Lok Sabha Question No. 1009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Sanction of New Medical Seats and Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th DECEMBER 2025

## SANCTION OFNEW MEDICALSEATS AND COLLEGES

## 1009. SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRAVASANTRAO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently sanctioned 10,650 new medical seats and 41 new medical colleges for academic session 2025-26 across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the criteria adopted by the Government for allocation of these new medical colleges and seats in the country;
- (d) the total amount of funds sanctioned/released by the Government for the construction of medical colleges in the country;
- (e) whether any special consideration has been given to aspirational districts, backward or tribal areas while sanctioning these institutions and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure adequate infrastructure, faculty and resources for smooth functioning of these new medical colleges in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (f): Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), an autonomous board formed under provision of National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 invited online applications for setting up of new medical colleges/enhance their intake capacity. These applications are processed as per relevant regulations.

As per the information conveyed by NMC, 44 New Medical Colleges along-with 11,732 UG seats and 3393 PG seats have been added in Academic Session 2025-26. State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

Minimum Standard Requirement (MSR) Regulations framed by the NMC lay down the essential norms to ensure that medical colleges in the country have the requisite infrastructure and resources for their smooth and effective functioning. The key points are as under:

- 1) Medical college buildings and associated hospitals must conform to national building standards and obtain all necessary statutory clearances and approvals from regulatory and local authorities.
- 2) Teaching hospitals must have the minimum required number of beds to meet academic and clinical training needs, ensuring optimal inpatient and outpatient care.
- 3) All essential pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments must be fully operational, with required laboratories, outpatient departments, operating theatres, ICUs, diagnostic facilities and Teaching & Training Infrastructure (Pre-clinical, Para-clinical & Clinical)
- 4) Adequate space and facilities must be provided for lectures, practical demonstrations, laboratories, skill labs, and department-specific training to support undergraduate and postgraduate education.
- 5) Colleges must provide hostels, common rooms, libraries, cafeterias, playgrounds, gymnasiums, and counseling services to ensure overall welfare and holistic development of students.

Further, 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 Government medical colleges have already been approved with approved cost of Rs. 41,332.41 crore, including 40 colleges in aspirational districts and 38 colleges in tribal areas. State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I

## State-wise details of New Medical Colleges and UG/PG Seats added during Academic Session 2025-26:

| Sl. No   | State/UT            |   Total Colleges |   Under Graduate |   Post-Graduate |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| 1.       | Andaman &Nicobar    |                0 |                0 |              13 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh      |                1 |              430 |             119 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                0 |                0 |               0 |
| 4.       | Assam               |                2 |              325 |              41 |
| 5.       | Bihar               |                3 |              550 |              47 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh          |                0 |                0 |               0 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh        |                0 |              250 |              61 |
| 8.       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli |                0 |                0 |              18 |
| 9.       | Delhi               |                1 |               50 |              47 |
| 10 .     | Goa                 |                0 |                0 |               0 |
| 11 .     | Gujarat             |                2 |              375 |             285 |
| 12 .     | Haryana             |                2 |              525 |              72 |
| 13 .     | Himachal Pradesh    |                0 |               50 |              32 |
| 14 .     | Jammu and Kashmir   |                1 |              379 |             118 |
| 15 .     | Jharkhand           |                1 |              200 |              16 |
| 16 .     | Karnataka           |                1 |             1550 |             599 |
| 17 .     | Kerala              |                3 |              700 |              97 |
| 18 .     | Madhya Pradesh      |                4 |              525 |             115 |
| 19 .     | Maharashtra         |                5 |              980 |             418 |
| 20 .     | Manipur             |                0 |                0 |               2 |
| 21 .     | Meghalaya           |                1 |               50 |               0 |
| 22 .     | Mizoram             |                0 |                0 |              10 |
| 23 .     | Nagaland            |                0 |                0 |               0 |
| 24 .     | Orissa / Odisha     |                2 |              300 |             155 |
| 25 .     | Puducherry          |                0 |               43 |              68 |
| 26 .     | Punjab              |                1 |              200 |              55 |
| 27 .     | Rajasthan           |                6 |              825 |             112 |
| 28 .     | Sikkim              |                0 |                0 |               0 |
| 29 .     | Tamil Nadu          |                1 |             1050 |             375 |
| 30 .     | Telangana           |                1 |              475 |             118 |
| 31 .     | Tripura             |                0 |               50 |               6 |
| 32 .     | Uttar Pradesh       |                3 |              950 |             290 |
| 33 .     | Uttarakhand         |                0 |              100 |              68 |
| 34 .     | West Bengal         |                3 |              800 |              36 |
| Total    | Total               |               44 |            11732 |            3393 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1009 for answer on 05.12.2025

Annexure-II

## State-wise details of Medical Colleges approved under CSS in Aspirational & Tribal Districts:

| State/UT          | Aspirational District(s)                                 | Tribal District(s)                                                   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | Paderu                                                   | -                                                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | -                                                        | Papum Pare                                                           |
| Assam             | Dhubri                                                   | Kokrajhar                                                            |
| Bihar             | Jamui, Purnia, Sitamarhi                                 | Jamui                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh      | Kanker, Korba, Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon                   | Surguja, Kanker, Korba, Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon                      |
| Gujarat           | Narmada                                                  | Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal                                         |
| Himachal Pradesh  | Chamba                                                   | Chamba                                                               |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | Baramulla, Kupwara                                       | Rajouri                                                              |
| Jharkhand         | Dumka, East Singhbhum, Hazaribagh, Palamu                | Dumka, Palamu, Hazaribagh, Pashchimi Singhbhum                       |
| Karnataka         | Yadgir                                                   | -                                                                    |
| Ladakh            | -                                                        | Leh                                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Khandwa, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Singrauli                     | Mandla, Shahdol, Chhindwara, Singrauli, Ratlam, Khandwa (East Nimar) |
| Maharashtra       | Nandurbar                                                | Nandurbar                                                            |
| Manipur           | -                                                        | Churachandpur                                                        |
| Meghalaya         | -                                                        | West Garo Hills                                                      |
| Mizoram           | -                                                        | Aizawl                                                               |
| Nagaland          | -                                                        | Mon, Kohima                                                          |
| Odisha            | Balangir, Kalahandi, Koraput                             | Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Kalahandi                                       |
| Rajasthan         | Baran, Dholpur, Jaisalmer, Karauli, Sirohi               | Banswara, Dungarpur, Sirohi, Dausa                                   |
| Sikkim            | -                                                        | East District                                                        |
| Tamil Nadu        | Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar                             | -                                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | Bahraich, Chandauli, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar, Sonbhadra | -                                                                    |
| Uttarakhand       | Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar                              | -                                                                    |