Lok Sabha Question No. 502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 502 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH FEBRUARY , 2016

## MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 502. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of MBBS seats in the Government medical colleges across the country, State -wise including Punjab;
- (b) the details of the proposals received by the Government for setting up of medical leges across  the  country  during  the  last  three  years,  State/UT - wise  and  the  action  taken  by  the Government thereon;
- (c) whether any study has been conducted to assess the availability/ shortage of medical in the country and the quality of medica l education being imparted;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and outcome/ findings of the study thereof; and
- (e)  the steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  scale  up  the  availabilit medical colleges and quality of medical education in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) & (b) : Details are at Annexure -I and II.
- (c) : No .
- (d) : Does not arise .
- (e): With  a  view  to  bridging  the  gap  in  underserved  areas,  the  Central  Government implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges a ttached  with  District/Referral  Hospitals'.  Further,  Medical  Council  of  India  Regulations provides for relaxed norms relating to land requirement, bed occupancy to facilitate th up of Medical Colleges  in North East and Hilly Areas.

Me dical Council of India under IMC Act, 1956 & Regulations made thereunder regulate and maintains the standards of medical education in the country.

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## NUMBER OF MBBS SEATS IN GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE

## ANNEXURE -I

| Sl. No.   | State            |   No. of Colleges |   Seats |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                17 |    2700 |
| 2         | A & N Islands    |                 1 |     100 |
| 3         | Assam            |                 6 |     726 |
| 4         | Bihar            |                 9 |     950 |
| 5         | Chandigarh       |                 1 |     100 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh     |                 5 |     550 |
| 7         | Delhi            |                 5 |     800 |
| 8         | Goa              |                 1 |     150 |
| 9         | Gujarat          |                11 |    1830 |
| 10        | Haryana          |                 4 |     500 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh |                 2 |     200 |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir  |                 3 |     400 |
| 13        | Jharkhand        |                 3 |     350 |
| 14        | Karnataka        |                15 |    1950 |
| 15        | Kerala           |                 9 |    1250 |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh   |                 6 |     800 |
| 17        | Maharashtra      |                21 |    2950 |
| 18        | Manipur          |                 2 |     200 |
| 19        | Meghalaya        |                 1 |      50 |
| 20        | Orissa           |                 3 |     550 |
| 21        | Pondicherry      |                 1 |     150 |
| 22        | Punjab           |                 3 |     450 |
| 23        | Rajasthan        |                 8 |    1400 |
| 24        | Sikkim           |                 0 |       0 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu       |                22 |    2815 |
| 26        | Tripura          |                 2 |     200 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh    |                15 |    1949 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand      |                 2 |     200 |
| 29        | West Bengal      |                14 |    2050 |
| 30        | AIIMS            |                 7 |     673 |
| 31        | JIPMER           |                 1 |     150 |
|           | TOTAL            |               200 |   27143 |

* For the current Academic year i.e. 2016-17 the proposals is under process.

## ANNEXURE -II

| SL.                | Details of Number   | of proposals received 2013-14   | of proposals received 2013-14   | of proposals received 2013-14   | and permission granted for establishment   | and permission granted for establishment   | and permission granted for establishment   | of medical colleges during the last 2015-16   | of medical colleges during the last 2015-16   | of medical colleges during the last 2015-16   | years 2016-17 Received   |
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| SL.                | Details of Number   | Received                        | Approved                        | Disapp.                         | Received                                   | Approved                                   | Disapp.                                    | Received                                      | Approved                                      | Disapp.                                       | years 2016-17 Received   |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh      | 14                              | 3                               | 11                              | 15                                         | 3                                          | 12                                         | 7                                             | 1                                             | 6                                             | 3                        |
| 2                  | Assam               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 1                                          | 1                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                        |
| 3                  | Bihar               | 6                               | 2                               | 4                               | 4                                          | 0                                          | 4                                          | 4                                             | 0                                             | 4                                             | 2                        |
| 4                  | Chhattisgarh        | 8                               | 2                               | 6                               | 6                                          | 1                                          | 5                                          | 2                                             | 0                                             | 2                                             | 4                        |
| 5                  | Delhi               | 1                               | 1                               | 0                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 2                                             | 0                                             | 2                                             | 1                        |
| 6                  | Gujarat             | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 3                                             | 2                                             | 1                                             | 1                        |
| 7                  | Himachal Pradesh    | 2                               | 1                               | 1                               | 1                                          | 0                                          | 1                                          | 1                                             | 0                                             | 1                                             | 4                        |
| 8                  | Haryana             | 1                               | 1                               | 0                               | 5                                          | 0                                          | 5                                          | 3                                             | 1                                             | 2                                             | 7                        |
| 9                  | Jammu &Kashmir      | 2                               | 0                               | 2                               | 2                                          | 0                                          | 2                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                        |
| 10                 | Jharkhand           | 3                               | 0                               | 3                               | 2                                          | 0                                          | 2                                          | 1                                             | 0                                             | 1                                             | 2                        |
| 11                 | Karnataka           | 17                              | 3                               | 14                              | 11                                         | 1                                          | 10                                         | 14                                            | 3                                             | 11                                            | 8                        |
| 12                 | Kerala              | 5                               | 2                               | 3                               | 13                                         | 5                                          | 8                                          | 6                                             | 0                                             | 6                                             | 9                        |
| 13                 | Madhya Pradesh      | 2                               | 1                               | 1                               | 6                                          | 1                                          | 5                                          | 4                                             | 1                                             | 3                                             | 11                       |
| 14                 | Maharashtra         | 7                               | 0                               | 7                               | 10                                         | 1                                          | 9                                          | 10                                            | 3                                             | 7                                             | 5                        |
| 15                 | Orissa              | 2                               | 1                               | 1                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                        |
| 16                 | Punjab              | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                        |
| 17                 | Rajasthan           | 4                               | 0                               | 4                               | 5                                          | 2                                          | 3                                          | 2                                             | 1                                             | 1                                             | 5                        |
| 18                 | Tamil Nadu          | 6                               | 3                               | 3                               | 4                                          | 0                                          | 4                                          | 5                                             | 1                                             | 4                                             | 8                        |
| 19                 | Uttar Pradesh       | 14                              | 3                               | 11                              | 17                                         | 2                                          | 15                                         | 18                                            | 4                                             | 14                                            | 22                       |
| 20                 | Uttarakhand         | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               | 3                                          | 0                                          | 3                                          | 4                                             | 0                                             | 4                                             | 1                        |
| 21                 | West Bengal         | 5                               | 2                               | 3                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 3                        |
| 22                 | Sikkim              | 2                               | 0                               | 2                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                        |
| 23                 | Meghalaya           | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                        |
| 24                 | Nagaland            | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 1                                             | 0                                             | 1                                             | 1                        |
| 25                 | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                        |
| 26                 | Mizoram             | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 1                                             | 0                                             | 1                                             |                          |
| 27                 | Tripura             | 1                               | 0                               | 1                               |                                            |                                            |                                            |                                               |                                               |                                               | 1                        |
| 28                 | Puducherry          | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 1                        |
| 28                 | Telangana           | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 2                                             | 0                                             | 2                                             | 10                       |
| 30 A&Nicobar TOTAL | 30 A&Nicobar TOTAL  | 109                             | 25                              | 84                              | 105                                        | 17                                         | 88                                         | 91                                            | 18                                            | 73                                            | 109*                     |