Lok Sabha Question No. 5029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Research in Government Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Sangeeta Azad, P.P. Chaudhary, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Anurag Sharma, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5029 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  MARCH, 2023

## RESEARCH IN GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 5029: SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  sanction  and  release  funds  for  strengthening research in Government Medical Colleges and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  fact  that  absence  of  Government  Medical Colleges at district level affects the education of medical aspirants as well as the health of the people;
- (c) if so, the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to address the problems of inadequacy of medical facilities in such various districts in the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government has proposed to sanction and release funds for MDRU Projects in Raj-MES Medical Colleges in Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu, Dungarpur and Pali districts of Rajasthan for strengthening research and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  With a view to strengthen medical research in Government Medical Colleges, Government has introduced a Central Sector Scheme, namely 'Establishing Multi Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) in Government Medical Colleges and Research Institutes'. Year-wise details of funds released since the inception of the scheme of establishing MRUs are as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year                       |   Expenditure under MRU Scheme |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2013-14                    |                          36.25 |
| 2014-15                    |                          31    |
| 2015-16                    |                          25.2  |
| 2016-17                    |                          24.25 |
| 2017-18                    |                          45    |
| 2018-19                    |                          36.01 |
| 2019-20                    |                          55    |
| 2020-21                    |                          52.8  |
| 2021-22                    |                          39.61 |
| 2022-23 (up-to 28.03.2023) |                          44.53 |

(b) & (c)

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 including 27 medical colleges in the State of Uttar Pradesh.

Further,  financial  support  has  also  been  provided  to  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  for increase of 432 MBBS seats in 07 Medical Colleges and 556 PG seats in 12 Medical Colleges under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  upgradation  of  existing  State  Government/Central Government Medical Colleges.

The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 71% in Medical Colleges from 387 before 2014 to 660 as of  now.    Further,  there  is  an  increase  of  97%  in  MBBS  seats  from  51,348  before  2014  to 101,043 as of now.  There is also an increase of 110% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 65,335 as of now, including, Diplomate of National Board (DNB) / Fellowship of National Board (FNB) PG seats and PG seats in College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS). Some of the measures/steps taken by the Government to augment the medical education facilities and to improve the medical standards in the country include:

- i. Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for  establishment  of  new  medical  colleges  by upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 157 new medical colleges have been approved, out of which 97 are already functional.
- ii. CSS for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats.
- iii. Under  'Upgradation  of  Government  Medical  Colleges  by  construction  of  Super Specialty Blocks' of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, a total of 75 projects have been approved, of which 60 projects are complete.
- 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 College 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.

(d) In Rajasthan, Multi Disciplinary Research Units (MRUs) have already been sanctioned in the following Medical Colleges:

- 1) Dr Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur
- 2) Government Medical College, Kota
- 3) Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner
- 4) Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer
- 5) Sawai Man Singh Medical College, Jaipur
- 6) Ravindra Nath Tagore Medical College, Udaipur
- 7) Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, Jaipur
- 8) Government Medical College, Dungarpur
- 9) Government Medical College, Jhalawar
- 10) Government Medical College, Pali

In respect of the Medical Colleges at Bharatpur, Churu and Bhilwara, complete applications for establishing the MRU have not been received.

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