Lok Sabha Question No. 2016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: New Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2016 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd AUGUST, 2024

## NEWMEDICALCOLLEGES IN ANDHRAPRADESH

## 2016. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

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

- (a) the details of proposals received from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for setting up of new medical colleges in the State during the last five years, year-wise;
- (b) the details of districts in which State Government proposes to set up new medical colleges;
- (c) the details of new medical colleges that have been approved by the NMC out of the proposals sent by State Government alongwith the present status of these medical colleges;
- (d) whether Letters of Permission have been rejected for any medical college in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): 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 medical colleges have been approved in three phases. Phase -III of the scheme was launched in August, 2019. Seven proposals for setting up medical colleges at Piduguralla, Paderu, Machilipatnam, Eluru, Markapuram (Prakasam District), Pulivendula (YSR Kadapa District) and Vizianagaram were received from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh under this phase, out of which three were approved at Piduguralla, Paderu and Machilipatnam.

As informed by National Medical Commission (NMC), 13 medical colleges (10 Govt. and 3 Private) of Andhra Pradesh applied to NMC for Letters of Permission (LoP) in the last 5 years, out of which 6 medical colleges ( 5 Govt. and 1 Private) got LoP. The details of such medical colleges are at Annexure.

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2016 for answer on 02.08.2024

## Details of Colleges applied for Letters of Permission (LoP) from the State of Andhra Pradesh in the last five years

|   S. No. | Name of College                                                      | LoP Given   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Government Medical College, Vizianagaram                             | Yes         |
|        2 | Government Medical College, Eluru                                    | Yes         |
|        3 | Government Medical College, Nandyal                                  | Yes         |
|        4 | Government Medical College, Rajamahendravaram                        | Yes         |
|        5 | Government Medical College, Machilipatnam                            | Yes         |
|        6 | Government Medical College, Markapur                                 | No          |
|        7 | Government Medical College, Paderu                                   | No          |
|        8 | Government Medical College, Madanapalle                              | No          |
|        9 | Government Medical College, Adoni                                    | No          |
|       10 | Government Medical College, Pulivendula                              | No          |
|       11 | Sri Balaji Medical College, Hospital and Research lnstitute, Chitoor | Yes         |
|       12 | RVS Institute Of Medical Sciences, Chittoor                          | No          |
|       13 | Anna Gowri Medical College and Hospital, Puttur Mandal               | No          |

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