Lok Sabha Question No. 4434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Seats in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ramulu Pothuganti, Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## SEATS IN MEDICAL COL LEGES

## 4434. SHRI POTHUGANTI RAMULU: SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  UG/PG  Medical  seats  available in  a l  the  Government/private  medical colleges in the country, Government/private medical college -wis , State/ UT - wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the cost of getting medical seat in the Deemed University/private medicalcollege/University is charged very high, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  reasons  for  charging  higher  price  for  medical seat  by  the  Deemed  University/Private University;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to regulate and reduce the price for medical seat in theDeemed Universities/Private Universities/Colleges, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether any committee h as been constituted by the Government to look into this aspect, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): As per information received from the Board of Governors in supersession of Medical Council of India (BoG -MCI), a total of 541 (278 Government + 263 Private) Medical Colleges with 82926 MBBS seats and 44136 PG seats are available in the country. State - wise break up is at Annexure.

(b) to (e):  In the case of Government medical colleges, the respective State Governments ar responsible  for  fixation  of  fee  and  in  the  case  of  private  unaided  medical  colleges, structure  is  decided  by  the  Committee  set  up  by  the  respective  State  Government  under e Chairmanship  of  a  retired  High  Court  Judge  in  pursuance  of  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

Clause (i) of Sub - section (1) of Section 10 of National Medical Commission Act, 2019 provides for framing of guidelines for determination o f fees and all other charges in respect of fifty  percent  of  seats  in  private  medical  institutions  and  deemed  to  be  universities governed under the provisions of the Act.

INIs (AIIMS Delhi +  AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, Rishikesh, Manglagiri, Nagpur, Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Kalyani, Deoghar, Bhatinda, Bibinagar .)

## Annexure

| State wise list of UG Seats in Medical Colleges in India (Govt. / Private) including all AIIMS &JIPMER Puducherry (as on 17.03.2020)   | State wise list of UG Seats in Medical Colleges in India (Govt. / Private) including all AIIMS &JIPMER Puducherry (as on 17.03.2020)   | State wise list of UG Seats in Medical Colleges in India (Govt. / Private) including all AIIMS &JIPMER Puducherry (as on 17.03.2020)   | State wise list of UG Seats in Medical Colleges in India (Govt. / Private) including all AIIMS &JIPMER Puducherry (as on 17.03.2020)   | State wise list of UG Seats in Medical Colleges in India (Govt. / Private) including all AIIMS &JIPMER Puducherry (as on 17.03.2020)   | State wise list of UG Seats in Medical Colleges in India (Govt. / Private) including all AIIMS &JIPMER Puducherry (as on 17.03.2020)   | State wise list of UG Seats in Medical Colleges in India (Govt. / Private) including all AIIMS &JIPMER Puducherry (as on 17.03.2020)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                                  | Government MCI (No.)                                                                                                                   | Government MCI (No.)                                                                                                                   | Private MCI (No.)                                                                                                                      | Private MCI (No.)                                                                                                                      | Grand Total in MCI (No.)                                                                                                               | Grand Total in MCI (No.)                                                                                                               |
| State                                                                                                                                  | Seats                                                                                                                                  | Colleges                                                                                                                               | Seats                                                                                                                                  | Colleges                                                                                                                               | Seats                                                                                                                                  | Colleges                                                                                                                               |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                                                                                                              | 112                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 112                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 2360                                                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                                                     | 2800                                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                                     | 5160                                                                                                                                   | 30                                                                                                                                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 50                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 50                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Assam                                                                                                                                  | 900                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 900                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                  | 1140                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                      | 600                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                      | 1740                                                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                                                     |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                             | 150                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 150                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Chattisgarh                                                                                                                            | 770                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      | 450                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                      | 1220                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                      |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                                                                 | 150                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 150                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                  | 1115                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                      | 200                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                      | 1315                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                      |
| Goa                                                                                                                                    | 180                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 180                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                                | 3750                                                                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                                                     | 1750                                                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                                                     | 5500                                                                                                                                   | 29                                                                                                                                     |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                | 710                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                      | 1000                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                      | 1710                                                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                       | 720                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      | 150                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 870                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                         | 885                                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 985                                                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                                                      |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                              | 680                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 680                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                              | 2900                                                                                                                                   | 19                                                                                                                                     | 6595                                                                                                                                   | 41                                                                                                                                     | 9495                                                                                                                                   | 60                                                                                                                                     |
| Kerala                                                                                                                                 | 1455                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                      | 2800                                                                                                                                   | 23                                                                                                                                     | 4255                                                                                                                                   | 32                                                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 1970                                                                                                                                   | 13                                                                                                                                     | 1300                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                      | 3270                                                                                                                                   | 21                                                                                                                                     |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                            | 4280                                                                                                                                   | 24                                                                                                                                     | 4570                                                                                                                                   | 31                                                                                                                                     | 8850                                                                                                                                   | 55                                                                                                                                     |
| Manipur                                                                                                                                | 225                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 225                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                      |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                              | 50                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 50                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                                | 100                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Orissa                                                                                                                                 | 1150                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                      | 600                                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                                      | 1750                                                                                                                                   | 11                                                                                                                                     |
| Pondicherry                                                                                                                            | 180                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 1150                                                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                                                      | 1330                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                      |
| Punjab                                                                                                                                 | 600                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                      | 775                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      | 1375                                                                                                                                   | 9                                                                                                                                      |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                              | 2600                                                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                                                     | 1300                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                      | 3900                                                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                                                     |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                             | 3650                                                                                                                                   | 26                                                                                                                                     | 3750                                                                                                                                   | 23                                                                                                                                     | 7400                                                                                                                                   | 49                                                                                                                                     |
| Telangana                                                                                                                              | 1740                                                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                                                     | 3300                                                                                                                                   | 22                                                                                                                                     | 5040                                                                                                                                   | 32                                                                                                                                     |
| Tripura                                                                                                                                | 125                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                      | 225                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                          | 3250                                                                                                                                   | 24                                                                                                                                     | 4300                                                                                                                                   | 31                                                                                                                                     | 7550                                                                                                                                   | 55                                                                                                                                     |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                            | 425                                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                                      | 300                                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                                      | 725                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                      |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                            | 3000                                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                                     | 850                                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                                      | 3850                                                                                                                                   | 24                                                                                                                                     |
| INI's*                                                                                                                                 | 1357                                                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                      | 1357                                                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                                                     |
| Total                                                                                                                                  | 42729                                                                                                                                  | 278                                                                                                                                    | 38840                                                                                                                                  | 263                                                                                                                                    | 82926                                                                                                                                  | 541                                                                                                                                    |

## DETAILS OF THE PG MEDICAL SEATS AVAILABLE IN ALL THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGES including INI's

| S.NO   | STATE            |   No. of Govt Colleges |   No. Of PG Seats in Govt. Colleges |   No. of Pvt Colleges |   No. Of PG Seats in Pvt. Colleges |   Total Colleges |   Total seats |
|--------|------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|------------------|---------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   |                     11 |                                1049 |                    14 |                               1321 |               25 |          2370 |
| 2      | Assam            |                      8 |                                 703 |                     0 |                                  0 |                8 |           703 |
| 3      | Bihar            |                      8 |                                 679 |                     3 |                                218 |               11 |           897 |
| 4      | Chandigarh       |                      2 |                                 557 |                     0 |                                  0 |                2 |           557 |
| 5      | Chattisgarh      |                      4 |                                 183 |                     1 |                                 26 |                5 |           209 |
| 6      | Delhi            |                     18 |                                2671 |                     1 |                                 49 |               19 |          2720 |
| 7      | Goa              |                      1 |                                 119 |                     0 |                                  0 |                1 |           119 |
| 8      | Gujarat          |                     13 |                                1753 |                     5 |                                417 |               18 |          2170 |
| 9      | Haryana          |                      3 |                                 316 |                     4 |                                260 |                7 |           576 |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh |                      2 |                                 223 |                     1 |                                 92 |                3 |           315 |
| 11     | Jammu& Kashmir   |                      3 |                                 520 |                     1 |                                 47 |                4 |           567 |
| 12     | Jharkhand        |                      4 |                                 215 |                     0 |                                  0 |                4 |           215 |
| 13     | Karnataka        |                     22 |                                1409 |                    35 |                               4013 |               57 |          5422 |
| 14     | Kerala           |                      8 |                                 974 |                    17 |                                606 |               25 |          1580 |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh   |                      6 |                                 851 |                     6 |                                558 |               12 |          1409 |
| 16     | Maharashtra      |                     27 |                                2792 |                    30 |                               2193 |               57 |          4985 |
| 17     | Manipur          |                      2 |                                 210 |                     0 |                                  0 |                2 |           210 |
| 18     | Meghalaya        |                      1 |                                  29 |                     0 |                                  0 |                1 |            29 |
| 19     | Orissa           |                      4 |                                 538 |                     3 |                                304 |                7 |           842 |
| 20     | Pondicherry      |                      2 |                                 328 |                     7 |                                527 |                9 |           855 |
| 21     | Punjab           |                      5 |                                 397 |                     5 |                                438 |               10 |           835 |
| 22     | Rajasthan        |                      8 |                                1344 |                     6 |                                506 |               14 |          1850 |
| 23     | Sikkim           |                      0 |                                   0 |                     1 |                                 22 |                1 |            22 |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu       |                     21 |                                2399 |                    24 |                               1866 |               45 |          4265 |
| 25     | Telangana        |                      7 |                                1038 |                    15 |                               1178 |               22 |          2216 |
| 26     | Tripura          |                      1 |                                  79 |                     1 |                                  5 |                2 |            84 |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh    |                     16 |                                1633 |                    20 |                               1159 |               36 |          2792 |
| 28     | Uttarakhand      |                      3 |                                  91 |                     2 |                                215 |                5 |           306 |
| 29     | West Bengal      |                     20 |                                1608 |                     5 |                                130 |               25 |          1738 |
| 30     | INI's            |                     16 |                                3278 |                     0 |                                  0 |               16 |          3278 |
|        | Total            |                    246 |                               27986 |                   207 |                              16150 |              453 |         44136 |

INIs (AIIMS Delhi +  AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur, Rishikesh, Manglagiri, Nagpur, Rae Bareli, Gorakhpur, Kalyani, Deoghar, Bhatinda, Bibinagar and PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry)