Lok Sabha Question No. 2188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Shortage of Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH, MOHAMMAD SALIM, BANSHILAL MAHTO, DILIP PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 2188. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

SHRI MOHD. SALIM:

DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

SHRI DILIP PATEL:

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/UT -wise including Punjab and Gujarat;
- (b) the details of the proposals received by the Government for setting up of medical colleges across  the  country  during the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, location,  State/UT - wise including West Bengal along with the status thereon;
- (c) whether Government/MCI has re duced/proposes to reduce the number of seats in medical colleges throughout the country, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether any study has been conducted to assess the availability/ shortage of medical colleges in the country and the quality of medical education being imparted; and
- (e) if so, the details and outcome/ findings of the study thereof and the steps aken/proposed to be taken by the Government to scale up the availability of medical colleges and quality of medical education in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE )

- (a) & (b): Details are at Annexure - I and II .

- (c) : No.
- (d)& (e) : No. Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of New Medical Colleges  attached  with  district/referral  hospitals',  58  districts  have  been  identified  in  20 States/UTs  in  under  served  areas.    A  common  entrance  test  viz.  National  Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) has been introduced to ensure better quality of medical education .

## NUMBER OF MBBS SEATS IN GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE

|         |                  | Government     | Government   |
|---------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
| Sl. No. | State            | No. of College | Seats        |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 13             | 2050         |
| 2       | A & N Islands    | 1              | 100          |
| 3       | Assam            | 6              | 726          |
| 4       | Bihar            | 9              | 950          |
| 5       | Chandigarh       | 1              | 100          |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh     | 6              | 650          |
| 7       | Delhi            | 6              | 900          |
| 8       | Goa              | 1              | 150          |
| 9       | Gujarat          | 11             | 1930         |
| 10      | Haryana          | 4              | 500          |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh | 3              | 300          |
| 12      | Jammu & Kashmir  | 3              | 400          |
| 13      | Jharkhand        | 3              | 350          |
| 14      | Karnataka        | 18             | 2300         |
| 15      | Kerala           | 9              | 1250         |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh   | 6              | 800          |
| 17      | Maharashtra      | 22             | 3050         |
| 18      | Manipur          | 2              | 200          |
| 19      | Meghalaya        | 1              | 50           |
| 20      | Orissa           | 3              | 650          |
| 21      | Pondicherry      | 1              | 150          |
| 22      | Punjab           | 3              | 500          |
| 23      | Rajasthan        | 8              | 1450         |
| 24      | Sikkim           | 0              | 0            |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu       | 23             | 3015         |
| 26      | Telangana        | 6              | 1000         |
| 27      | Tripura          | 2              | 200          |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh    | 16             | 2049         |
| 29      | Uttarakhand      | 3              | 350          |
| 30      | West Bengal      | 14             | 2150         |
| 31      | AIIMS            | 7              | 673          |
| 32      | JIPMER           | 1              | 150          |
|         | TOTAL            | 212            | 29093        |

Annexure-I

## Details of Number of proposals received and permission granted for establishment of medical colleges during the last three years

* For the Academic year  2017-18 the proposals are received in the current year . The last date for taking decision is 31.05.2017.

## Annexure-II

| SL.                 |                     | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   |
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                     |                     | Received  | Approved  | Disapp.   | Received  | Approved  | Disapp.   | Received  | Approved  | Disapp.   | Received  |           |
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh      | 15        | 3         | 12        | 7         | 1         | 6         | 3         | 0         | 3         | 6         |           |
| 2                   | Assam               | 1         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |
| 3                   | Bihar               | 4         | 0         | 4         | 4         | 0         | 4         | 2         | 0         | 2         | 3         |           |
| 4                   | Chhattisgarh        | 6         | 1         | 5         | 2         | 0         | 2         | 4         | 1         | 3         | 2         |           |
| 5                   | Delhi               | 0         | 0         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 2         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 0         |           |
| 6                   | Gujarat             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 3         | 2         | 1         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 2         |           |
| 7                   | Himachal Pradesh    | 1         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 4         | 1         | 3         | 3         |           |
| 8                   | Haryana             | 5         | 0         | 5         | 3         | 1         | 2         | 6         | 0         | 6         | 6         |           |
|                     | J& K                | 2         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 9         |
| 10                  | Jharkhand           | 2         | 0         | 2         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 2         | 0         | 2         | 1         |           |
|                     | Karnataka           | 11        | 1         | 10        | 14        | 3         | 11        | 8         | 3         | 5         | 5         | 11        |
| 12                  | Kerala              | 13        | 5         | 8         | 6         | 0         | 6         | 9         | 1         | 8         | 5         |           |
| 13                  | Madhya Pradesh      | 6         | 1         | 5         | 4         | 1         | 3         | 11        | 0         | 11        | 6         |           |
| 14                  | Maharashtra         | 10        | 1         | 9         | 10        | 3         | 7         | 5         | 2         | 5         | 4         |           |
| 15                  | Orissa              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 2         |           |
| 16                  | Punjab              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |
| 17                  | Rajasthan           | 5         | 2         | 3         | 2         | 1         | 1         | 5         | 1         | 4         | 11        |           |
| 18                  | Tamil Nadu          | 4         | 0         | 4         | 5         | 1         | 4         | 8         | 1         | 7         | 4         |           |
| 19                  | Uttar Pradesh       | 17        | 2         | 15        | 18        | 4         | 14        | 21        | 2         | 19        | 18        |           |
| 20                  | Uttarakhand         | 3         | 0         | 3         | 4         | 0         | 4         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 1         |           |
| 21                  | West Bengal         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 3         | 0         | 3         | 3         |           |
| 22                  | Sikkim              | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |
| 23                  | Meghalya            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |
| 24                  | Nagaland            | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0         |           |
| 25                  | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |
| 26                  | Mizoram             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 1         |           |
| 27                  | Tripura             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         |           |
| 28                  | Puducherry          | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 1         | 0         |           |
| 28                  | Telangana           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 2         | 0         | 2         | 10        | 2         | 10        | 6         |           |
| 30 A&CNicobar TOTAL | 30 A&CNicobar TOTAL | 105       | 17        | 88        | 91        | 18        | 73        | 107       | 17        | 90        | 89*       |           |