Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Setting up of New Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ganesh Singh, Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.41 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## SETTING UP OF NEW MEDICAL COLLEGES

## †*41 .  SHRI GANESH SINGH:

## SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  medical  colleges  across  several districts of the country and if so, the district/ location-wise details thereof;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned/ released/ utilized for the same, medical college-wise including those proposed in Satna, Madhya Pradesh and Gadchiroli, Maharashtra;
- (c) the time by which the remaining fund(s) for upgradation of the District Hospital(s) for the said colleges including that of Satna district of Madhya Pradesh are likely to be sanctioned/ released;
- (d) the present status of such proposed medical colleges along with the time by which such medical colleges will be fully functional; and
- (e) the measures being taken by the Government to address the inadequacy of medical facilities  in  many  districts  of  the  country  along  with  the  necessary  steps  taken/  being taken to facilitate medical education in such districts?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 41 FOR 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

(a) to (e): To augment the availability of qualified human resource in health and to reduce disparities in the existing geographical distribution of medical colleges in the country, 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, a total  of  157  medical  colleges  have  been  sanctioned  in  three  phases  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. As per the Scheme guidelines, State Government is the implementing agency and the planning, execution and commissioning of the projects is to be done by the State Government. Release of funds  under  the  Scheme  is  based  on  pace  of  expenditure,  release  of  corresponding State share and receipt of Utilization Certificates, as well as demand from State/UT Government. The details of colleges, fund sanctioned including that of Satna, Madhya Pradesh are at Annexure.

No proposal for setting up of medical college at Gadchiroli was received from the State Government of Maharashtra.

The measures/steps taken by the Government to address the inadequacy of medical education facilities include: -

- i. 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 and PG seats.
- iii. Central Sector Scheme for 'Upgradations of Government Medical Colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks'. A total of 75 such projects have been approved.
- 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  Colleges  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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Details  of  functionality  and  funds  approved/  released  to  medical  colleges  approved  under Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  'Establishment  of  new  Medical  Colleges  attached  with existing District/Referral Hospitals'

## Phase-I

Rs. in crore

|   S.N. | State/UT         |    | Location            |   Approved Cost |   Central Share 60% (90% for NE) |   Total Central Share Released | Functional Status   |
|--------|------------------|----|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|
|      1 | A &NIslands      |  1 | Port Blair          |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|      2 | Arunachal        |  2 | Naharlagun          |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      3 | Pradesh Assam    |  3 | Dhubri              |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      3 | Pradesh Assam    |  4 | Nagaon              |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | No                  |
|      3 | Pradesh Assam    |  5 | North Lakhimpur     |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      3 | Pradesh Assam    |  6 | Diphu               |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      4 | Bihar            |  7 | Purnia              |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | No                  |
|      4 | Bihar            |  8 | Saran (Chhapara)    |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | No                  |
|      4 | Bihar            |  9 | Samastipur          |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | No                  |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh     | 10 | Rajnandgaon         |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh     | 11 | Sarguja             |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|      6 | Himachal Pradesh | 12 | Chamba              |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      6 | Himachal Pradesh | 13 | Hamirpur            |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      6 | Himachal Pradesh | 14 | Nahan (Sirmour)     |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      7 | Haryana          | 15 | Bhiwani             |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | No                  |
|      8 | Jharkhand        | 16 | Dumka               |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|      8 | Jharkhand        | 17 | Hazaribagh          |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|      8 | Jharkhand        | 18 | Palamu (Daltonganj) |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|      8 | Jharkhand        | 19 | Anantnag            |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      8 | Jharkhand        | 20 | Baramulla           |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      9 | Jammu& Kashmir   | 21 | Rajouri             |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      8 | Jharkhand        | 22 | Doda                |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|      8 | Jharkhand        | 23 | Kathua              |             189 |                            170.1 |                          170.1 | Yes                 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 24 | Datia               |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 25 | Khandwa             |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 26 | Ratlam              |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 27 | Shahdol             |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 28 | Vidisha             |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 29 | Chindwara           |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|     10 | Madhya Pradesh   | 30 | Shivpuri            |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |
|     11 | Maharashtra      | 31 | Gondia              |             189 |                            113.4 |                          113.4 | Yes                 |

| 12   | Meghalaya     | 32   | West Garo Hills (Tura)   |   189.00 |   170.10 |   170.10 | No   |
|------|---------------|------|--------------------------|----------|----------|----------|------|
| 13   | Mizoram       | 33   | Falkawn                  |      189 |    170.1 |    170.1 | Yes  |
| 14   | Nagaland      | 34   | Naga Hospital            |      189 |    170.1 |    170.1 | No   |
| 15   |               | 35   | Balasore                 |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 15   |               | 36   | Baripada (Mayurbhanj)    |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 15   | Odisha        | 37   | Bolangir                 |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 15   |               | 38   | Koraput                  |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 15   |               | 39   | Puri                     |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 16   | Punjab        | 40   | SAS Nagar                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 41   | Barmer                   |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 42   | Bharatpur                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 43   | Bhilwara                 |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 44   | Churu                    |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 45   | Dungarpur                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 46   | Pali                     |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 17   | Rajasthan     | 47   | Sikar                    |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 18   |               | 48   | Basti                    |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 18   |               | 49   | Faizabad                 |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh | 50   | Firozabad                |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 18   |               | 51   | Shahjahanpur             |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 18   |               | 52   | Bahraich                 |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 19   | Uttarakhand   | 53   | Almora                   |      189 |    170.1 |    170.1 | Yes  |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 54   | Birbhum (Rampur Hat)     |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 55   | Cooch behar              |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 56   | Diamond harbour          |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 57   | Purulia                  |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
| 20   | West Bengal   | 58   | Raiganj, North Dinajpur  |      189 |    113.4 |    113.4 | Yes  |
|      | Total         |      |                          |    10962 |   7541.1 |   7541.1 | 51   |

## Phase-II

## Rs. in crore

| S. No.   | State          |       | Location              |   Approved Cost |   Central Share 60% (90% for NE) |   Total Central Share Released | Functional Status   |
|----------|----------------|-------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Bihar          | 1     | Sitamarhi             |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 1        | Bihar          | 2     | Jhanjharpur           |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 1        | Bihar          | 3     | Siwan                 |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 1        | Bihar          | 4     | Buxar                 |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 1        | Bihar          | 5     | Jamui                 |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 2        | Jharkhand      | 6     | Koderma               |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 2        | Jharkhand      | 7     | Chaibasa              |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 3        | Madhya         | 8     | (Singhbhum) Satna     |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 4        | Pradesh Odisha | 9     | Jajpur                |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | No                  |
| 5        | Rajasthan      | 10    | Dholpur               |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 11    | Etah                  |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 12    | Hardoi                |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 13    | Pratapgarh            |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 14    | Fatehpur              |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 15    | Siddharthnagar        |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 16    | (Domariyaganj) Deoria |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 17    | Ghazipur              |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh  | 18    | Mirzapur              |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 7        | West Bengal    | 19    | Barasat               |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 7        | West Bengal    | 20    | Uluberia              |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 7        | West Bengal    | 21    | Arambagh              |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 7        | West Bengal    | 22    | Jhargram              |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 7        | West Bengal    | 23    | Tamluk                |             250 |                              150 |                            150 | Yes                 |
| 8        | Sikkim         | 24    | Gangtok               |             250 |                              225 |                            225 | No                  |
| Total    | Total          | Total | Total                 |            6000 |                             3675 |                           3675 | 14                  |

## Phase-III

## Rs. in Crore

|   S. No. | State             |    | Location                |   Approved Cost |   Central Share 60% (90% for NE) |   Total Central Share Released | Functional Status   |
|----------|-------------------|----|-------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |  1 | Piduguralla             |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |  2 | Paderu                  |             325 |                            195   |                         103.04 | No                  |
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |  3 | Machilipatnam           |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|        2 | Assam             |  4 | Kokrajhar               |             325 |                            292.5 |                         242.5  | No                  |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh      |  5 | Korba                   |             325 |                            195   |                          90    | Yes                 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh      |  6 | Mahasamund              |             325 |                            195   |                          90    | Yes                 |
|        3 | Chhattisgarh      |  7 | Kanker                  |             325 |                            195   |                          90    | Yes                 |
|        4 | Gujarat           |  8 | Narmada                 |             325 |                            195   |                         136    | Yes                 |
|        4 | Gujarat           |  9 | Navsari                 |             325 |                            195   |                         136    | Yes                 |
|        4 | Gujarat           | 10 | Panchmahal              |             325 |                            195   |                         136    | Yes                 |
|        4 | Gujarat           | 11 | Porbandar               |             325 |                            195   |                         136    | Yes                 |
|        4 | Gujarat           | 12 | Morbi                   |             325 |                            195   |                         106    | Yes                 |
|        5 | Jammu and Kashmir | 13 | Udhampur                |             325 |                            292.5 |                         150    | No                  |
|        5 | Jammu and Kashmir | 14 | Handwara (Distt.        |             325 |                            292.5 |                         173    | No                  |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 15 | Kupwara) Chikkamagaluru |             325 |                            195   |                         195    | Yes                 |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 16 | Haveri                  |             325 |                            195   |                         195    | Yes                 |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 17 | Yadgiri                 |             325 |                            195   |                         195    | Yes                 |
|        6 | Karnataka         | 18 | Chikkaballapura         |             325 |                            195   |                         195    | Yes                 |
|        7 | Ladakh            | 19 | Leh                     |             325 |                            292.5 |                         127    | No                  |
|        8 | Madhya            | 20 | Rajgarh                 |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|        8 | Pradesh           | 21 | Mandla                  |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|        8 | Madhya            | 22 | Neemuch                 |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|        8 | Madhya            | 23 | Mandsaur                |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|        8 | Madhya            | 24 | Sheopur                 |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|        8 | Madhya            | 25 | Singrauli               |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|        9 | Maharashtra       | 26 | Nandurbar               |             325 |                            195   |                         150    | Yes                 |
|       10 | Manipur           | 27 | Churachandpur           |             325 |                            292.5 |                         242.5  | Yes                 |
|       11 | Nagaland          | 28 | Mon                     |             325 |                            292.5 |                         242.5  | No                  |
|       12 | Odisha            | 29 | Kalahandi               |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|       13 | Punjab            | 30 | Kapurthala              |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|       13 | Punjab            | 31 | Hoshiarpur              |             325 |                            195   |                          50    | No                  |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 32 | Alwar                   |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 33 | Baran                   |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 34 | Bansawara               |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 35 | Chittorgarh             |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | Yes                 |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 36 | Jaisalmer               |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 37 | Karauli                 |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 38 | Nagaur                  |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 39 | ShriGanganagar          |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | Yes                 |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 40 | Sirohi                  |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | Yes                 |
|       14 | Rajasthan         | 41 | Bundi                   |             325 |                            195   |                         100    | No                  |

| S. No.   | State         |    | Location                      |   Approved Cost |   Central Share 60% (90% for NE) |   Total Central Share Released | Functional Status   |
|----------|---------------|----|-------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|
|          |               | 42 | SawaiMadhopur                 |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 43 | Tonk                          |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 44 | Hanumangarh                   |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 45 | Jhunjhunu                     |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 46 | Dausa                         |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
| 15       | Uttarakhand   | 47 | Rudrapur, Distt.              |          325    |                           292.5  |                         125    | No                  |
|          |               | 48 | Udham Singh Nagar Pithoragarh |          325    |                           292.5  |                         125    | No                  |
|          |               | 49 | Haridwar                      |          325    |                           292.5  |                         125    | No                  |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh | 50 | Bijnaur                       |          322.79 |                           193.67 |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 51 | Kushinagar                    |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 52 | Sultanpur                     |          324.98 |                           194.99 |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 53 | Gonda                         |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 54 | Lalitpur                      |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 55 | LakhimpurKheri                |          324.22 |                           194.53 |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 56 | Chandauli                     |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 57 | Bulandshahar                  |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 58 | Sonbhadra                     |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 59 | Pilibhit                      |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 60 | Auraiya                       |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 61 | Kanpur Dehat                  |          323.42 |                           194.05 |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 62 | Kaushambi                     |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
|          |               | 63 | Amethi                        |          325    |                           195    |                         100    | No                  |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu    | 64 | Tiruppur                      |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 65 | Nilgiris                      |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 66 | Ramanathapuram                |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 67 | Namakkal                      |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 68 | Dindigul                      |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 69 | Virudhunagar                  |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 70 | Krishnagiri                   |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 71 | Tiruvallur                    |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 72 | Nagapattinam                  |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 73 | Ariyalur                      |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
|          |               | 74 | Kallakurichi                  |          325    |                           195    |                         195    | Yes                 |
| 18       | West Bengal   | 75 | Jalpaiguri                    |          325    |                           195    |                          73.57 | Yes                 |
|          | Total         |    |                               |        24370.4  |                         15499.7  |                        9324.11 | 29                  |