Lok Sabha Question No. 3249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana in Karnataka
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri B Y Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH AUGUST, 2025

## PRADHAN MANTRI SWASTHYASURAKSHAYOJANAIN KARNATAKA

## 3249. SHRI B Y RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of projects sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) in Karnataka since the inception of the scheme;
- (b) the present status of each of these projects, including timeline for completion, physical and financial progress along with the reasons for any delays, district-wise;
- (c) whether the upgraded institutions and new facilities under PMSSY in Karnataka have helped improve access to tertiary healthcare, and if so, the details of patient load, speciality services and medical education capacity created as a result;
- (d) whether any new proposals from the State of Karnataka are currently under consideration under PMSSY; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof alongwith the expected timeline for their approval and implementation ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a) to (e) Under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), in the State of Karnataka, three Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) have been upgraded on a CentreState cost-sharing basis as per following details:

(Rs. in Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of Govt. Medical College / Institute   | Approved Infrastructur e   | Approved Outlay   | Approved Outlay         | Approved Outlay   | Central Funds Release d   | Status of the project   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of Govt. Medical College / Institute   | Approved Infrastructur e   | Centra l Share    | State/ Institut e Share | Total             | Central Funds Release d   | Status of the project   |
| 1.       | Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore        | Super Specialty Block      | 100               | 26.69                   | 126.69            | 99.48                     | Completed               |

| S. No.   | Name of Govt. Medical College / Institute          | Approved Infrastructur e   | Approved Outlay   | Approved Outlay         | Approved Outlay   | Central Funds Release d   |                       |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|          |                                                    |                            | Centra l Share    | State/ Institut e Share | Total             |                           | Status of the project |
| 2.       | Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari | Trauma Care Block          | 120               | 30                      | 150               | 105.92                    | Completed             |
| 3.       | Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi  | Super Specialty Block      | 120               | 30                      | 150               | 113.92                    | Completed             |

The upgraded super specialty facilities in these GMC's have strengthened tertiary healthcare by providing specialized services including Cardiology, Neurology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Pediatric Surgery, Urology, Oncology, Nephrology.

In the current phase of PMSSY, there is no proposal under consideration for approval of any new facilities under the scheme in the State of Karnataka.

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