Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Quality Education in Medicine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, M V V Satyanarayana, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 460 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## QUALITY EDUCATION IN MEDICINE

## 460. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

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

- (a) the number of new medical colleges sanctioned by the Government in the Andhra Pradesh since 2021;
- (b) whether the Government is aware about the drain of wealth and knowledge taking place due to students pursuing medical degree abroad on account of non-availability of the institutions for providing good quality of higher education in the medical sector;
- (c) if so, the details of the schemes or programmes introduced by the Government to tackle such issue;
- (d) whether  any  scheme  or  programme  has  been  formulated  to  provide  good  quality  and affordable higher education in medicine; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)  for  'Establishment  of  new  Medical  Colleges  attached  with  existing  district/referral hospitals'  with  preference  to  underserved  areas  and  aspirational  districts,  where  there  is  no existing  Government  or  private  medical  college.  Under  the  Scheme,  the  envisaged  157  new medical colleges have been approved in three phases including three medical colleges in Andhra

Pradesh at Piduguralla, Paderu and Machilipatnam in the year 2020. Further, financial support has also been provided to the State of Andhra Pradesh for increase of  150 MBBS seats in 03 Medical  Colleges  and  1040  PG  seats  in  11  Medical  Colleges  under  CSSs  for  upgradation  of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS (UG) seats and PG seats.

In  addition,  support  has  also  been  provided  to  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under  the Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya  Suraksha  Yojana  (PMSSY)  for  upgradation  of  03  Government Medical  Colleges  by  setting  up  of  Super  Specialty  blocks.  Further,  an  All  India  Institute  of Medical Sciences has also been established at Mangalagiri.

There is an increase of 69% in Medical Colleges from 387 before 2014 to 654 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 94% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 99,763 as of now and increase of 107% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 64,559 as of now. Some of the measures/steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  augment  the  medical  education  facilities  and  to improve the medical standards in the country include: -

- i. Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  establishment  of  new  medical  college  by upgrading  district/  referral  hospital  under  which  157  new  medical  colleges  have  been approved, out of which 94 are already functional.
- ii. CSS for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats.
- iii. Under 'Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks' of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, a total of 75 projects have been approved, of which 60 projects are complete.
- iv. Under the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  setting  up  of  new  AIIMS,  22  AIIMS  have  been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 19 of these.
- v. Relaxation in the norms for setting up of Medical College in terms of requirement for faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
- vi. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as teaching faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.
- vii. Enhancement  of  age  limit  for  appointment/  extension/  re-employment  against  posts  of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.

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