Lok Sabha Question No. 3196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-09
Subject: Medical College in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3196 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th AUGUST, 2024

## MEDICALCOLLEGE IN TAMIL NADU

## 3196. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

(a) the details of the funds sanctioned/allocated and utilized for conversion of District/Referral Hospitals into Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year along with the target set and achievements made so far;

(b) whether the Government has sanctioned some more colleges within Tamil Nadu under new phase of National Health Mission (NHM); and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

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

## WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (c): 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, all the envisaged 157 Government medical colleges have already been approved in three phases incluiding 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. Entire Central Share has been released to the State government and all the eleven medical colleges have become functional. College-wise details of funds released to the State of Tamil Nadu under the scheme during last three years and current year are attached at annexure.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3196 for answer on 09.08.2024

College-wise details of funds allocated and released to the State of Tamil Nadu under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals' during last three years:

- Rs. in Crore

| Name of the Districts   |   Approved Cost |   Central Share |   Fund released (From 2021-22 to 2024-25) |
|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Tiruppur                |             325 |             195 |                                    134.72 |
| Nilgiris                |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Ramanathapuram          |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Namakkal                |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Dindigul                |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Virudhunagar            |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Krishnagiri             |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Tiruvallur              |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Nagapattinam            |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |
| Ariyalur                |             325 |             195 |                                    145    |

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