Lok Sabha Question No. 1981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: New Medical Colleges in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Bhagirath Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.1 981 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th JULY , 2021

## ' NEW MEDICAL COLLEGES IN ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS '

## 1981. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY: SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY :

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

(a)the number of proposals received and approved under phase III of the centrally spon scheme for establishing  new  medical  colleges  in  aspirational  and backward districts with existing district/referral hospitals, State/UT wise, especially in Jharkhand;

- (b)the districts  whose  proposals  are  under consideration for establishing new medical under the  said  scheme;

(c)the  details  of  medical  colleges  established  in such  districts/areas  under  ph of  the said scheme along with the funds allocated and utilised for the  purpose,  State/UT - wise;

(d)the  reasons  for  delay  if  any,  in  establishing  the  medical  colleges  under  the  said State/UT - wise, particularly in Jharkhand and Rajasthan; and

(e)the status of completion of work of each of such medical colleges approved under the scheme as on date?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Under Phase - III of Centrally Sponsored Scheme(CSS) namely 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referralhospitals' , the Ministry had received 27 proposal from States/UTs for establishing new medical colleges in aspirational districts. which, 21 proposals have been approved based on the criteria of Scheme. List of these approved medical colleges i at Annexure -I. Further, under Phase -III of the Scheme, all the 75 approved medical  colleges  have alreadybeen  allocated and  therefore,  no  further  proposals  ar e  under consideration .

( c) List of approved medical colleges in aspirational districts under Phase -I and Phase -II of the saidScheme is at Annexure -II.

(d)& (e)Under the Scheme, a total 157 medical colleges have been sanctioned, out of which have be come functional. The concernedState /UT Governments are the implementing agenc ies under the Scheme. As per information provided by the States/UTs, the works of remaining medical colleges are at various stages of completion. The State - wise list of 47 me dical colleges that have become functional is at Annexure -III.

## Annexure - I

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Details  of  medical  colleges  approved  under  Phase - III  in  Aspirational  Districts  under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for ' Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with District/Referral Hospitals '

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | Name of the State   |    | Name of the District               |   Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Total fund released |
|----------|---------------------|----|------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh      |  1 | Paderu (Vishakhap atnam)           |             325 |           195   |                 53.04 |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh        |  2 | Korba                              |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh        |  3 | Mahasamund                         |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh        |  4 | Kanker                             |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        3 | Gujarat             |  5 | Narmada                            |             325 |           195   |                100    |
|        4 | Jammu & Kashmir     |  6 | Handwara (Distt. Kupwara)          |             325 |           292.5 |                173    |
|        5 | Karnataka           |  7 | Yadgiri                            |             325 |           195   |                100    |
|        6 | Madhya              |  8 | Rajgarh                            |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        6 | Pradesh             |  9 | Singrauli                          |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        7 | Maharashtra         | 10 | Nandurbar                          |             325 |           195   |                100    |
|        8 | Odisha              | 11 | Kalahandi                          |             325 |           195   |                 81.62 |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 12 | Baran                              |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 13 | Jaisalmer                          |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 14 | Karauli                            |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|        9 | Rajasthan           | 15 | Sirohi                             |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|       10 | Uttarakhand         | 16 | Haridwar                           |             325 |           292.5 |                 78.04 |
|       10 | Uttarakhand         | 17 | Rudrapur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar |             325 |           292.5 |                 75    |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh       | 18 | Chandauli                          |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh       | 19 | Sonbhadra                          |             325 |           195   |                 50    |
|       12 | Tamil Nadu          | 20 | Ramanathapuram                     |             325 |           195   |                100    |
|       12 | Tamil Nadu          | 21 | Virudhunagar                       |             325 |           195   |                100    |

## Annexure - II

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(Rs. in crore)

|   S.N. | State/UT         |    | Districts          |   Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Total Central Share Released |
|--------|------------------|----|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
|      1 | Assam            | 1  | Dhubri             |             189 |           170.1 |                          170.1 |
|      2 | Bihar            | 2  | Purnia             |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      3 | Chhattisgarh     | 3  | Rajnandgaon        |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      4 | Himachal Pradesh | 4  | Chamba             |             189 |           170.1 |                          170.1 |
|      5 | Jharkhand        | 5  | Dumka              |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      5 | Jharkhand        | 6  | Hazaribagh         |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      5 | Jharkhand        | 7  | Palamu(Daltonganj) |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      6 | Jammu & Kashmir  | 8  | Baramulla          |             189 |           170.1 |                          170.1 |
|      7 | Madhya Pradesh   | 9  | Khandwa            |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      7 | Madhya Pradesh   | 10 | Vidisha            |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      8 | Odisha           | 11 | Bolangir           |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      8 | Odisha           | 12 | Koraput            |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |
|      9 | Uttar Pradesh13  |    | Bahraich           |             189 |           113.4 |                          113.4 |

## Phase- II

Details of medical colleges approved under Phase - I & II in Aspirational Districts under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for ' Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with District/Referral Hospitals '

## Phase- I

(Rs. in crore)

|   S.No. | State         |    | Location Selected by Government   |   State Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Amount released |
|---------|---------------|----|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Bihar         |  1 | Sitamarhi                         |                   250 |             150 |               150 |
|       1 | Bihar         |  2 | Jamui                             |                   250 |             150 |               150 |
|       2 | Jharkhand     |  3 | Chaibasa (Singhbhum)              |                   250 |             150 |               150 |
|       3 | Rajasthan     |  4 | Dholpur                           |                   250 |             150 |               150 |
|       4 | Uttar Pradesh |  5 | Fatehpur                          |                   250 |             150 |               150 |
|       4 | Uttar Pradesh |  6 | Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj)     |                   250 |             150 |               150 |

## Annexure III

## State - wise list of functional medical colleges established under the Scheme

|   S.No | State             | Districts              |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------|
|      1 | A&N Islands       | Port Blair             |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun             |
|      3 | Assam             | Diphu                  |
|      4 | Chhattisgarh      | Rajnandgaon            |
|      5 |                   | Sarguja                |
|      6 | Himachal Pradesh  | Chamba                 |
|      7 |                   | Hamirpur               |
|      8 |                   | Nahan (Sirmour)        |
|      9 | Jharkhand         | Dumka                  |
|     10 |                   | Hazarigabh             |
|     11 |                   | Palamu (Daltonganj)    |
|     12 | J & K             | Anantnag               |
|     13 |                   | Baramulla              |
|     14 |                   | Rajouri                |
|     15 |                   | Kathua                 |
|     16 |                   | Doda                   |
|     17 | Madhya Pradesh    | Datia                  |
|     18 |                   | Khandwa                |
|     19 |                   | Ratlam                 |
|     20 |                   | Shahdol                |
|     21 |                   | Vidisha                |
|     22 |                   | Chindwara              |
|     23 |                   | Shivpuri               |
|     24 | Maharashtra       | Gondia                 |
|     25 |                   | Nandurbar              |
|     26 | Mizoram           | Falkawn                |
|     27 | Odisha            | Balasore               |
|     28 |                   | Baripada (Mayurbhanj), |
|     29 |                   | Bolangir,              |
|     30 |                   | Koraput                |
|     31 | Rajasthan         | Barmer                 |
|     32 |                   | Bharatpur              |
|     33 |                   | Bhilwara               |
|     34 |                   | Churu                  |
|     35 |                   | Dungarpur              |
|     36 |                   | Pali                   |
|     37 |                   | Sikar                  |

|   38. | Uttar Pradesh   | Basti                    |
|-------|-----------------|--------------------------|
|    39 | Uttar Pradesh   | Faizabad                 |
|    40 | Uttar Pradesh   | Firozabad                |
|    41 | Uttar Pradesh   | Shahjahanpur             |
|    42 | Uttar Pradesh   | Bahraich                 |
|    43 | West Bengal     | Birbhum (Rampur Hat)     |
|    44 | West Bengal     | Cooch Behar              |
|    45 | West Bengal     | Diamond Harbour          |
|    46 | West Bengal     | Raiganj (North Dinajpur) |
|    47 | West Bengal     | Purulia                  |