Lok Sabha Question No. 697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Increase of MBBS Seats in Medical College
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Smt. Himadri Singh, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Kali Charan Singh, Shri Ganesh Singh, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Kanwar Singh Tanwar, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 697 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2024

## INCREASE OF MBBS SEATS IN MEDICAL COLLEGE

## 697. SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:

DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPAKALGE:

DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI CHAVDAVINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH:

SMT. HIMADRI SINGH:

SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI JUGALKISHORE:

SHRI BALABHADRAMAJHI:

SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

SHRI NABACHARAN MAJHI:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

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

- (a) the total number of medical colleges at present in the country as compared to the year 2014, State/UT-wise, and in district-wise in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the increase in the total number of MBBS seats in the country at present as compared to year 2014;
- (c) whether increase in the number of medical colleges and seats lead towards strengthening the healthcare system in the country, State/UT-wise, particularly in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up a Medical College in Chatra District of Jharkhand;
- (e) whether the Government is taking any steps regarding insufficient staff in Government hospitals and Medical colleges in the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (f): The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 102% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 780 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 130% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,18,137 as of now. The State/UT-wise details of medical colleges in the country in the year 2013-14 and 2024-25 are at Annexure.

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals' five medical colleges are approved at Dumka, Hazaribagh, Palamu, Chaibasa and Koderma districts of Jharkhand which are functional. Further, no proposal for setting up of Medical college has been received from State Government of Jharkhand in the district of Chatra.

All the administrative and personnel matters related to health human resource lies with the respective State/UT Governments. Under National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems based on the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope. Further, National Medical Commission (NMC) while issuing letter of permissions to start a medical college ensures availability of faculty and other required staff as per the their norms through physical assessment of the college.

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Annexure

## State/UT wise details of number of Medical colleges in AY 2013-14 and 2024-25

|   S. No. | Name of the State/UT    |   Number of Medical college in the AY 2013-14 | Number of Medical college in the AY 2024-25   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman &Nicobar Island |                                             0 | 1                                             |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh          |                                            43 | 38                                            |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh       |                                             0 | 1                                             |
|        4 | Assam                   |                                             5 | 14                                            |
|        5 | Bihar                   |                                            13 | 22                                            |
|        6 | Chandigarh              |                                             1 | 1                                             |
|        7 | Chhattisgarh            |                                             5 | 16                                            |
|        8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     |                                             0 | 1                                             |
|        9 | Delhi                   |                                             7 | 10                                            |
|       10 | Goa                     |                                             1 | 1                                             |
|       11 | Gujarat                 |                                            22 | 41                                            |
|       12 | Haryana                 |                                             7 | 15                                            |
|       13 | Himachal Pradesh        |                                             3 | 8                                             |
|       14 | Jammu &Kashmir          |                                             4 | 12                                            |
|       15 | Jharkhand               |                                             3 | 9                                             |
|       16 | Karnataka               |                                            46 | 73                                            |
|       17 | Kerala                  |                                            25 | 34                                            |
|       18 | Madhya Pradesh          |                                            12 | 31                                            |
|       19 | Maharashtra             |                                            44 | 80                                            |
|       20 | Manipur                 |                                             2 | 4                                             |
|       21 | Meghalaya               |                                             1 | 2                                             |
|       22 | Mizoram                 |                                             0 | 1                                             |
|       23 | Nagaland                |                                             0 | 1                                             |
|       24 | Odisha                  |                                             8 | 19                                            |
|       25 | Puducherry              |                                             8 | 9                                             |
|       26 | Punjab                  |                                            10 | 13                                            |
|       27 | Rajasthan               |                                            10 | 43                                            |
|       28 | Sikkim                  |                                             1 | 1                                             |
|       29 | Tamil Nadu              |                                            45 | 77                                            |
|       30 | Telangana               |                                             0 | 65                                            |
|       31 | Tripura                 |                                             2 | 3                                             |
|       32 | Uttar Pradesh           |                                            30 | 86                                            |
|       33 | Uttarakhand             |                                             4 | 10                                            |
|       34 | West Bengal             |                                            17 | 38                                            |
|       35 | AIIMS                   |                                             7 | *                                             |