Lok Sabha Question No. 1055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Medical Seats for Post Graduate courses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arun Sao, Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1055 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 rd   DECEMBER, 2021

## MEDICAL SEATS FOR POST GRADUATE COURSES

1055 : SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHRI VIJAY BAGHE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has increased seats in post-graduate courses of medical colleges in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  medical  colleges  and  students  likely  to  be benefitted by this move of the Government;
- (c) whether the Government has decided to reduce teacher-student ratio in medical colleges;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  establish  new  medical colleges in light of the acute shortage of doctors in the country?

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

(a) & (b) The Government has taken various steps over the last seven years to increase the number of PG seats in the country. The numbers of PG seats have increased by 78% from

- 31,185 seats before 2014 to 55,595 seats including DNB and CPS seats.
- (c) & (d)   NMC has rationalized teachers and students ratio in all Government and Private medical Colleges with 15 year standing. The ratio of teachers to students for Professor has been revised from 1:1 to 1:2 for all MD/MS disciplines and from 1:1 to 1:3 in all clinical subjects. For Associate Professor, the said ratio has been revised from 1:1 to 1:2 and 1:3 if he/she is a unit head in all clinical subjects.
- (e) The Government has taken various steps to establish the new medical colleges in the country, which include:-
- i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for establishment of new medical college by upgrading district  hospital in underserved districts of the country. Under this scheme 157 new Government Medical Colleges have been approved across the country in three phases of these 70 have been made functional.
- ii. Centrally Sponsored Scheme  for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats
- iii. Central Sector Scheme  for upgradation of Government  Medical Colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks. A total of 75 projects have been approved and 53 have been completed.
- iv. Under  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  setting  up  of  new  AIIMS,  22  AIIMS  have  been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 18 AIIMS.
- v. Relaxation in the norms for setting up of Medical College in terms of requirement for faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
- vi. Enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250.
- vii. Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re-employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.
- viii. Provision  has  been  made  in  the  Regulations  to  offer  less  number  of  seats  to  the applicant medical college, in case, it falls short of minimum prescribed requirements of applied intake to avoid wastage of human resources.