Lok Sabha Question No. 439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Medical Colleges in Aspirational Districts
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Keshari Devi Patel, Arun Kumar Sagar, Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Sanghamitra Maurya, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA

## MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †439 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST JULY, 2023

## MEDICALCOLLEGES INASPIRATIONALDISTRICTS

## †439. SHRIARVINDGANPATSAWANT:

SHRIOMPRAKASHBHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWANRAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRIVINAYAKRAUT:

SHRIARUNKUMARSAGAR:

DR. SANGHMITRAMAURYA:

SHRISURESHKUMARKASHYAP:

SHRIMATI KESHARIDEVIPATEL:

SHRISANJAYJADHAV:

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

- (a) the number of the Government and private medical colleges functioning in the country, State/ UT-wise, district-wise, seat-wise;
- (b) whether the Government have any proposal to establish one medical college in each aspirational district/Parliamentary Constituency in the country particularly in RatnagiriSindhudurga, Dharashiv (Usmanabad) and Parbhani Parliamentary constituencies of Maharashtra, Shahjahanpur, Badaun and Prayagraj Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which such medical colleges are likely to be functional;
- (d) whether the Government have any plans to establish new medical colleges connected with the existing district/referral hospitals under the Centrally sponsored scheme;
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) the number of medical colleges to be set up in backward districts of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh; and
- (g) whether the Government proposes to set up medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh and increase the seats, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (g): 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, there is also an increase of 117% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to

67,802 as of now. The State/UT wise details of Government and private medical colleges functioning in the country along with seats are at Annexure-I.

Further, 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 with fund sharing between the Centre and State Governments in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States and 60:40 for others. Under the Scheme, 157 medical colleges have been approved in three phases including 02 medical colleges in Maharashtra, 03 medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh & 27 medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Scheme guidelines, the planning, execution and commissioning of the projects is to be done by the State Government. The details of medical colleges approved in the States of Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh are at Annexure-II.

In addition to the above, financial support has been provided to the State of Himachal Pradesh for increase of 120 MBBS seats in 06 Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 144 Crore and 17 PG seats in 01 Medical College at a total approved cost of Rs. 14.50 Crore under CSS for upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS (UG) seats and PG seats. Further, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) support has been provided to Himachal Pradesh for upgradation of 02 Government medical colleges at Tanda & Shimla by setting up of Super Specialty blocks. Further, AIIMS at Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh have also been established.

Under CSS for upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS (UG) seats and PG seats, financial support has been provided to the State of Maharashtra for increase of 700 MBBS seats in 14 Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 839.86 Crore and 692 PG seats in 11 Medical College at a total approved cost of Rs. 345.79 Crore. Further, under PMSSY support has been provided to the State for upgradation of 06 Government medical colleges at Mumbai, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Latur, Akola & Yavatmal by setting up of Super Specialty blocks. Further, AIIMS at Nagpur in Maharashtra has also been established.

Under CSS for upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS (UG) seats and PG seats, financial support has been provided to the State of Uttar Pradesh for increase of 432 MBBS seats in 07 Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 518.39 Crore and 556 PG seats in 12 Medical College at a total approved cost of Rs. 375.92 Crore. Further, under PMSSY support has been provided to the State for upgradation of 11 Government medical colleges at Lucknow, Varanasi, Aligarh, Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Meerut, Agra & Kanpur by setting up of Super Specialty blocks. Further, AIIMS at Rae Bareli & Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh have also been established.

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## State/UT-wise list of Government & Private medical colleges (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY 2023-24

|   S.No. | Name of the State/UT     |   Govt. College |   Govt. Seats |   Pvt. College |   Pvt. Seats |   Total Colleges |   Total Seats |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|------------------|---------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicorbar Island |               1 |           114 |              0 |            0 |                1 |           114 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh           |              18 |          3235 |             19 |         3200 |               37 |          6435 |
|       3 | Arunchal Pradesh         |               1 |            50 |              0 |            0 |                1 |            50 |
|       4 | Assam                    |              13 |          1550 |              0 |            0 |               13 |          1550 |
|       5 | Bihar                    |              13 |          1615 |              8 |         1050 |               21 |          2665 |
|       6 | Chandigarh               |               1 |           150 |              0 |            0 |                1 |           150 |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh             |              11 |          1555 |              3 |          450 |               14 |          2005 |
|       8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |               1 |           177 |              0 |            0 |                1 |           177 |
|       9 | Delhi                    |               8 |          1247 |              2 |          250 |               10 |          1497 |
|      10 | Goa                      |               1 |           180 |              0 |            0 |                1 |           180 |
|      11 | Gujarat                  |              23 |          4250 |             16 |         2650 |               39 |          6900 |
|      12 | Haryana                  |               6 |           835 |              9 |         1350 |               15 |          2185 |
|      13 | Himachal Pradesh         |               7 |           770 |              1 |          150 |                8 |           920 |
|      14 | Jammu &Kashmir           |              11 |          1247 |              1 |          100 |               12 |          1347 |
|      15 | Jharkhand                |               7 |           730 |              2 |          250 |                9 |           980 |
|      16 | Karnataka                |              24 |          3700 |             46 |         7995 |               70 |         11695 |
|      17 | Kerala                   |              12 |          1755 |             21 |         2900 |               33 |          4655 |
|      18 | Madhya Pradesh           |              15 |          2400 |             12 |         2250 |               27 |          4650 |
|      19 | Maharashtra              |              31 |          5025 |             36 |         5720 |               67 |         10745 |
|      20 | Manipur                  |               3 |           375 |              1 |          150 |                4 |           525 |
|      21 | Meghalaya                |               1 |            50 |              0 |            0 |                1 |            50 |
|      22 | Mizoram                  |               1 |           100 |              0 |            0 |                1 |           100 |
|      23 | Nagaland                 |               1 |           100 |              0 |            0 |                1 |           100 |
|      24 | Odisha                   |              12 |          1675 |              5 |          850 |               17 |          2525 |
|      25 | Puducherry               |               2 |           380 |              7 |         1450 |                9 |          1830 |
|      26 | Punjab                   |               5 |           850 |              7 |          950 |               12 |          1800 |
|      27 | Rajasthan                |              26 |          3925 |              9 |         1650 |               35 |          5575 |
|      28 | Sikkim                   |               0 |             0 |              1 |          150 |                1 |           150 |
|      29 | Tamil Nadu               |              38 |          5250 |             36 |         6350 |               74 |         11600 |
|      30 | Telangana                |              28 |          3890 |             28 |         4650 |               56 |          8540 |
|      31 | Tripura                  |               1 |           125 |              1 |          100 |                2 |           225 |
|      32 | Uttar Pradesh            |              35 |          4303 |             33 |         5400 |               68 |          9703 |
|      33 | Uttarakhand              |               5 |           700 |              3 |          450 |                8 |          1150 |
|      34 | West Bengal              |              27 |          3975 |              8 |         1200 |               35 |          5175 |

Note: Data for 2023-24 may vary on granting of permission by NMC for new course/ increase of seats and on withdrawal of permission for course / seats.

Annexure-II

Details of Medical Colleges approved under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals' in Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra & Uttar Pradesh

| S.No.   | State/UT         | Districts                     |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.      | Himachal Pradesh | Chamba                        |
| 1.      | Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur Nahan (Sirmour)      |
| 2.      | Maharashtra      | Gondia                        |
| 2.      | Maharashtra      | Nandurbar                     |
| 3.      | Uttar Pradesh    | Basti                         |
|         |                  | Faizabad                      |
|         |                  | Firozabad                     |
|         |                  | Shahjahanpur                  |
|         |                  | Bahraich                      |
|         |                  | Etah                          |
|         |                  | Hardoi                        |
|         |                  | Pratapgarh                    |
|         |                  | Fatehpur                      |
|         |                  | Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj) |
|         |                  | Deoria                        |
|         |                  | Ghazipur                      |
|         |                  | Mirzapur                      |
|         |                  | Bijnaur                       |
|         |                  | Kushinagar                    |
|         |                  | Sultanpur                     |
|         |                  | Gonda                         |
|         |                  | Lalitpur                      |
|         |                  | LakhimpurKheri                |
|         |                  | Chandauli                     |
|         |                  | Bulandshahar                  |
|         |                  | Sonbhadra                     |
|         |                  | Pilibhit                      |
|         |                  | Auraiya                       |
|         |                  | Kanpur Dehat                  |
|         |                  | Kaushambi                     |
|         |                  | Amethi                        |