Lok Sabha Question No. 1053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Medical Colleges under Phase III of CS S
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam, Basanta Kumar Panda, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1053 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## MEDICAL COLLEGES UND ER PHASE III OF C S S

## 1053. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.: SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA: SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) the details of the New Medical Colleges allocated under phase III of the centrally sponsored scheme, State/UT wise;
- (b) the number of colleges allotted to the State of Tamil Nadu under phase I, II, and III, phase -wise;
- (c) whether the Government received detailed project report from Odisha State Government for approval of new medical college at Rayagada (Aspirational District) under phase -III of centrally sponsored scheme, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government proposes/plans  to  approve  new  medical college  at  Rayagada (Aspirational District, Odisha) attached with district hospitals; and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether Government has noted that in Odisha the backward district of Kalahandi has been deprived  of  Medical college  whereas  Medical  college  is  being established  in  the  equally backward distr icts of Koraput and Bolangir; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the scheme under which the Government proposes to establish Medical college in Kalahandi and the funds likely to be spent on construction of the said college?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme 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 75 m new medical colleges by 2022 - 23. The State/UT Governments have been requested to send their proposals under this Scheme along with Detaile d Project Report as per Scheme guidelines for consideration by the Ministry. As on date 26 medical colleges have been approved. Detail at Annexure .

(b): The State of Tamil Nadu was not covered in Phase I & II. In Phase -III,  six  medical colleges in Ta mil Nadu have been approved till date.

(c)to (f) : Under  Phase - III,  no  proposal  for  new  medical  colleges  at  Rayagada  and Kalahandi, Odisha has been received from the Government of Odisha.

Annexure List  of  medical  colleges  approved  under  Phase - III  of  the Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for

'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals'

|   S.No. | State/UT             |    | District        |
|---------|----------------------|----|-----------------|
|       1 | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) |  1 | Udhampur        |
|       2 | Laddakh (UT)         |  2 | Leh             |
|       3 | Karnataka            |  3 | Chikkamagaluru  |
|       3 | Karnataka            |  4 | Haveri          |
|       3 | Karnataka            |  5 | Yadgiri         |
|       4 | Rajasthan            |  6 | Alwar           |
|       4 | Rajasthan            |  7 | Baran           |
|       4 | Rajasthan            |  8 | Bansawara       |
|       4 | Rajasthan            |  9 | Chittorgarh     |
|       4 | Rajasthan            | 10 | Jaisalmer       |
|       4 | Rajasthan            | 11 | Karauli         |
|       4 | Rajasthan            | 12 | Nagaur          |
|       4 | Rajasthan            | 13 | Shri Ganganagar |
|       4 | Rajasthan            | 14 | Sirohi          |
|       4 | Rajasthan            | 15 | Bundi           |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu           | 16 | Tiruppur        |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu           | 17 | Nilgiris        |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu           | 18 | Ramanathapuram  |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu           | 19 | Namakkal        |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu           | 20 | Dindigul        |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu           | 21 | Virudhunagar    |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh        | 22 | Bijnaur         |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh        | 23 | Kushinagar      |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh        | 24 | Sultanpur       |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh        | 25 | Gonda           |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh        | 26 | Lalitpur        |