Lok Sabha Question No. 1134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: New Nursing Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav, Shri Rajesh Ranjan, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1134

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th DECEMBER, 2025

## NEWNURSING COLLEGES

1134 : SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRI DINESH CHANDRAYADAV: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the proposal for setting up one hundred and fifty-seven (157) nursing colleges announced in the Union Budget 2023-24; and
- (b) the details of the establishment of the said 157 nursing colleges in the country, State/UTwise and location-wise?

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

(a) and (b) The Government has sanctioned the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) 'Augmenting Nursing Education - Establishment of New Colleges of Nursing in co-location with Medical Colleges' for setting up 157 Nursing Colleges in 2023. As on date, proposals for 113 colleges of Nursing from States/UTs have been received and approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The details are as per Annexure .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1134 for answer on 05.12.2025

Annexure

The details of 113 approved Colleges of Nursing along with State/UT-wise funds released during the last five years are as below:-

|   S.No. | State            | Name of the districts where the nursing college to be established   |   Fund Released (in crore) | Year of release   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar | Port Blair                                                          |                        2.5 | 2024-25           |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh   | Piduguralla                                                         |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh   | Paderu                                                              |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh   | Machilipatnam                                                       |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       3 | Assam            | Kokrajhar                                                           |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       3 | Assam            | Dhubri                                                              |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       3 | Assam            | NagaonNorth                                                         |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       3 | Assam            | Lakhimpur                                                           |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       3 | Assam            | Diphu                                                               |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     | Korba                                                               |                        3   | 2025-26           |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     | Mahasamund                                                          |                        3   | 2025-26           |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     | Kanker                                                              |                        3   | 2025-26           |
|       5 | Gujarat          | Narmada                                                             |                        4   | 2023-24           |
|       5 | Gujarat          | Navsari                                                             |                        4   | 2023-24           |
|       5 | Gujarat          | Panchmahal                                                          |                        4   | 2023-24           |
|       5 | Gujarat          | Porbandar                                                           |                        4   | 2023-24           |
|       5 | Gujarat          | Morbi                                                               |                        4   | 2023-24           |
|       6 | Jharkhand        | Dumka                                                               |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       6 | Jharkhand        | Hazaribagh                                                          |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       6 | Jharkhand        | Palamu (Daltonganj)                                                 |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       6 | Jharkhand        | Koderma                                                             |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       6 | Jharkhand        | Chaibasa (Singhbhum)                                                |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       7 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Handwara (Distt. Kupwara)                                           |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh | Chamba                                                              |                        9   | 2023-24 & 2025-26 |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur                                                            |                        9   | 2023-24 & 2025-26 |
|       8 | Himachal Pradesh | Nahan (Sirmour)                                                     |                        9   | 2023-24 & 2025-26 |
|       9 | Haryana          | Bhiwani                                                             |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|      10 | Ladakh           | Leh                                                                 |                        2.5 | 2024-25           |
|      11 | Madhya Pradesh   | Khandwa                                                             |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|      11 | Madhya Pradesh   | Ratlam                                                              |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|      11 | Madhya Pradesh   | Rajgarh                                                             |                        2   | 2023-24           |

| S.No.   | State       | Name of the districts where the nursing college to be established   |   Fund Released (in crore) | Year of release   |
|---------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|         |             | Shivpuri                                                            |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|         |             | Mandsaur                                                            |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Datia                                                               |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Satna                                                               |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Shahdol                                                             |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Vidisha                                                             |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Chindwara                                                           |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Neemuch                                                             |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Mandla                                                              |                        3   |                   |
|         |             | Singrauli                                                           |                        2   |                   |
|         |             | Sheopur                                                             |                        2   |                   |
| 12.     | Maharashtra | Gondia                                                              |                        3   | 2023-24           |
|         |             | Nandurbar                                                           |                        2   | 2023-24           |
|         |             | Jalgaon                                                             |                        3   | 2025-26           |
|         |             | Sindhudurg                                                          |                        3   |                   |
|         |             | Yavatmal                                                            |                        3   |                   |
|         |             | Chandrapur                                                          |                        3   |                   |
| 13.     | Meghalaya   | West Garo Hills (Tura)                                              |                        6.5 | 2023-24           |
| 14.     | Nagaland    | Kohima                                                              |                        6   | 2023-24           |
|         |             | Mon                                                                 |                        6   |                   |
| 15.     | Odisha      | Kalahandi                                                           |                        4   | 2023-24           |
|         |             | Jajpur                                                              |                        4   |                   |
|         |             | Balasore                                                            |                        4   |                   |
|         |             | Baripada (Mayurbhanj)                                               |                        4   |                   |
|         |             | Bolangir                                                            |                        4   |                   |
|         |             | Koraput                                                             |                        4   |                   |
|         |             | Puri                                                                |                        4   |                   |
| 16.     | Rajasthan   | Barmer                                                              |                        6   | 2023-24 &         |
|         |             | Bhilwara                                                            |                        6   | 2024-25           |
|         |             | Dungarpur                                                           |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Sikar                                                               |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Dholpur                                                             |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Baran                                                               |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Bansawara                                                           |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Chittorgarh                                                         |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Jaisalmer                                                           |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Karauli                                                             |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Shri Ganganagar                                                     |                        6   |                   |
|         |             | Sirohi                                                              |                        6   |                   |

| S.No.   | State       | Name of the districts where the nursing college to be established   |   Fund Released (in crore) | Year of release   |
|---------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|         |             | Bundi                                                               |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Sawai Madhopur                                                      |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Tonk                                                                |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Hanumangarh                                                         |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Jhunjhunu                                                           |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Jalore                                                              |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Pratapgarh                                                          |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Rajasamand                                                          |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Nagaur                                                              |                       6    | 2023-24 &         |
|         |             | Pali                                                                |                       6    | 2025-26           |
|         |             | Masuda (Ajmer)                                                      |                       6    |                   |
| 17.     | Uttarakhand | Almora                                                              |                       2.25 | 2024-25           |
|         |             | Rudrapur                                                            |                       2.25 | 2024-25           |
|         |             | Pithoragarh                                                         |                       2.25 | 2024-25           |
|         |             | Haridwar                                                            |                       2.25 | 2024-25           |
| 18.     | Uttar       | Basti                                                               |                       6    | 2023-24 &         |
| 18.     | Pradesh     | Faizabad                                                            |                       6    | 2024-25           |
|         |             | Firozabad                                                           |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Shahjahanpur                                                        |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Bahraich                                                            |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Etah                                                                |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Hardoi                                                              |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Pratapgarh                                                          |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj)                                       |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Ghazipur                                                            |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Mirzapur                                                            |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Bijnaur                                                             |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Sultanpur                                                           |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Kushinagar                                                          |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Lalitpur                                                            |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Lakhimpur Kheri                                                     |                       6    | 2023-24 &         |
|         |             | Amethi                                                              |                       6    | 2025-26           |
|         |             | Kaushambi                                                           |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Sonbhadra                                                           |                       6    |                   |
|         |             | Fatehpur                                                            |                       2    | 2023-24           |
|         |             | Chandauli                                                           |                       2    |                   |
|         |             | Bulandshahar                                                        |                       2    |                   |
|         |             | Gonda                                                               |                       2    |                   |

| S.No.   | State   | Name of the districts where the nursing college to be established   |   Fund Released (in crore) | Year of release   |
|---------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|         |         | Pilibhit                                                            |                        2   |                   |
|         |         | Auraiya                                                             |                        2   |                   |
|         |         | Kanpur Dehat                                                        |                        2   |                   |
|         |         | Deoria                                                              |                        2   |                   |
| 19.     | Sikkim  | Gangtok                                                             |                        6.5 | 2023-24 & 2025-26 |