Lok Sabha Question No. 2925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Setting up of Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Jadon Chandra Sen

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2925 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2023

## SETTING UP OF MEDICAL COLLEGES

## †2925.  SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON:

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

- (a) the number of Medical Colleges established during the last five years in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) the present functional status of the Government Medical Colleges in the country particularly in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the academic session in all such Medical Colleges have commenced and if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be commenced;
- (d) the number of sanctioned seats for said Medical Colleges particularly in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh;
- (e) the number of Medical Colleges closed during the last five years in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to re-start the closed Medical Colleges in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  relax  the  criteria  for  minimum  marks  for admission in MBBS, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (g):  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).

As  per  the  National  Medical  Commission,  a  total  of  35  Medial  Colleges,  including AIIMS  have  been  established  in  Maharashtra  (13  medical  colleges)  and  Uttar  Pradesh  (22 Medical  Colleges)  during  the  last  five  years.  The  district  wise  details  of  Medical  colleges established in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh during the last five years are at Annexure.

Further,  there  are  a  total  of  360  functional  Government  Medical  Colleges  with  52,778 MBBS seats in the country as of now, including 30 Government Medical Colleges with 4925 seats in Maharashtra and 35 Government Medical Colleges with 4303 seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Further, as per the National Medical Commission, 02 Medical Colleges at Lucknow and Saharanpur have been closed in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years. A medical college can apply  for  permission  for  start/  re-start  of  MBBS  course  after  compliance  of  the  provisions contained in the Minimum Requirements for Annual MBBS Admissions Regulations, 2020 and Establishment  of  Medical  College  Regulations,  1999  &  amendments  thereto  of  the  National Medical Commission (erstwhile Medical Council of India).

Graduate  Medical  Education  Regulations  of  National  Medical  Commission  (erstwhile Medical  Council  of  India)  provides  for  a  single  eligibility  cum  entrance  examination  namely 'National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS course' and minimum passing  marks  for  this  exam.  The  said  regulation  also  has  the  provision  for  lowering  the minimum  marks  by  the  Government  when  sufficient  number  of  candidates  belonging  to respective categories fail to secure prescribed minimum marks for any academic year.

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## Details of Medical Colleges established in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh during the last

## five (05) years

| S.No.   | State         | District            |   No. of Colleges |
|---------|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1.      | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur           |                01 |
| 2.      | Uttar Pradesh | Bareli              |                01 |
| 3.      | Uttar Pradesh | Hardoi              |                01 |
| 4.      | Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur             |                01 |
| 5.      | Uttar Pradesh | Pratapgarh          |                01 |
| 6.      | Uttar Pradesh | Mirzapur            |                01 |
| 7.      | Uttar Pradesh | Deoria              |                01 |
| 8.      | Uttar Pradesh | Ghazipur            |                01 |
| 9.      | Uttar Pradesh | Etah                |                01 |
| 10.     | Uttar Pradesh | Siddharthnagar      |                01 |
| 11.     | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur            |                01 |
| 12.     | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur              |                01 |
| 13. 14. | Uttar Pradesh | Gautam Buddha Nagar |                02 |
| 15.     | Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj           |                01 |
| 16.     | Uttar Pradesh | Basti               |                01 |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh | Badaun              |                01 |
| 18.     | Uttar Pradesh | Ayodhya             |                01 |
| 19.     | Uttar Pradesh | Shahjahanpur        |                01 |
| 20.     | Uttar Pradesh | Bahraich            |                01 |
| 21.     | Uttar Pradesh | Firozabad           |                01 |
| 22.     |               | Meerut              |                01 |
| 23. 24. | Maharashtra   | Nagpur              |                02 |
| 25.     | Maharashtra   | Osmanabad           |                01 |
| 26. 27. | Maharashtra   | Pune                |                02 |
| 28. 29. | Maharashtra   | Sindhudurg          |                02 |
| 30.     | Maharashtra   | Raigad              |                01 |
| 31.     | Maharashtra   | Satara              |                01 |
| 32.     | Maharashtra   | Alibag              |                01 |
| 33.     | Maharashtra   | Nandurbar           |                01 |
| 34.     | Maharashtra   | Baramati            |                01 |
| 35.     | Maharashtra   | Jalgaon             |                01 |