Lok Sabha Question No. 3054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: MBBS Degree
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH AUGUST, 2024

## MBBS DEGREE

## 3054. SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of medical colleges giving MBBS degree across the country, State/UT-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of medical colleges across the country undertaken assessment as per the conditions under the Minimum Requirements for Annual MBBS Admissions Regulations 2020 (Regulations);
- (c) if so, the details of colleges that have not yet been assessed under the regulations as specified, in the country, State/UT-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the details of the medical colleges that have been identified to be below the required standards as per the regulations during the last five years in the country, State/UT-wise and yearwise particularly in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (d): There are 731 medical colleges in the country with an annual intake of 1,12,112 MBBS seats as of now. Further, there are 72,627 PG seats as of now. The State-wise details of medical colleges along with MBBS seats available in the country for the Academic Year 2024-25 are at Annexure.

As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), assessments of Medical Colleges are carried out by the Commission for various purposes from time to time. The consolidated data of deficiency (i.e. below the required standards) have not been maintained during the past years. However, during the Academic Year 2024-25, NMC has carried out assessment for 684 Medical colleges of the country including all the 37 colleges of Andhra Pradesh.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstared Question No. 3054 for answer on 09/08/2024

## The State-wise details of medical colleges along with MBBS seats available in the country for the Academic Year 2024-25

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT               |   Number of Colleges |   Number of seats |
|---------|------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                    1 |               114 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     |                   37 |              6485 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |                    1 |               100 |
| 4       | Assam                              |                   14 |              1650 |
| 5       | Bihar                              |                   22 |              2865 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         |                    1 |               150 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       |                   16 |              2205 |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |                    1 |               177 |
| 9       | Delhi                              |                   10 |              1497 |
| 10      | Goa                                |                    1 |               180 |
| 11      | Gujarat                            |                   40 |              7150 |
| 12      | Haryana                            |                   15 |              2185 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   |                    8 |               920 |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir                     |                   12 |              1339 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          |                    9 |               980 |
| 16      | Karnataka                          |                   73 |             12345 |
| 17      | Kerala                             |                   34 |              4805 |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh                     |                   28 |              4850 |
| 19      | Maharashtra                        |                   70 |             10945 |
| 20      | Manipur                            |                    4 |               525 |
| 21      | Meghalaya                          |                    1 |                50 |
| 22      | Mizoram                            |                    1 |               100 |
| 23      | Nagaland                           |                    1 |               100 |
| 24      | Odisha                             |                   19 |              2725 |
| 25      | Puducherry                         |                    9 |              1830 |
| 26      | Punjab                             |                   12 |              1800 |
| 27      | Rajasthan                          |                   37 |              5875 |
| 28      | Sikkim                             |                    1 |               150 |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu                         |                   77 |             11900 |
| 30      | Telangana                          |                   56 |              8490 |
| 31      | Tripura                            |                    3 |               425 |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh                      |                   72 |             10525 |
| 33      | Uttarakhand                        |                    9 |              1300 |
| 34      | West Bengal                        |                   36 |              5375 |
|         | Total                              |                  731 |            112112 |