Lok Sabha Question No. 2882 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Medical Colleges on PPP Model
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2882 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2023

## MEDICAL COLLEGES ON PPP MODEL

## 2882.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  operate  medical  colleges  on  PPP  model,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of medical seats increased in the medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to integrate medical colleges in a particular State under one umbrella to facilitate easy access of resources and technology help to students and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  number  of  MBBS  seats  in  the  newly inaugurated Medial Colleges in Siddharthnagar and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The regulations of National Medical Commission (erstwhile Medical Council of India) allow establishment of a medical college under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Clause 2(5)  of  Establishment  of  Medical  College  Regulations,  1999,  prescribes  that  the  appropriate Government may allow the utilization of the facilities of a hospital owned and managed by it for establishing  a  Medical  College  by  a  person/agency  /trust/society  /company  by  entering  into  a Memorandum of Understanding for this purpose. Such hospitals should have minimum 300 beds with  necessary  infrastructural  facilities  capable  of  developing  into  teaching  institution  for  the proposed medical college.

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,  which  includes,  13,246  Diplomate  of  National  Board  (DNB)  /  Fellowship  of  National Board (FNB) PG seats and 1621 PG seats in College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS).

In the State of Uttar Pradesh, 1,303 MBBS seats, including AIIMS and 1,443 PG seats have been increased during the last three years from 2019-20 to 2022-23.

The  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  approved  establishment  of  27  Medical Colleges  in  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  for 'Establishment  of  new  Medical  Colleges  attached  with  existing  district/referral  hospitals', including a Medical College at Siddharthnagar. The Medical College started with permission for 100 MBBS seats by the National Medical Commission (NMC) from the Academic year 2021-22. As per NMC Regulations, a Medical College/Medical  Institution shall be entitled to  make  an application  to  increase  the  admission  capacity  for  MBBS/PG  Diploma/PG  Degree/Higher Specialty  Courses,  once  the  concerned  qualification  against  the  sanctioned  intake  has  been granted recognition.

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