Lok Sabha Question No. 4696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Strengthening of AIIMS and Medical Education Infrastructure
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- 4696 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/03/2025

## STRENGTHENING OF AIIMS AND MEDICALEDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE

## 4696. SHRI P C MOHAN.

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to expand and upgrade AIIMS Institutions across the country, State-wise especially in Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details of new AIIMS centres under development along with the timelines for its completion;
- (c) the number of medical colleges distributed and established during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the initiatives taken by the Government to improve the quality of medical education, faculty training and student intake in Government medical colleges?

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

(a) and (b) Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), till date establishment of 22 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been approved in various States/UTs in the country. Details of AIIMS, State-wise is at Annexure-A. In the current phase of PMSSY, there is no proposal for establishment of a new AIIMS in Karnataka. The completion of projects depends upon various factors including transfer of encumbrance free land by the State Government, regulatory clearances and site specific issues .

- (c ) and (d) There is an increase of 168 Medical Colleges in the country from 2021-22 to 2024-25.
- The State/UT-wise increase of Medical Colleges in the last three years is at Annexure-B.

Measures taken by the Government to augment medical education facilities 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 131 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, under which support has been provided for increase of 4977 MBBS seats in 83 colleges, 4058 PG seats in phase-I in 72 colleges and 4000 PG seats in phase-II in 65 colleges.

Further, steps taken by National Medical Commission (NMC) to improve the quality of medical education for MBBS students include: -

- i. Regulations/Guidelines are revised from time to time to match with the international, standards of medical education in the country.
- ii. Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) curriculum was introduced since 2021-22 and revised from time to time.
- iii. Mentor-menteeprogrammewasintroducedtofosterteacher studentrelationshipand individual attention.
- iv. Family Adoption Programme (FAP) was introduced since 2021 and made mandatory from AY 2023-24 to promote communication skills and longitudinal health perspective.
- v. Periodic monitoring to review suitability and availability of required material and faculty by use of modern technology to reduce human intervention.

## ANNEXURE-A

## Details of AIIMS, State-wise approved under PMSSY

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT        | Location of AIIMS                            | Status                                       |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | AIIMS Mangalagiri                            | Functional                                   |
|         2 | Assam            | AIIMS Guwahati                               | Functional                                   |
|         3 | Bihar            | AIIMS Darbhanga                              | Pre-Investment work is in progress           |
|         4 | Bihar            | AIIMS Patna                                  | Functional                                   |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh     | AIIMS Raipur                                 | Functional                                   |
|         6 | Gujarat          | AIIMS Rajkot                                 | Functional                                   |
|         7 | Haryana          | AIIMS Majra (Rewari)                         | Under Construction                           |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh | AIIMS Bilaspur                               | Functional                                   |
|         9 | Jammu &Kashmir   | AIIMS Vijaypur, Samba, Jammu                 | Functional                                   |
|        10 | Jammu &Kashmir   | AIIMS Awantipora, Kashmir Under Construction | AIIMS Awantipora, Kashmir Under Construction |
|        11 | Jharkhand        | AIIMS Deoghar                                | Functional                                   |
|        12 | Madhya Pradesh   | AIIMS Bhopal                                 | Functional                                   |
|        13 | Maharashtra      | AIIMS Nagpur                                 | Functional                                   |
|        14 | Odisha           | AIIMS Bhubaneswar                            | Functional                                   |
|        15 | Punjab           | AIIMS Bathinda                               | Functional                                   |
|        16 | Rajasthan        | AIIMS Jodhpur                                | Functional                                   |
|        17 | Tamil Nadu       | AIIMS Madurai                                | Under Construction                           |
|        18 | Telangana        | AIIMS Bibinagar                              | Functional                                   |
|        19 | Uttar Pradesh    | AIIMS Raebareli                              | Functional                                   |
|        20 | Uttar Pradesh    | AIIMS Gorakhpur                              | Functional                                   |
|        21 | Uttarakhand      | AIIMS Rishikesh                              | Functional                                   |
|        22 | West Bengal      | AIIMS Kalyani                                | Functional                                   |

No. of Medical colleges increased from 2021-22 to 2024-25

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT     |   Total Colleges in 2021-22 |   Total Colleges in 2024-25 |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                           1 |                           1 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh           |                          31 |                          38 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh        |                           1 |                           1 |
| 4       | Assam                    |                           9 |                          14 |
| 5       | Bihar                    |                          20 |                          22 |
| 6       | Chandigarh               |                           1 |                           1 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh             |                          12 |                          16 |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                           1 |                           1 |
| 9       | Delhi                    |                          10 |                          10 |
| 10      | Goa                      |                           1 |                           1 |
| 11      | Gujarat                  |                          31 |                          41 |
| 12      | Haryana                  |                          12 |                          15 |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh         |                           8 |                           8 |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir           |                          10 |                          12 |
| 15      | Jharkhand                |                           9 |                           9 |
| 16      | Karnataka                |                          63 |                          73 |
| 17      | Kerala                   |                          31 |                          34 |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh           |                          25 |                          31 |
| 19      | Maharashtra              |                          62 |                          80 |
| 20      | Manipur                  |                           3 |                           4 |
| 21      | Meghalaya                |                           1 |                           2 |
| 22      | Mizoram                  |                           1 |                           1 |
| 23      | Nagaland                 |                           0 |                           1 |
| 24      | Orissa                   |                          13 |                          19 |
| 25      | Puducherry               |                           9 |                           9 |
| 26      | Punjab                   |                          12 |                          13 |
| 27      | Rajasthan                |                          26 |                          43 |
| 28      | Sikkim                   |                           1 |                           1 |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu               |                          70 |                          77 |
| 30      | Telangana                |                          34 |                          65 |
| 31      | Tripura                  |                           2 |                           3 |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh            |                          67 |                          86 |
| 33      | Uttarakhand              |                           8 |                          10 |
| 34      | West Bengal              |                          27 |                          38 |
|         | Total                    |                         612 |                         780 |