Lok Sabha Question No. 2222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Funds allocation to Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2222 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## FUNDS ALLOCATION TO MOTI LAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE, PRAYAGRAJ

## 2222. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated to Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj during each of the last five years and the heads under which the said funds have been spent along with the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  regarding  the  quality  of  the development works in the said college;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  on  the  said  complaints  along  with  the outcome thereon; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  build  a  separate  hospital/block  for  treatment  of cancer in Moti Lal Nehru Medical College and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a):  Upgradation  of  Moti  Lal  Nehru  Medical  College,  Prayagraj,  through  construction  of Super  Specialty  Block  (SSB),  was  undertaken  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), at an approved outlay of Rs.150 crore (Central share-Rs.120 crore  and  State's  share-Rs.30  crore).  The  upgradation  project  was  implemented  through implementing agencies selected for the purpose and funds were released to these agencies and not to Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj.  The civil work of the project has been completed and the details of central funds released for this project are as under:-

(Rs. in Crore)

| Items             |   Upto 2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-------------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Civil work        |            2.1 |     18.08 |     12    |     17.53 |      0    |         0 |
| Medical equipment |            0   |      0    |     33.21 |     11.01 |      0.47 |         0 |
| Furniture         |            0   |      0    |      0    |      0    |      2.91 |         0 |
| IT Works          |            0   |      0    |      0    |      0    |      3.5  |         0 |

| Consultancy fee to implementing agency   |   1.58 |   0.42 |   0.48 |   0.46 |   0.66 |   0.03 |
|------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Total                                    |   3.68 |   18.5 |  45.69 |     29 |   7.54 |   0.03 |

In  addition,  under  Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for upgradation of existing State/Central  Government  Medical  Colleges  for  increasing  MBBS  seats,  proposal  for increasing 50 MBBS seats has been approved at Motilal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj at a cost of Rs. 60 crores and entire Central Share of Rs. 36 crores has been released to the State Government (Rs. 24.20 crores in 2019-20 and Rs. 11.80 crores in 2020-21). Further, under Phase - I of CSS for Strengthening and up-gradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats, proposal for increasing 24 PG seats has been approved at Motilal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj at a cost of Rs. 4.05  crores  and  entire  Central  Share  of  Rs.  3.03  crores  has  been  released  to  the  State Government (Rs. 1.31 crores in 2009-10 and Rs. 1.72 crores in 2012-13).   As per the CSS guidelines, the State Government is the implementing agency and the planning, execution and commissioning of the project is done by the State Government.

(b) & (c):  No such complaints have been received in this Ministry.

(d):  Department  of  Surgical  Oncology  is  approved  in  the  new  Super  Specialty  Block  at MLN Medical College, Prayagraj under the PMSSY for treatment of cancer.