges in aspirational districts under Phase -I and Phase -II of the said scheme is at Annexure -II.

(d)  &  (e) : The  State  Government  is  the  implementing  agency  under  the  Scheme. As  per information provided by the States/UTs ,  the works of  medical  college s has started  and  is  at various stages of completion.

## Annexure - I

Details  of  medical  colleges  approved under  phase - III in  Aspirational Districts  (AD)  under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals'

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | Name of the State   |    | Name of the District               |   Approve d Cost |   Central Share |   Total fund released |
|----------|---------------------|----|------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |  1 | Paderu (Vishakhapatnam)            |              325 |           195   |                 53.04 |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh        |  2 | Korba                              |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh        |  3 | Mahasamund                         |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh        |  4 | Kanker                             |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        3 | Gujarat             |  5 | Narmada                            |              325 |           195   |                 48.42 |
|        4 | Jammu & Kashmir     |  6 | Handwara (Distt. Kupwara)          |              325 |           292.5 |                 75    |
|        5 | Karnataka           |  7 | Yadgiri                            |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        6 | Madhya              |  8 | Rajgarh                            |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        6 | Madhya              |  9 | Singrauli                          |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        7 | Pradesh Maharashtra | 10 | Nandurbar                          |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        8 | Odisha              | 11 | Kalahandi                          |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 12 | Baran                              |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 13 | Jaisalmer                          |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 14 | Karauli                            |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 15 | Sirohi                             |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|       10 | Uttarakhand         | 16 | Haridwar                           |              325 |           292.5 |                 78.04 |
|       10 | Uttarakhand         | 17 | Rudrapur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar |              325 |           292.5 |                 75    |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh       | 18 | Chandauli                          |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh       | 19 | Sonbhadra                          |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|       12 | Tamil Nadu          | 20 | Ramanathapuram                     |              325 |           195   |                 50    |
|       12 | Tamil Nadu          | 21 | Virudhunagar                       |              325 |           195   |                 50    |

Note: AD stands for Aspirational District identified as per NITI Aayog

Details  of  medical  colleges  approved under  phase - I  &  IIin  Aspirational Districts  (AD)  under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals'

Phase- I

(Rs. in crore)

|   S.N. | State/UT         |    | Districts            |   Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Total Central Share Released |
|--------|------------------|----|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
|      1 | Assam            |  1 | Dhubri               |             189 |           170.1 |                          170.1 |
|      2 | Bihar            |  2 | Purnia               |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      3 | Chhattisgarh     |  3 | Rajnandgaon          |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      4 | Himachal Pradesh |  4 | Chamba               |             189 |           170.1 |                          170.1 |
|      5 | Jharkhand        |  5 | Dumka                |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      5 | Jharkhand        |  6 | Hazaribagh           |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      5 | Jharkhand        |  7 | Palamu ( Daltonganj) |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      6 | Jammu & Kashmir  |  8 | Baramulla            |             189 |           170.1 |                          170.1 |
|      7 | Madhya Pradesh   |  9 | Khandwa              |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      7 | Madhya Pradesh   | 10 | Vidisha              |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      8 | Odisha           | 11 | Bolangir             |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      8 | Odisha           | 12 | Koraput              |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      9 | Uttar Pradesh    | 13 | Bahraich             |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |

## Phase- II

|   S. No. | State         |    | Location Selected State Government   |   by Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Amount released (Rs. in crore) |
|----------|---------------|----|--------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar         |  1 | Sitamarhi                            |                250 |             150 |                           100    |
|        1 | Bihar         |  2 | Jamui                                |                250 |             150 |                           100    |
|        2 | Jharkhand     |  3 | Chaibasa (Singhbhum)                 |                250 |             150 |                           150    |
|        3 | Rajasthan     |  4 | Dholpur                              |                250 |             150 |                           150    |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh |  5 | Fatehpur                             |                250 |             150 |                           145.14 |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh |  6 | Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj)        |                250 |             150 |                           145.14 |

Note: AD stands for Aspirational District identified as per NITI Aayog