Lok Sabha Question No. 2000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: MBBS seats in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2000 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## MBBS SEATS IN MEDICA L COLLEGES

## 2000. DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISH NA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHIN DE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYAS AHEB PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SA MBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  MBBS  seats  allotted  to  Government and  private  medical colleges  in  the Country, State/UT/ college - wise including Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the Government and private medical colleges set up in the Country during each of the last five years;
- (c) whether the MBBS seats of existing medical colleges of vario us States are being curbed, particularly in Maharashtra;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fulfil the requirement of doctors as perthe population in the Country, Stat e/UT- wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 84649 MBBS seats in 562 Medical Colleges in the country. State/UT - wise details are at Annexure.
- (b): The details are as under: -
- (c) & (d): As informed by NMC, NMC is not curtailing MBBS seats, except in cases wher colleges have non availability of requisite  number of faculty / residents, infrastructural faciliti clinical material etc as per prescribed Regulations.

| Academic Year   | Number of College   | Number of College   | Total College   |
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|                 | Government          | Private             |                 |
| 2016- 17        | 12                  | 27                  | 39              |
| 2017- 18        | 9                   | 5                   | 14              |
| 2018- 19        | 18                  | 5                   | 23              |
| 2019- 20        | 34                  | 12                  | 46              |
| 2020- 21        | 6                   | 15                  | 21              |

(e): The Central Government has taken several steps to increase the number of medical seat the country. These include:

i.Centrally  Sponsored Scheme -'Establishment  of  new  medical  colleges  attached  with existing  district/referral  hospitals'  for  establishment  of  medical  college  by  upgrading  the district  hospitals  in  districts  which  do  not  have  either  a  government  or  a  private college.

i i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme -Strengthening/ upgradation of existing Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats.

State iii.  Minimum  Standard  Requirements  for  setting  up  of  Medical  College  have  bee rationalized in term s of land, faculty, staff, bed strength, equipment and other infrastruc

iv. Enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250.

v. DNB qualification has been equated with the corresponding MD/MS and DM/M.Chto take care of shortage of faculty.

vi. Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re - employment  against  posts  of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.

vii. The teacher - student ratio has been rationalized to increase in number of PG seat s.

viii. By amending the regulations, it has been made mandatory for all medical colle start PG courses within 3 years from the date of their MBBS recognition /continuati recognition.

ix.  Colleges  are  allowed  to  apply  for  PG  courses  in clinical  subjects  at  the  time  of  4th renewal. It will serve to advance the process for starting PG courses by more than 1 ye x. Provision has been made in the Regulations to offer less number of seats to the ap medical college, in case, it falls short of minimum prescribed requirements of applied intake to avoid wastage of human resources.

xi. A Consortium (a group of 2 or upto 4 private organizations) has been allowed to es a medical college.

xii.  To  promote  establishment  of  medical  coll eges  in  PPP  mode,  Viability  Gap  Funding Scheme has been launched.

## Annexure

| Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   | Data for UG seats for Medical Colleges as on (01.02.2021) for the academic year 2020 -21   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                            |                                                                                            | No of Colleges                                                                             | No of Colleges                                                                             | No of Colleges                                                                             | UG Seats                                                                                   | UG Seats                                                                                   | UG Seats                                                                                   | UG Seats                                                                                   |
| Sl. No.                                                                                    | State                                                                                      | Govt.                                                                                      | Pvt.                                                                                       | Total                                                                                      | Govt.                                                                                      | EWS Seats                                                                                  | Pvt.                                                                                       | Total                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                             | 13                                                                                         | 18                                                                                         | 31                                                                                         | 2517                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 2800                                                                                       | 5317                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                          | A & N Islands                                                                              | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 100                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 100                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                      | 8                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 8                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                          | Arunachal Praresh                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 50                                                                                         | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 50                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                      | 11                                                                                         | 7                                                                                          | 18                                                                                         | 1465                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 700                                                                                        | 2165                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                 | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 100                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 100                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                               | 7                                                                                          | 3                                                                                          | 10                                                                                         | 895                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 450                                                                                        | 1345                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                          | D& N Haveli                                                                                | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 150                                                                                        | 27                                                                                         | 0                                                                                          | 177                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                      | 8                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 10                                                                                         | 1115                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 200                                                                                        | 1315                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                        | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 180                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 180                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                    | 17                                                                                         | 13                                                                                         | 30                                                                                         | 3650                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 2050                                                                                       | 5700                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                    | 5                                                                                          | 7                                                                                          | 12                                                                                         | 760                                                                                        | 25                                                                                         | 1000                                                                                       | 1785                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                           | 6                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 7                                                                                          | 720                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 150                                                                                        | 870                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                            | 8                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 9                                                                                          | 985                                                                                        | 15                                                                                         | 100                                                                                        | 1100                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                  | 7                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 8                                                                                          | 730                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 150                                                                                        | 880                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                  | 19                                                                                         | 42                                                                                         | 61                                                                                         | 2800                                                                                       | 50                                                                                         | 6595                                                                                       | 9445                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                     | 10                                                                                         | 21                                                                                         | 31                                                                                         | 1505                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 2800                                                                                       | 4305                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                             | 14                                                                                         | 9                                                                                          | 23                                                                                         | 2135                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 1750                                                                                       | 3885                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                | 26                                                                                         | 34                                                                                         | 60                                                                                         | 4460                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 4720                                                                                       | 9180                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                    | 2                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 225                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 225                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                  | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 50                                                                                         | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 50                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                    | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 100                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 100                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                   | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                     | 8                                                                                          | 4                                                                                          | 12                                                                                         | 1250                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 700                                                                                        | 1950                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                         | Pondicherry                                                                                | 2                                                                                          | 7                                                                                          | 9                                                                                          | 380                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 1150                                                                                       | 1530                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                     | 4                                                                                          | 7                                                                                          | 11                                                                                         | 650                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 575                                                                                        | 1225                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                  | 16                                                                                         | 8                                                                                          | 24                                                                                         | 2925                                                                                       | 30                                                                                         | 1300                                                                                       | 4255                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                     | 0                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 0                                                                                          | 50                                                                                         | 50                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                 | 26                                                                                         | 27                                                                                         | 53                                                                                         | 3400                                                                                       | 25                                                                                         | 4600                                                                                       | 8025                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                  | 11                                                                                         | 23                                                                                         | 34                                                                                         | 1790                                                                                       | 25                                                                                         | 3450                                                                                       | 5265                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                    | 1                                                                                          | 1                                                                                          | 2                                                                                          | 125                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 100                                                                                        | 225                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                              | 26                                                                                         | 31                                                                                         | 57                                                                                         | 3325                                                                                       | 0                                                                                          | 4650                                                                                       | 7975                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                | 4                                                                                          | 2 6                                                                                        | 6                                                                                          | 550                                                                                        | 0                                                                                          | 300                                                                                        | 850                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                | 20                                                                                         |                                                                                            | 26                                                                                         | 3150                                                                                       | 25                                                                                         | 850                                                                                        | 4025                                                                                       |
|                                                                                            | TOTAL                                                                                      | 286                                                                                        | 276                                                                                        | 562                                                                                        | 43237                                                                                      | 222                                                                                        | 41190                                                                                      | 84649                                                                                      |