Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Promotion of Special Medical Courses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji, Prathap Simha, D. M. Kathir Anand, Anurag Sharma, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Umesh G. Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1836 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH DECEMBER, 2022

## PROMOTION OF SPECIAL MEDICAL COURSES

## 1836.   SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take adequate measures to promote special medical courses in the country to match the requirement in specialised medical services like Surgical Oncology and Regenerative Medicine;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  list  of  special  courses  being  taught  in  Medical Colleges;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  Government  and  Private  Medical  Colleges  along  with  total  intake capacity in the country, State-wise;
- (d)  the various proactive steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the number of Surgical Oncologists and Regenerative Medicine in the country; and
- (e)  the steps taken by the Government to allocate more financial allocation to Health Sector to cater the needs of underserved regions/people in the country?

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

## (DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a)  to  (e):  As  informed  by  the  National  Medical  Commission  (NMC),  the  Commission promotes special medical courses in the country depending on the requirement and proposals received from medical colleges/ institutes for starting of special courses. There are 47 super specialty  courses  including  Surgical  Oncology.  Details  are  at  Annexure-I.  There  is  an increase of 67% in Medical Colleges from 387 before 2014 to 648 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 87% in MBBS seats from 51348 before 2014 to 96077 as of now and increase of 105% in PG seats from 31185 before 2014 to 64059 as of now. Also under PMSSY, funds

are provided by Ministry to develop super Speciality Blocks to enhance internal care support and also increase the number of Postgraduate/Super Speciality seats in the country.

State/ UT-wise list of medical colleges alongwith total MBBS seats and PG seats have been placed at Annexure-II.

Under National Health Mission (NHM), support is provided to the States /UTs to strengthen their  health  care  systems  based  on  the  proposals  received  from  the  States  so  as  to  provide universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services all over the country including in underserved areas, including ensuring availability of doctors in the remote and underserved  areas.  Free  Drugs  and  Free  Diagnostics  initiative  provide  essential  drugs  and diagnostics free of cost in public health facilities.

Under Ayushman Bharat, the Government is supporting the States for transformation of Sub Health Centres and Primary Health Centres into 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres across the  country  for  provision  of  Comprehensive  Primary  Health  Care  (CPHC)  that  includes preventive healthcare and health promotion at the community level with continuum of care approach.  Further  Ayushman  Bharat,  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (AB-PMJAY) provides health coverage up to Rs. 5 Lakh per family per year to around 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families as per Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC).

## D.M. (Doctorate of Medicine) courses-31

(Cardiology, Clinical Haematology, Clinical Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Medical Gastroenterology, Medical Genetics, Medical Oncology, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neuro-radiology, Pulmonary Medicine, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Paediatrics  Gastroenterology,  Paediatrics  Cardiology,  Cardiac  Anaesthesia,  Hepatology, Organ Transplant Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine, Paediatric Hepatology, Neuro-Anaesthesia, Paediatric Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Virology, Paediatric Oncology, Geriatric Mental Health, Paediatrics and Neonatal Anaesthesia, Interventional Radiology, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Onco-Pathology, Pediatric Neurology)

## M.Ch. (Master of Chirurgie) courses-16

(Cardio  vascular  Thoracic  Surgery,  Urology,  Neuro-Surgery,  Paediatrics  Surgery,  Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Surgical Oncology, Endocrine Surgery, Gynecological  Oncology,  Vascular  Surgery,  Paediatric  Cardio  Thoracic  Vascular  Surgery, Hepato-Pancreatto-Billary  Surgery,  Hand  Surgery,  Head  &  Neck  Surgery,  Reproductive Medicine & Surgery, Paediatric Orthopaedics)

## Annexure-I

## Annexure-II

State/UT-wise  list  of  colleges  &  MBBS  and  PG  seats  under  Government  &  Private (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the countryfor the academic year 2022-23

| S. No.   | Name of the               | Number of   | Total MBBS   | PG Seats                   | PG Seats             | PG Seats       |
|----------|---------------------------|-------------|--------------|----------------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|          | State/UT                  | Colleges    | Seats        | Total MD/MS/ Diploma seats | Total DM/ M.Ch.seats | Total PG seats |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1           | 100          | 0                          | 0                    | 0              |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 32          | 5485         | 2650                       | 157                  | 2807           |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1           | 50           | 0                          | 0                    | 0              |
| 4        | Assam                     | 10          | 1250         | 683                        | 55                   | 738            |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 20          | 2415         | 1079                       | 60                   | 1139           |
| 6        | Chandigarh                | 1           | 150          | 460                        | 105                  | 565            |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              | 14          | 1765         | 521                        | 37                   | 558            |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli       | 1           | 150          | 0                          | 0                    | 0              |
| 9        | Delhi                     | 10          | 1497         | 2165                       | 703                  | 2868           |
| 10       | Goa                       | 1           | 180          | 117                        | 14                   | 131            |
| 11       | Gujarat                   | 36          | 6200         | 2306                       | 126                  | 2432           |
| 12       | Haryana                   | 13          | 1760         | 706                        | 23                   | 729            |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh          | 8           | 920          | 335                        | 7                    | 342            |
| 14       | Jammu& Kashmir            | 10          | 1147         | 567                        | 41                   | 608            |
| 15       | Jharkhand                 | 9           | 930          | 252                        | 11                   | 263            |
| 16       | Karnataka                 | 67          | 10745        | 5523                       | 461                  | 5984           |
| 17       | Kerala                    | 32          | 4355         | 1586                       | 264                  | 1850           |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh            | 25          | 4080         | 1834                       | 79                   | 1913           |
| 19       | Maharashtra               | 63          | 9995         | 5297                       | 380                  | 5677           |
| 20       | Manipur                   | 4           | 475          | 236                        | 5                    | 241            |
| 21       | Meghalaya                 | 1           | 50           | 33                         | 2                    | 35             |
| 22       | Mizoram                   | 1           | 100          | 0                          | 0                    | 0              |
| 23       | Orissa                    | 15          | 2325         | 1029                       | 139                  | 1168           |
| 24       | Puducherry                | 9           | 1630         | 869                        | 58                   | 927            |
| 25       | Punjab                    | 12          | 1750         | 718                        | 36                   | 754            |
| 26       | Rajasthan                 | 30          | 4405         | 2543                       | 330                  | 2873           |
| 27       | Sikkim                    | 1           | 150          | 34                         | 0                    | 34             |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu                | 71          | 10825        | 4159                       | 671                  | 4830           |
| 29       | Telangana                 | 41          | 6040         | 2477                       | 175                  | 2652           |
| 30       | Tripura                   | 2           | 225          | 85                         | 0                    | 85             |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh             | 67          | 9053         | 3509                       | 263                  | 3772           |
| 32       | Uttarakhand               | 8           | 1150         | 1230                       | 581                  | 1811           |
| 33       | West Bengal               | 32          | 4725         | 1801                       | 203                  | 2004           |