Lok Sabha Question No. 2605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Increase in Seats in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Ravindra Kushawaha, Subrata Pathak, Khagen Murmu, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Mahabali Singh, Bhagirath Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2605 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th AUGUST, 2023

## INCREASE IN SEATS IN MEDICAL COLLEGES

## †2605. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI RAVINDRAKUSHWAHA:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to fulfil the requirement of establishment of medical institutions and doctors in proportion to the population in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (b) the criteria fixed to increase the seats of MBBS and PG in Medical Colleges along with the number of seats of MBBS and PG allocated to the Government and Private Medical colleges, State/UT and institute-wise including Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether the number of seats of MBBS and PG have been increased during the last eight years and if so, the details thereof, State/UT and Institute-wise; and
- (d) whether any proposals have been received from the State Governments for increasing the number of MBBS and PG seats and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d): The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 82% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 704 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 110% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to

1,07,948 as of now. Some of the measures/steps taken by the Government to augment the medical education facilities and to improve the medical standards in the country include: -

- i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 157 new medical colleges have been approved, out of which 107 are already functional.
- ii. CSS for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government medical colleges to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats.
- iii. Under 'Upgradation of Government medical colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks' of PMSSY scheme, a total of 75 projects have been approved, of which 62 projects are complete.
- iv. Under the Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 19 of these.
- v. Relaxation in the norms for setting up of medical college in terms of requirement for faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
- vi. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as teaching faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.
- vii. Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re-employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.

The 'Minimum Requirements for Annual M.B.B.S. Admissions Regulations, 2020' and 'Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000' framed under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 stipulates the criteria for increase of MBBS & PG seats in the country.

The State/UT wise details of MBBS and PG seats in Government and Private Medical colleges in the country for the year 2023-24 are at Annexure-I. The State/UT wise details of MBBS and PG seats available for the academic year 2015-16 and 2023-24 are at Annexure-II.

Further, under the CSS for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government medical colleges to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats, support has been provided for increase of 4677 MBBS seats in 77 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 5612.25 Cr, 4058 PG seats in phase-I in 72 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 1498.43 cr and 3957 PG seats in phase-II in 62 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 4461.44 Cr. The State/ UT wise details of MBBS and PG seats approved under the scheme are at Annexure-III.

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## State/UT wise details of MBBS and PG seats in Government and Private Medical colleges in the country for the year 2023-24

| S.N o.   | Name of the State/UT    | UG          | UG         | PG          | PG         |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
| S.N o.   | Name of the State/UT    | Govt. Seats | Pvt. Seats | Govt. Seats | Pvt. Seats |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Island | 114         | 0          | 0           | 0          |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh          | 3235        | 3200       | 1853        | 1670       |
| 3        | Arunchal Pradesh        | 50          | 0          | 0           | 0          |
| 4        | Assam                   | 1550        | 0          | 738         | 0          |
| 5        | Bihar                   | 1615        | 1050       | 898         | 314        |
| 6        | Chandigarh              | 150         | 0          | 584         | 0          |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh            | 1555        | 450        | 475         | 104        |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | 177         | 0          | 0           | 0          |
| 9        | Delhi                   | 1247        | 250        | 2901        | 49         |
| 10       | Goa                     | 180         | 0          | 135         | 0          |
| 11       | Gujarat                 | 4250        | 2650       | 2151        | 724        |
| 12       | Haryana                 | 835         | 1350       | 430         | 456        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh        | 770         | 150        | 264         | 92         |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir          | 1247        | 100        | 605         | 51         |
| 15       | Jharkhand               | 730         | 250        | 270         | 0          |
| 16       | Karnataka               | 3700        | 7995       | 1860        | 4542       |
| 17       | Kerala                  | 1755        | 2900       | 1077        | 840        |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh          | 2400        | 2250       | 1491        | 861        |
| 19       | Maharashtra             | 5025        | 5720       | 3562        | 2481       |
| 20       | Manipur                 | 375         | 150        | 255         | 0          |
| 21       | Meghalaya               | 50          | 0          | 37          | 0          |
| 22       | Mizoram                 | 100         | 0          | 0           | 0          |
| 23       | Odisha                  | 1675        | 850        | 725         | 509        |
| 24       | Puducherry              | 380         | 1450       | 314         | 703        |
| 25       | Punjab                  | 850         | 950        | 408         | 380        |
| 26       | Rajasthan               | 3925        | 1650       | 1246        | 621        |
| 27       | Sikkim                  | 0           | 150        | 0           | 34         |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu              | 5250        | 6350       | 2759        | 2323       |
| 29       | Telangana               | 3890        | 4650       | 1492        | 1484       |
| 30       | Tripura                 | 125         | 100        | 85          | 6          |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh           | 4303        | 5400       | 2275        | 1894       |
| 32       | Uttarakhand             | 700         | 450        | 1570        | 257        |
| 33       | West Bengal             | 3975        | 1200       | 1785        | 295        |
| 34       | Nagaland                | 100         | 0          | 0           | 0          |

Annexure-II State/UT wise details of MBBS and PG seats available for the academic year 2015-16 and 2023-24

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT    | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|---------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT    | UG        | PG        | UG        | PG        |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Island | 100       | 0         | 114       | 0         |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh          | 7150      | 2913      | 6435      | 3523      |
| 3       | Arunchal Pradesh        | 0         | 0         | 50        | 0         |
| 4       | Assam                   | 726       | 416       | 1550      | 738       |
| 5       | Bihar                   | 1450      | 472       | 2665      | 1212      |
| 6       | Chandigarh              | 100       | 64        | 150       | 584       |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh            | 800       | 90        | 2005      | 579       |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | 0         | 0         | 177       | 0         |
| 9       | Delhi                   | 1073      | 1203      | 1497      | 2950      |
| 10      | Goa                     | 150       | 103       | 180       | 135       |
| 11      | Gujarat                 | 3230      | 1699      | 6900      | 2875      |
| 12      | Haryana                 | 900       | 342       | 2185      | 886       |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh        | 350       | 159       | 920       | 356       |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir          | 500       | 373       | 1347      | 656       |
| 15      | Jharkhand               | 350       | 187       | 980       | 270       |
| 16      | Karnataka               | 7355      | 3618      | 11695     | 6402      |
| 17      | Kerala                  | 3650      | 1278      | 4655      | 1917      |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh          | 2100      | 756       | 4650      | 2352      |
| 19      | Maharashtra             | 6595      | 3265      | 10745     | 6043      |
| 20      | Manipur                 | 200       | 123       | 525       | 255       |
| 21      | Meghalaya               | 50        | 8         | 50        | 37        |
| 22      | Mizoram                 | 0         | 0         | 100       | 0         |
| 23      | Odisha                  | 1250      | 558       | 2525      | 1234      |
| 24      | Puducherry              | 1350      | 413       | 1830      | 1017      |
| 25      | Punjab                  | 1295      | 1054      | 1800      | 788       |
| 26      | Rajasthan               | 2250      | 1064      | 5575      | 1867      |
| 27      | Sikkim                  | 100       | 22        | 150       | 34        |
| 28      | Tamil Nadu              | 6115      | 2605      | 11600     | 5082      |
| 29      | Telangana               | 0         | 0         | 8540      | 2976      |
| 30      | Tripura                 | 200       | 30        | 225       | 91        |
| 31      | Uttar Pradesh           | 4699      | 1628      | 9703      | 4169      |
| 32      | Uttarakhand             | 600       | 170       | 1150      | 1827      |
| 33      | West Bengal             | 2450      | 1237      | 5175      | 2080      |
| 34      | Nagaland                | 0         | 0         | 100       | 0         |

State/UT wise details of MBBS and PG seats approved under CSS since 2009-10 for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government medical colleges to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats

|   S.No. | Name of the State/UT     |   MBBS seats approved |   PG seats approved |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar Island |                     0 |                   0 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh           |                   150 |                1040 |
|       3 | Arunchal Pradesh         |                     0 |                   0 |
|       4 | Assam                    |                     0 |                 143 |
|       5 | Bihar                    |                     0 |                 314 |
|       6 | Chandigarh               |                     0 |                  48 |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh             |                   150 |                  79 |
|       8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                     0 |                   0 |
|       9 | Delhi                    |                     0 |                   0 |
|      10 | Goa                      |                     0 |                 124 |
|      11 | Gujarat                  |                   270 |                 214 |
|      12 | Haryana                  |                     0 |                   0 |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh         |                   120 |                  17 |
|      14 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                    60 |                 196 |
|      15 | Jharkhand                |                   100 |                 102 |
|      16 | Karnataka                |                   550 |                  70 |
|      17 | Kerala                   |                     0 |                 150 |
|      18 | Madhya Pradesh           |                   600 |                 849 |
|      19 | Maharashtra              |                   700 |                 692 |
|      20 | Manipur                  |                    50 |                   0 |
|      21 | Meghalaya                |                     0 |                   0 |
|      22 | Mizoram                  |                     0 |                   0 |
|      23 | Odisha                   |                   200 |                 107 |
|      24 | Puducherry               |                     0 |                   0 |
|      25 | Punjab                   |                   100 |                  87 |
|      26 | Rajasthan                |                   700 |                1467 |
|      27 | Sikkim                   |                     0 |                   0 |
|      28 | Tamil Nadu               |                   345 |                   0 |
|      29 | Telangana                |                     0 |                 511 |
|      30 | Tripura                  |                     0 |                 115 |
|      31 | Uttar Pradesh            |                   432 |                 556 |
|      32 | Uttarakhand              |                    50 |                  62 |
|      33 | West Bengal              |                   100 |                1072 |