Lok Sabha Question No. 1521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Upgrading District Hospitals to Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1521 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## UPGRADING DISTRICT HOSPITALS TO MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 1521.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) the details of sanctioned strength of medical Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) seats in the country, State/UT-wise; and

(b) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the District Hospitals as Medical College Hospitals in States/UTs including Kerala, so as to increase the medical PG seats and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER WELFARE

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  Government  has  increased  number  of  medical  colleges  and  subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 69% in Medical Colleges from 387 before 2014 to 655 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 95% in MBBS seats from 51348 before 2014 to 100163 as of now and increase of 110% in PG seats from 31185 before 2014 to 65335 as of now. Further, as informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), the details of MBBS (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) seats in the country as of now is at Annexure.

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 with fund sharing between the Centre and State Governments in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States and 60:40 for others.  Under  the  Scheme,  157  Medical  colleges  have  been  approved  in  three  phases  in  the

The Ministry also provides financial support to existing government medical colleges for Civil Works and procurement of equipment & furniture under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for  upgradation  of  existing  State  Government/  Central  Government  Medical  Colleges  for increasing MBBS (UG) seats and PG seats. Under the Scheme support has been provided for country. increase of 150 PG seats in Phase-I in 02 colleges in the state of Kerala.

In addition, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), a total of 04 projects have been approved for upgradation in Kerala to improve tertiary health infrastructure through construction of Super Specialty Blocks / Trauma Care Centres etc. and procurement of medical equipment.

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## The State-wise details of medical colleges in the country for the current academic year 2023-24

|   S. No. | Name of the State/UT     |   Total Undergraduate Seats* |   Total Postgraduate Seats # |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                          114 |                            0 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh           |                         5585 |                         2816 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                           50 |                            0 |
|        4 | Assam                    |                         1250 |                          738 |
|        5 | Bihar                    |                         2565 |                         1150 |
|        6 | Chandigarh               |                          150 |                          578 |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh             |                         1915 |                          562 |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                          177 |                            0 |
|        9 | Delhi                    |                         1497 |                         2915 |
|       10 | Goa                      |                          180 |                          131 |
|       11 | Gujarat                  |                         6500 |                         2483 |
|       12 | Haryana                  |                         1835 |                          745 |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh         |                          920 |                          342 |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                         1147 |                          611 |
|       15 | Jharkhand                |                          980 |                          263 |
|       16 | Karnataka                |                        10995 |                         6006 |
|       17 | Kerala                   |                         4505 |                         1889 |
|       18 | Madhya Pradesh           |                         4180 |                         1935 |
|       19 | Maharashtra              |                        10295 |                         5765 |
|       20 | Manipur                  |                          525 |                          241 |
|       21 | Meghalaya                |                           50 |                           37 |
|       22 | Mizoram                  |                          100 |                            0 |
|       23 | Orissa                   |                         2325 |                         1203 |
|       24 | Puducherry               |                         1630 |                          943 |
|       25 | Punjab                   |                         1750 |                          754 |
|       26 | Rajasthan                |                         5075 |                         2980 |
|       27 | Sikkim                   |                          150 |                           34 |
|       28 | Tamil Nadu               |                        11275 |                         4935 |
|       29 | Telangana                |                         6990 |                         2723 |
|       30 | Tripura                  |                          225 |                           85 |
|       31 | Uttar Pradesh            |                         9203 |                         3795 |
|       32 | Uttarakhand              |                         1150 |                         1811 |
|       33 | West Bengal              |                         4825 |                         1998 |