Lok Sabha Question No. 1035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-25
Subject: Increase in MBBS and PG Seats in Karnataka
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th JULY, 2025

## INCREASE IN MBBS AND PG SEATS IN KARNATAKA

## 1035. SHRI P C MOHAN:

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

(a) whether the Government has any plans to increase undergraduate (MBBS) and postgraduate medical seats in Government and private medical colleges in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of MBBS and PG seats added in Government and Private medical colleges in Karnataka during the last five years, year-wise and college-wise;

(c) whether the Government is considering to upgrade district hospitals under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Establishment of New Medical Colleges by 2027 and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any proposal under consideration for new AIIMS or centrally funded medical institutions in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure adequate infrastructure, faculty and clinical exposure to support the expansion of medical seats in the State?

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

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals' with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, where there is no existing Government or private medical college. The fund sharing mechanism between the Centre and State Governments is in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States, and 60:40 for others. Under the Scheme, 157 Government medical colleges have been approved in three phases including 04 medical colleges (Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Yadgiri & Chikkaballapura) in Karnataka. All the four medical colleges are functional.

The phase wise details of medical colleges approved in the country are at Annexure .

Under CSS for upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS (UG) seats and PG seats, financial support has been provided to the State of Karnataka for increase of 550 MBBS seats in nine (09) Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 660 Crore and 70 PG seats in two (02) Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 66.62 Crore.

Also, under the 'Upgradation of Government medical colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks' component of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), three (03) projects have been approved in Karnataka in Government Medical Colleges at Bangaluru, Bellary and Hubli. As per information provided by National Medical Commission (NMC), details of UG/PG seats increased in the State of Karnataka in recent years are as under:

|                 | 2021-22                    | 2022-23                    | 2023-24                    | 2024-25                     |
|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| No. of UG seats | 800 (100 Govt. + 700 Pvt.) | 850 (200 Govt. + 650 Pvt.) | 700 (200 Govt. + 500 Pvt.) | 1800 (550 Govt. + 1250Pvt.) |
| No. of PG seats | 557 (182 Govt. + 375 Pvt.) | 236 (115 Govt. + 121 Pvt.) | 500 (225 Govt. + 275 Pvt.) | 587 (186 Govt. + 403 Pvt.)  |

NMC has framed the Minimum Standard Requirement i.e. UG-MSR & PG-MSR and has also notified Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations and Under-Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023 which address the issues of infrastructure and basic medical facilities in medical colleges across the country. The new Medical Institution (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025 are designed to significantly expand the pool of qualified faculty by adopting a more inclusive and competency-based approach to faculty eligibility and recruitment. These changes aim to address the growing requirement of teaching personnel, and meeting the academic and professional standards. Further, the District Residency Programme is a mandatory three-month rotational programme in district hospitals for post-graduate medical students mandated by the NMC to enhance their exposure to public health system, diverse healthcare setting specially in rural areas and community-based care bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical experience.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1035 for answer on 25.07.2025

Annexure State-wise details of 157 Medical Colleges approved under the Centrally Sponsored scheme

for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals'

| S.No           | State/UT          | No. of colleges   | Districts                                                                                     |
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Phase-I (58)   | Phase-I (58)      | Phase-I (58)      | Phase-I (58)                                                                                  |
| 1              | A&NIslands        | 1                 | Port Blair                                                                                    |
| 2              | Arunachal Pradesh | 1                 | Naharlagun                                                                                    |
| 3              | Assam             | 4                 | Dhubri, Nagaon, North Lakhimpur, Diphu                                                        |
| 4              | Bihar             | 3                 | Purnia, Saran (Chhapara), Samastipur                                                          |
| 5              | Chhattisgarh      | 2                 | Rajnandgaon, Sarguja                                                                          |
| 6              | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                 | Chamba, Hamirpur, Nahan (Sirmour)                                                             |
| 7              | Haryana           | 1                 | Bhiwani                                                                                       |
| 8              | Jharkhand         | 3                 | Dumka, Hazaribagh, Palamu (Daltonganj)                                                        |
| 9              | Jammu & Kashmir   | 5                 | Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua                                                    |
| 10             | Madhya Pradesh    | 7                 | Datia, Khandwa, Ratlam, Shahdol, Vidisha, Chindwara, Shivpuri                                 |
| 11             | Maharashtra       | 1                 | Gondia                                                                                        |
| 12             | Meghalaya         | 1                 | West Garo Hills (Tura)                                                                        |
| 13             | Mizoram           | 1                 | Falkawn                                                                                       |
| 14             | Nagaland          | 1                 | Naga Hospital (Kohima)                                                                        |
| 15             | Odisha            | 5                 | Balasore, Baripada (Mayurbhanj), Bolangir, Koraput, Puri                                      |
| 16             | Punjab            | 1                 | SAS Nagar                                                                                     |
| 17             | Rajasthan         | 7                 | Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu, Dungarpur, Pali, Sikar                                    |
| 18             | Uttar Pradesh     | 5                 | Basti, Faizabad, Firozabad, Shahjahanpur, Bahraich                                            |
| 19             | Uttarakhand       | 1                 | Almora                                                                                        |
| 20             | West Bengal       | 5                 | Birbhum (Rampur Hat), Cooch Behar, Diamond Harbour, Purulia, Raiganj (North Dinajpur)         |
| Phase -II (24) | Phase -II (24)    | Phase -II (24)    | Phase -II (24)                                                                                |
| 1              | Bihar             | 5                 | Sitamarhi, Jhanjharpur, Siwan, Buxar, Jamui                                                   |
| 2              | Jharkhand         | 2                 | Koderma, Chaibasa (Singhbhum)                                                                 |
| 3              | Madhya Pradesh    | 1                 | Satna                                                                                         |
| 4              | Odisha            | 1                 | Jajpur                                                                                        |
| 5              | Rajasthan         | 1                 | Dholpur                                                                                       |
| 6              | Uttar Pradesh     | 8                 | Etah, Hardoi, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj), Deoria, Ghazipur, Mirzapur |
| 7              | West Bengal       | 5                 | Barasat, Uluberia, Arambagh, Jhargram, Tamluk                                                 |

| S.No           | State/UT       | No. of colleges   | Districts                                                                                                                                               |
|----------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 8              | Sikkim         | 1                 | Gangtok                                                                                                                                                 |
| Phase-III (75) | Phase-III (75) | Phase-III (75)    | Phase-III (75)                                                                                                                                          |
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh | 3                 | Piduguralla, Paderu, Machilipatnam                                                                                                                      |
| 2              | Assam          | 1                 | Kokrajhar                                                                                                                                               |
| 3              | Chhattisgarh   | 3                 | Korba, Mahasamund, Kanker                                                                                                                               |
| 4              | Gujarat        | 5                 | Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Porbandar, Morbi                                                                                                          |
| 5              | Jammu &Kashmir | 2                 | Udhampur, Handwara (Distt. Kupwara)                                                                                                                     |
| 6              | Karnataka      | 4                 | Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Yadgiri, Chikkaballapura                                                                                                        |
| 7              | Ladakh         | 1                 | Leh                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8              | Madhya Pradesh | 6                 | Rajgarh, Mandla, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Sheopur, Singrauli                                                                                                  |
| 9              | Maharashtra    | 1                 | Nandurbar                                                                                                                                               |
| 10             | Manipur        | 1                 | Churachandpur                                                                                                                                           |
| 11             | Nagaland       | 1                 | Mon                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12             | Odisha         | 1                 | Kalahandi                                                                                                                                               |
| 13             | Punjab         | 2                 | Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur                                                                                                                                  |
| 14             | Rajasthan      | 15                | Alwar, Baran, Bansawara, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer, Karauli, Nagaur, Shri Ganganagar, Sirohi, Bundi, SawaiMadhopur, Tonk, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu, Dausa    |
| 15             | Uttarakhand    | 3                 | Rudrapur (Distt. Udham Singh Nagar), Pithoragarh, Haridwar                                                                                              |
| 16             | Uttar Pradesh  | 14                | Bijnaur, Kushinagar, Sultanpur, Gonda, Lalitpur, LakhimpurKheri, Chandauli, Bulandshahar, Sonbhadra, Pilibhit, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kaushambi, Amethi |
| 17             | Tamil Nadu     | 11                | Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Ramanathapuram, Namakkal, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur, Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi                     |
| 18             | West Bengal    | 1                 | Jalpaiguri                                                                                                                                              |