Lok Sabha Question No. 4815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Medical Colleges in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ajendra Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH MARCH, 2025

## MEDICALCOLLEGES IN UTTAR PRADESH

## †4815. SHRIAJENDRASINGHLODHI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated for health facilities in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years;
- (b) the details of medical colleges set up in Uttar Pradesh during the said period; and
- (c) the number of medical colleges targeted to be set up in Uttar Pradesh in the next five years, districtwise?

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

- (a) to (c): With the objective of attainment of universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is implementing various programs and provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh for improvement in health infrastructure & strengthening healthcare systems.

Further, public health is a state subject and the primary responsibility of strengthening the medical infrastructure and health facilities lies with the respective State Governments. However, the Government of India has launched several Schemes like National Health Mission, Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) and Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals for strengthening the health infrastructure and facilities in various States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh.

SPIP Approval for health Infrastructure under National Health Mission to the State of Uttar Pradesh during the FY 2019-20 to 2023-24 is as under:

(Rs. in lakh)

| Financial Year   | SPIPApproval   |
|------------------|----------------|
| 2019-20          | 45,650.91      |
| 2020-21          | 1,47,304.31    |
| 2021-22          | 1,24,665.62    |
| 2022-23          | 42,730.00      |
| 2023-24          | 1,71,102.14    |

Note:

1. The SPIP approval is as per FMR submitted by the State and is provisional.

Central Release to the State of Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission from the FY 2021-22 (since inception) to FY 2023-24 is given below:

|         |   (Rs. in cr.) |
|---------|----------------|
| 2021-22 |         124.63 |
| 2022-23 |         173.71 |
| 2023-24 |         247.96 |

## Note:

1. The above release includes only Central Govt. grants and do not include State share contribution.

Ministry 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. Under the Scheme, all the envisaged 157 medical colleges have been approved, out of which 131 have become functional. Further, 27 medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh State have been approved under the scheme out of which 26 are functional. The details of medical colleges approved in Uttar Pradesh is at Annexure.

Details of funds allocated under the scheme for Uttar Pradesh during last 05 years are as under:

(Rs. In cr.)

|               | Funds Released From Central Share   | Funds Released From Central Share   | Funds Released From Central Share   | Funds Released From Central Share   | Funds Released From Central Share   | Total amount released in last five years   |
|---------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| State/UT      | 2020-21                             | 2021-22                             | 2022-23                             | 2023-24                             | 2024-25                             |                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh | 578.44                              | 700                                 | 1232.24                             | 0                                   | 0                                   | 2510.68                                    |

The number of medical colleges opened in the last five years is as under:

| Year                        | State                       |   Govt. Colleges |   Private Colleges |   Total colleges |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|
| 2020-21                     | Uttar Pradesh               |               26 |                 31 |               57 |
| 2024-25                     | Uttar Pradesh               |               46 |                 40 |               86 |
| Change in the last 05 years | Change in the last 05 years |               20 |                 09 |               29 |

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Augmenting Nursing Education - Establishment of new Colleges of Nursing (CoN) in co-location with Medical Colleges', 27 Colleges of Nursing have been approved and amount of Rs. 54.00 cr. has been released in the FY 2023-24 for the establishment of colleges of nursing in the State of Uttar Pradesh under the above said scheme.

## Details of colleges approved in Uttar Pradesh under CSS for 'Establishment of New Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospital

(Rs. in cr.)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Districts         | Phas e   | Approval Date   |   Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Total fund released | Functiona l Status   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Basti                         | I        | 27.11.2015      |          189    |          113.4  |                113.4  | Yes                  |
| 2         | Faizabad                      | I        | 27.11.2015      |          189    |          113.4  |                113.4  | Yes                  |
| 3         | Firozabad                     | I        | 27.11.2015      |          189    |          113.4  |                113.4  | Yes                  |
| 4         | Shahjahanpur                  | I        | 27.11.2015      |          189    |          113.4  |                113.4  | Yes                  |
| 5         | Bahraich                      | I        | 16.08.2016      |          189    |          113.4  |                113.4  | Yes                  |
| 6         | Etah                          | II       | 25.06.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 7         | Hardoi                        | II       | 25.06.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 8         | Pratapgarh                    | II       | 15.06.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 9         | Fatehpur                      | II       | 25.06.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 10        | Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj) | II       | 25.06.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 11        | Deoria                        | II       | 18.07.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 12        | Ghazipur                      | II       | 25.06.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 13        | Mirzapur                      | II       | 25.06.2018      |          250    |          150    |                150    | Yes                  |
| 14        | Bijnaur                       | III      | 27.09.2019      |          322.79 |          193.67 |                193.67 | Yes                  |
| 15        | Kushinagar                    | III      | 27.09.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 16        | Sultanpur                     | III      | 18.10.2019      |          324.98 |          194.99 |                194.99 | Yes                  |
| 17        | Gonda                         | III      | 18.10.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 18        | Lalitpur                      | III      | 18.10.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 19        | LakhimpurKheri                | III      | 25.11.2019      |          324.22 |          194.53 |                194.53 | Yes                  |
| 20        | Chandauli                     | III      | 25.11.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 21        | Bulandshahar                  | III      | 25.11.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 22        | Sonbhadra                     | III      | 25.11.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 23        | Pilibhit                      | III      | 25.11.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 24        | Auraiya                       | III      | 25.11.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 25        | Kanpur Dehat                  | III      | 25.11.2019      |          323.42 |          194.05 |                194.05 | Yes                  |
| 26        | Kaushambi                     | III      | 25.11.2019      |          325    |          195    |                195    | Yes                  |
| 27        | Amethi                        | III      | 09.03.2020      |          325    |          195    |                100    | No                   |
|           |                               |          |                 |         6515.41 |         3909.24 |               3814.24 |                      |

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