Lok Sabha Question No. 97 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Central Fund Allocation in Telangana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Godam Nagesh

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 97 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH DECEMBER, 2025

## CENTRALFUND ALLOCATION IN TELANGANA

## *97. SHRI GODAM NAGESH:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of central funds released to the State of Telangana under the National Health Mission (NHM) and Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) during the year 2024-25 and 2025-26, year-wise;
- (b) the amount of funds utilised by the said State therefrom for clearing dues under the converged Ayushman Bharat Aarogyasri Scheme;
- (c) whether the Union Government has issued any advisory or withheld further releases to Telangana due to mismanagement of centrally sponsored health schemes, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is a fact that fourteen Government Medical Colleges and attached hospitals in the State have become non-functional in super-speciality services due to over 1,200 faculty posts remaining vacant for the last two years, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering direct recruitment by the Centre or taking over at least three Government Medical Colleges in the State on the lines of AIIMS and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 97 FOR 5 TH DECEMBER, 2025

(a) to (e) Under the National Health Mission (NHM), technical and financial support is provided to the States/UTs for strengthening the healthcare systems. Based on the proposals received from the States in their Programme Implementation Plan (PIP), approvals are provided keeping in view of the resource envelope of the States/UTs as well as existing norms. Release of funds under NHM is subject to compliance by States/UTs of the guidelines prescribed in this regard by Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

Further, the details of Central Release under NHM from FY 2024-25 to FY 2025-26 for the State of Telangana is as below:

(Rs. In Cr.)

| Financial Year                          | Central Release   |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2024-25                                 | 1,110.43          |
| 2025-26 (Provisional; uptil 31.10.2025) | 240.14            |

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is a centrally sponsored scheme and costs are shared between Central and State Governments as per the existing policy of the scheme. The ratio of Central share to State share in the State of Telangana is 60:40.

The details of fund released under AB-PMJAY from FY 2024-25 to FY 2025-26 for the State of Telangana is as below:

(Rs. In Cr.)

| Financial Year                          |   Central Release |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2024-25                                 |            218.29 |
| 2025-26 (Provisional; uptil 31.10.2025) |             56.85 |

Funds released under AB PM-JAY to the States/UTs is utilized for settlement of hospital claims.

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Strengthening and up-gradation of Govt. Medical Colleges for starting new PG disciplines and Increase of PG seats'. Under the Scheme, financial support is provided for development of infrastructure and procurement of equipment. 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.

A total of 511 PG seats have been approved in various government medical colleges in the State of Telangana with an approved cost of Rs. 327.55 Crore in two phases of the above said scheme. The college-wise and phase-wise details of PG seats approved under the scheme are as under:

## Phase-I

Rs. in crore

| S.No.   | Name of the Medical College          |   No. of PG seats approved |   Total Cost |   Central Share (60%) |   Total Released* |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad |                         77 |        8.39  |                5.667  |            5.667  |
| 2       | Kakatiya Medical College Warangal    |                         89 |       10.457 |                7.4716 |            7.4716 |
| 3       | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad   |                        113 |       43.87  |               29.612  |           29.612  |
|         | Total                                |                        279 |       62.717 |               42.7506 |           42.7506 |

*entire central share has been released

## Phase-II

Rs. in crore

| S.No.   | Name of District                     |   Number of seats approved |   Approved Cost |   Central Share (60%) | Funds Released in 2022-23                                                                                                                                       | Remarks         |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | GMC, Suryapet                        |                         25 |           30    |                 18    | 7.20 Release funds under Scheme depends on the pace of expenditure, release corresponding State share receipt Utilization Certificate, well as from Government. | of              |
| 2       | GMC, Siddipet                        |                         80 |           83.88 |                 50.32 | 20.14                                                                                                                                                           | the             |
| 3       | GMC, Nalgonda                        |                         30 |           35.49 |                 21.29 | 8.64                                                                                                                                                            |                 |
| 4       | GMC, Nizamabad                       |                         16 |           19.2  |                 11.52 | 4.61                                                                                                                                                            |                 |
| 5       | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad   |                         32 |           38.35 |                 23.01 | 9.21                                                                                                                                                            | of              |
| 6       | GMC, Mahabubnagar                    |                         10 |           11.98 |                  7.19 | 2.88                                                                                                                                                            | and of          |
| 7       | KMC, Warangal                        |                         03 |            3.6  |                  2.16 | 0.87                                                                                                                                                            |                 |
| 8       | RIMS, Adilabad                       |                         22 |           25.64 |                 15.38 | 6.16                                                                                                                                                            | as              |
| 9       | Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad |                         14 |           16.7  |                 10.02 | 4.03                                                                                                                                                            | demand State/UT |
|         | Total                                |                        232 |          264.84 |                158.89 | 63.74                                                                                                                                                           |                 |

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