Lok Sabha Question No. 413 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Development of Medical Infrastructure in Rural Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 413* TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH MARCH, 2026

## DEVELOPMENT OFMEDICALINFRASTRUCTURE IN RURAL AREAS

## *413. SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any study or survey regarding the growth and development of medical infrastructure and facilities in rural areas across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the list of medical facility projects proposed, under consideration and presently functional in rural areas across the country, State/UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the total funds allocated, released and utilised for the growth and development of medical facilities in rural areas across the country, State/UT-wise especially in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government has considered upgrading existing medical facilities to increase their capacity to serve more people in rural areas, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor??

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 413* FOR 20 TH MARCH, 2026

(a) to (d) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on the proposals received in the form of Program Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission (NHM) as per norms & available resources.

Health Dynamics of India (HDI) (Infrastructure & Human Resources), 2022-23 is an annual publication, based on Health care administrative data reported by States/UTs. The State/UT-wise status of rural health facilities functioning across the country, including Andhra Pradesh can be accessed at the following link of HDI 2022-23:

https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%2 0%28Infrastructure%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23\_RE%20%281%29.pdf

State/UT-wise details of funds approved and Expenditure on Infrastructure Strengthening (Rural & Urban) under National Health Mission (NHM) for the last three FYs i.e 2022-23; 2023-24; 2024-25 including Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure-I .

In addition to the National Health Mission (NHM), Government of India also operates the following schemes for developing public healthcare infrastructure:

- Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS), which has an outlay of Rs. 64,180 Crores for the scheme period (2021-22 to 2025-26). The measures under the PM-ABHIM focus on developing capacities of health systems and institutions across the continuum of care at all levels, primary, secondary and tertiary, to prepare health systems in responding effectively to the current and future pandemics /disasters.

Under CSS component of the scheme, administrative approvals have been accorded to the States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh under PM-ABHIM for 5 years period i.e. FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 for an amount of Rs.32,928.82

Crores for construction/ strengthening and establishment of 9519 Building-less Sub Health Centre-Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (SHC-AAMs), 5456 Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (U-AAMs), 2151 Block Public Health Units (BPHUs), 744 Integrated Public Health Laboratories (IPHLs) and 621 Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) at District Hospitals/ Govt. Medical College level.

The State/UT-wise details of projects sanctioned in rural areas across the country, including Andhra Pradesh under PM-ABHIM is placed at Annexure-II .

State/UT-wise details of Funds Released under PM ABHIM including Andhra Pradesh since inception to FY 2024-25 are at Annexure-III.

The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC-XV) has recommended grants through local governments for specific components of the health sector and spread over the five-year period from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 to facilitate strengthening of health system at the grass-root level for an amount of Rs. 70,000 crores. These grants are for strengthening primary care through specified components such as SHC-AAMs, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), Conversion of rural PHCs and Sub-Centres to AAMs, Support for diagnostic infrastructure to the primary healthcare facilities, BPHUs and U-AAMs for States, including Andhra Pradesh.

Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), ' Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals ' , 157 new medical colleges have been approved with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, where there is no existing Government or private medical college. State/UT-wise details of Medical Colleges approved under the Scheme including Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure-IV .

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## Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise Approval and Expenditure on Infrastructure Strengthening (Rural & Urban) under National Health Mission (NHM) from FY 2022-23 to FY2024-25

| Sl. No.   |                                    | 2022-23    | 2022-23      | 2023-24    | 2023-24      | 2024-25    | 2024-25      |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|------------|--------------|
| Sl. No.   | States                             | Approval s | Expendit ure | Approval s | Expendit ure | Approval s | Expenditur e |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 2.00       | 3.70         | 5.00       | 0.00         | 117.90     | 0.00         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 633.06     | 315.88       | 875.72     | 52.56        | 16,202.55  | 5,983.85     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 4,737.52   | 6,568.85     | 2,069.80   | 5,382.51     | 7,174.29   | 6,845.92     |
| 4         | Assam                              | 35,925.05  | 9,521.74     | 10,500.34  | 9,024.95     | 9,576.64   | 7,340.32     |
| 5         | Bihar                              | 99,387.56  | 36,055.09    | 52,900.70  | 45,692.16    | 12,822.33  | 73,992.48    |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         | 0.00       | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00         |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       | 7,789.77   | 6,970.37     | 7,789.77   | 6,682.68     | 13,921.75  | 4,975.68     |
| 8         | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman& Diu | 2.88       | 0.00         | 2.88       | 0.00         | 3.60       | 0.00         |
| 9         | Delhi                              | 1,399.96   | 2,285.11     | 1,399.96   | 2,255.23     | 1,214.50   | 661.75       |
| 10        | Goa                                | 260.26     | 134.17       | 225.34     | 197.82       | 39.40      | 46.77        |
| 11        | Gujarat                            | 5,028.85   | 253.57       | 353.08     | 642.44       | 2,538.04   | 236.10       |
| 12        | Haryana                            | 8,555.93   | 8,937.08     | 335.90     | 303.64       | 616.45     | 404.17       |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 0.00       | 0.00         | 600.00     | 0.00         | 62.21      | 56.21        |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 1,599.96   | 498.41       | 3,375.46   | 2,905.67     | 600.00     | 770.92       |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          | 9,373.36   | 3,713.19     | 8,850.36   | 6,599.20     | 4,199.90   | 2,573.66     |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | 7,613.96   | 5,158.75     | 4,789.20   | 6,307.16     | 1,027.87   | 1,338.94     |
| 17        | Kerala                             | 12,709.03  | 5,319.77     | 18,104.34  | 3,856.56     | 6,927.35   | 6,431.13     |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                        | 0.00       | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00         | 0.00       | 0.00         |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 19,866.87  | 22,572.53    | 42,679.70  | 25,574.97    | 33,102.33  | 12,447.68    |
| 20        | Maharashtra                        | 61,535.48  | 24,932.60    | 60,134.13  | 33,948.75    | 80,012.35  | 34,018.77    |
| 21        | Manipur                            | 1,796.82   | 44.62        | 16.41      | 14.77        | 6,625.62   | 2,701.32     |
| 22        | Meghalaya                          | 1,096.27   | 864.35       | 69.49      | 886.06       | 357.90     | 787.17       |
| 23        | Mizoram                            | 36.75      | 14.37        | 33.79      | 25.42        | 216.71     | 9.71         |
| 24        | Nagaland                           | 3,073.78   | 1,138.36     | 2,132.23   | 1,375.81     | 3,825.23   | 2,310.87     |
| 25        | Odisha                             | 62,574.68  | 84,110.12    | 48,034.45  | 58,810.00    | 39,288.02  | 87,374.27    |
| 26        | Puducherry                         | 6.36       | 8.54         | 6.48       | 2.78         | 3.48       | 2.94         |

|   27 | Punjab        | 990.10    | 40.87     | 190.60      | 190.60    | 2,333.79    | 17.26     |
|------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
|   28 | Rajasthan     | 57,577.61 | 28,782.14 | 57,736.11   | 46,950.24 | 134,129.0 0 | 41,333.31 |
|   29 | Sikkim        | 52.51     | 6.44      | 64.37       | 32.18     | 217.74      | 189.67    |
|   30 | Tamil Nadu    | 56,033.70 | 41,677.06 | 79,790.36   | 45,563.89 | 41,701.81   | 39,966.97 |
|   31 | Telangana     | 11,534.19 | 15,478.29 | 41,042.91   | 6,920.11  | 6,956.69    | 6,956.69  |
|   32 | Tripura       | 5,149.70  | 4,185.24  | 4,518.05    | 3,010.20  | 9,110.17    | 1,442.50  |
|   33 | Uttar Pradesh | 42,730.00 | 18,346.25 | 171,102.1 4 | 5,026.42  | 169,180.6 8 | 19,235.25 |
|   34 | Uttarakhand   | 10,604.54 | 5,195.83  | 1,238.88    | 3,454.42  | 7,201.40    | 869.94    |
|   35 | West Bengal   | 11,212.94 | 1,899.55  | 3,005.22    | 3,506.23  | 12,884.44   | 2,418.32  |
|   36 | Ladakh        | 2,691.15  | 1,215.87  | 2,334.65    | 1,349.92  | 1,667.32    | 1,697.72  |

Note: 1. SPIP Approval and Expenditure is as per the available Financial Management Reports submitted by State/UTs and are provisional.

2. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State Release & unspent balances at the beginning of the year.

## Annexure-II

## Details of Projects Sanctioned under PM-ABHIM

## I. Building less-AAM (Sub-Centers - Ayushman Arogya Mandir)

| S. No.   | States         |   Units Approved |
|----------|----------------|------------------|
| 1        | Rajasthan      |             1112 |
| 2        | Jharkhand      |              893 |
| 3        | Manipur        |               64 |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh  |             1670 |
| 5        | Assam          |              768 |
| 6        | Odisha         |              604 |
| 7        | West Bengal    |              385 |
| 8        | Meghalaya      |              251 |
| 9        | Bihar          |             2546 |
| 10       | Andhra Pradesh |              696 |
| 11       | Karnataka      |              530 |
|          | Total          |             9519 |

## II. Urban- AAM(U-HWC)

| S. No.   | State / UT       |   Units Approved |
|----------|------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |               45 |
| 2        | Chandigarh       |               19 |
| 3        | DNH&DD           |                4 |
| 4        | Gujarat          |              410 |
| 5        | Mizoram          |                1 |
| 6        | Odisha           |              140 |
| 7        | Tamil Nadu       |              708 |
| 8        | Telangana        |              500 |
| 9        | Karnataka        |              817 |
| 10       | Puducherry       |               32 |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir   |               79 |
| 12       | Rajasthan        |              639 |
| 13       | Uttar Pradesh    |              674 |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh |               38 |
| 15       | Delhi            |             1139 |
| 16       | A&NIslands       |                4 |
| 17       | Manipur          |                3 |
| 18       | West Bengal      |              204 |
|          | Total            |             5456 |

## III. Block Public Health Units (BPHUs)

| S. No   | State / UT       |   Units Approved |
|---------|------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Chhattisgarh     |               91 |
| 2       | Jammu &Kashmir   |              287 |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh   |              196 |
| 4       | Rajasthan        |              184 |
| 5       | Odisha           |              197 |
| 6       | Uttarakhand      |               78 |
| 7       | Uttar Pradesh    |              515 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh |               73 |
| 9       | Assam            |              207 |
| 10      | Jharkhand        |              165 |
| 11      | Bihar            |              158 |
|         | TOTAL            |             2151 |

## IV. Integrated Public Health Labs (IPHLs)

|   S. No. | State / UT     |   Units Approved |
|----------|----------------|------------------|
|        1 | A&NIslands     |                3 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh |               26 |
|        3 | Bihar          |               38 |
|        4 | Chandigarh     |                1 |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh   |               28 |
|        6 | DNH&DD         |                3 |
|        7 | Delhi          |               11 |
|        8 | Goa            |                2 |
|        9 | Haryana        |               22 |
|       10 | Jammu &Kashmir |               20 |
|       11 | Karnataka      |               31 |
|       12 | Ladakh         |                2 |
|       13 | Lakshadweep    |                1 |
|       14 | Madhya Pradesh |               55 |
|       15 | Manipur        |               15 |
|       16 | Meghalaya      |               10 |
|       17 | Nagaland       |               11 |
|       18 | Puducherry     |                4 |
|       19 | Punjab         |               22 |
|       20 | Rajasthan      |               33 |

| 21   | Sikkim            |   3 |
|------|-------------------|-----|
| 22   | Tamil Nadu        |  38 |
| 23   | Telangana         |  33 |
| 24   | Tripura           |   7 |
| 25   | Maharashtra       |  36 |
| 26   | Himachal Pradesh  |  12 |
| 27   | Mizoram           |  10 |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     |  75 |
| 29   | Kerala            |  14 |
| 30   | Gujarat           |  33 |
| 31   | West Bengal       |  23 |
| 32   | Odisha            |  30 |
| 33   | Jharkhand         |  24 |
| 34   | Assam             |  33 |
| 35   | Arunachal Pradesh |  22 |
| 36   | Uttarakhand       |  13 |
|      | Total             | 744 |

## V. Critical Care Hospital Block (CCBs)

|   S. No. | State / UT     |   Units Approved |
|----------|----------------|------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh |               24 |
|        2 | Bihar          |               38 |
|        3 | DNH&DD         |                1 |
|        4 | Madhya Pradesh |               50 |
|        5 | Maharashtra    |               36 |
|        6 | Manipur        |                2 |
|        7 | Meghalaya      |                3 |
|        8 | Mizoram        |                1 |
|        9 | Nagaland       |                1 |
|       10 | Punjab         |               22 |
|       11 | Rajasthan      |               33 |
|       12 | Sikkim         |                1 |
|       13 | Tamil Nadu     |               37 |
|       14 | Tripura        |                1 |
|       15 | Telangana      |               31 |
|       16 | Chhattisgarh   |               23 |
|       17 | Jharkhand      |               23 |
|       18 | West Bengal    |               22 |
|       19 | Jammu &Kashmir |               10 |
|       20 | Karnataka      |               34 |

| 21   | Himachal Pradesh   |   8 |
|------|--------------------|-----|
| 22   | Gujarat            |  32 |
| 23   | Uttar Pradesh      |  74 |
| 24   | Odisha             |  28 |
| 25   | Uttarakhand        |   5 |
| 26   | Puducherry         |   4 |
| 27   | Kerala             |  14 |
| 28   | Assam              |  27 |
| 29   | Haryana            |  22 |
| 30   | A&NIslands         |   1 |
| 31   | Arunachal Pradesh  |   1 |
| 32   | Chandigarh         |   1 |
| 33   | Delhi              |   9 |
| 34   | Goa                |   2 |
|      | Total              | 621 |

## Annexure-III

## State/UT-wise Central Release and Expenditure under Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission from FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25

(Rs. In Crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | 2022-23         | 2022-23      | 2023-24          | 2023-24      | 2024-25           | 2024-25      |
|----------|------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | Central Release | Expendit ure | Centra l Release | Expendit ure | Centr al Relea se | Expenditu re |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 1.11            | 0.00         | 0.00             | 0.00         | 1.05              | 1.57         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 15.76           | 6.25         | 35.78            | 28.85        | 39.07             | 65.16        |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0.10            | 0.00         | 8.83             | 2.25         | 1.05              | 2.44         |
| 4        | Assam                              | 2.26            | 1.16         | 91.45            | 68.45        | 159.6 1           | 177.34       |
| 5        | Bihar                              | 7.17            | 0.00         | 0.00             | 50.69        | 15.92             | 185.61       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                         | 4.79            | 1.73         | 10.38            | 5.83         | 5.13              | 6.34         |
| 7        | Chattisgarh                        | 1.34            | 11.01        | 32.23            | 19.64        | 18.63             | 31.05        |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 0.24            | 0.00         | 0.28             | 0.21         | 0.53              | 0.51         |
| 9        | Delhi                              | 0.00            | 0.00         | 0.00             | 0.00         | 0.00              | 0.00         |
| 10       | Goa                                | 0.06            | 0.00         | 3.75             | 0.00         | 0.10              | 0.21         |
| 11       | Gujarat                            | 29.54           | 32.24        | 46.04            | 56.13        | 79.38             | 146.63       |
| 12       | Haryana                            | 1.31            | 0.00         | 17.67            | 16.63        | 36.00             | 88.63        |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 28.05           | 9.98         | 15.69            | 15.27        | 44.81             | 52.92        |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 1.00            | 0.00         | 44.01            | 36.67        | 60.44             | 63.71        |
| 15       | Jharkhand                          | 183.04          | 240.87       | 102.27           | 454.05       | 65.27             | 289.16       |
| 16       | Karnataka                          | 37.10           | 18.75        | 100.57           | 104.47       | 118.91            | 198.19       |
| 17       | Kerala                             | 24.89           | 4.72         | 0.00             | 36.66        | 24.58             | 36.15        |
| 18       | Ladakh                             | 0.00            | 0.00         | 0.62             | 0.31         | 0.62              | 0.62         |
| 19       | Lakshadweep                        | 0.63            | 0.00         | 0.00             | 0.07         | 0.00              | 0.51         |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 98.70           | 99.43        | 228.52           | 300.93       | 63.19             | 295.14       |
| 21       | Maharashtra                        | 4.07            | 0.00         | 31.76            | 34.47        | 65.48             | 86.82        |
| 22       | Manipur                            | 10.92           | 4.56         | 13.78            | 16.89        | 5.74              | 21.20        |
| 23       | Meghalaya                          | 43.28           | 8.80         | 4.42             | 28.02        | 10.50             | 27.34        |
| 24       | Mizoram                            | 1.52            | 0.27         | 4.52             | 1.32         | 3.82              | 7.27         |
| 25       | Nagaland                           | 0.08            | 0.00         | 4.42             | 0.60         | 0.00              | 1.71         |
| 26       | Odisha                             | 211.46          | 258.55       | 171.58           | 423.43       | 149.0 5           | 248.42       |
| 27       | Puducherry                         | 0.19            | 0.62         | 2.67             | 2.88         | 2.50              | 4.28         |
| 28       | Punjab                             | 24.16           | 0.00         | 0.00             | 2.07         | 8.92              | 45.33        |
| 29       | Rajasthan                          | 83.59           | 108.50       | 173.06           | 280.43       | 157.7             | 262.93       |

|    |               |        |        |        |        | 6       |        |
|----|---------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|
| 30 | Sikkim        |   0.75 |   0.26 |   3.88 |   2.05 | 1.67    |   3.74 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu    | 150.42 | 183.35 | 279.36 | 389.37 | 224.9 9 | 512.33 |
| 32 | Telangana     |  53.88 |  83.75 |  95.21 | 141.73 | 208.8 2 | 348.04 |
| 33 | Tripura       |   0.9  |   0.38 |   2.48 |   1.43 | 2.12    |   2.94 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 173.71 | 254.04 | 247.96 | 252.69 | 400.9 5 | 544.74 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand   |  32.31 |   1.6  |   0    |  16.35 | 26.89   |  31.07 |
| 36 | West Bengal   |   0    |   9.75 |  30.91 |  49.78 | 78.40   |  92.35 |

## Note:

1. The above releases relate to Central Govt. Grants & do not include State share contribution.
2. Expenditure includes expenditure against Central Release, State release & unspent balances at the beginning of the year. Expenditure is as per FMRs submitted by States/UTs and is provisional.

## Annexure-IV

## Details of Medical Colleges approved under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for ' Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals

| S. No.   | Name of State     |   No. of Location | Location of Medical College                                                                                                     |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (a)      | A &NIslands       |                 1 | Port Blair                                                                                                                      |
| (b)      | Arunachal Pradesh |                 1 | Naharlagun                                                                                                                      |
| (c)      | Assam             |                 5 | Dhubri; Nagaon; North Lakhimpur; Diphu and Kokrajhar                                                                            |
| (d)      | Andhra Pradesh    |                 3 | Piduguralla; Paderu and Machilipatnam                                                                                           |
| (e)      | Bihar             |                 8 | Purnia; Saran (Chhapara); Samastipur; Sitamarhi; Jhanjharpur; Siwan; Buxar and Jamui                                            |
| (f)      | Chhattisgarh      |                 5 | Rajnandgaon; Sarguja; Korba; Mahasamund and Kanker                                                                              |
| (g)      | Gujarat           |                 5 | Narmada; Navsari; Panchmahal; Porbandar and Morbi                                                                               |
| (h)      | Himachal Pradesh  |                 3 | Chamba; Hamirpur and Nahan (Sirmour)                                                                                            |
| (i)      | Haryana           |                 1 | Bhiwani                                                                                                                         |
| (j)      | Jharkhand         |                 5 | Dumka; Hazaribagh; Palamu (Daltonganj); Koderma and Chaibasa (Singhbhum)                                                        |
| (k)      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                 7 | Anantnag; Baramulla; Rajouri; Doda; Kathua; Udhampur and Handwara (Distt. Kupwara)                                              |
| (l)      | Karnataka         |                 4 | Chikkamagaluru; Haveri; Yadgiri and Chikkaballapura                                                                             |
| (m)      | Ladakh            |                 1 | Leh                                                                                                                             |
| (n)      | Madhya Pradesh    |                14 | Datia; Khandwa; Ratlam; Shahdol; Vidisha; Chindwara; Shivpuri; Satna; Rajgarh; Mandla; Neemuch; Mandsaur; Sheopur and Singrauli |
| (o)      | Maharashtra       |                 2 | Gondia and Nandurbar                                                                                                            |
| (p)      | Manipur           |                 1 | Churachandpur                                                                                                                   |
| (q)      | Meghalaya         |                 1 | West Garo Hills (Tura)                                                                                                          |
| (r)      | Mizoram           |                 1 | Falkawn                                                                                                                         |
| (s)      | Nagaland          |                 2 | Naga Hospital andMon                                                                                                            |

| S. No.   | Name of State   |   No. of Location | Location of Medical College                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|----------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (t)      | Odisha          |                 7 | Balasore; Baripada (Mayurbhanj); Bolangir; Koraput; Puri; Jajpur and Kalahandi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| (u)      | Punjab          |                 3 | SAS Nagar; Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (v)      | Rajasthan       |                23 | Barmer; Bharatpur; Bhilwara; Churu; Dungarpur; Pali; Sikar; Dholpur; Alwar; Baran; Bansawara; Chittorgarh; Jaisalmer; Karauli; Nagaur; ShriGanganagar; Sirohi; Bundi; SawaiMadhopur; Tonk; Hanumangarh; Jhunjhunu and Dausa                                                                                   |
| (w)      | Sikkim          |                 1 | Gangtok                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| (x)      | Tamil Nadu      |                11 | Tiruppur; Nilgiris; Ramanathapuram; Namakkal; Dindigul; Virudhunagar; Krishnagiri; Tiruvallur; Nagapattinam; Ariyalur and Kallakurichi                                                                                                                                                                        |
| (y)      | Uttar Pradesh   |                27 | Basti; Faizabad; Firozabad; Shahjahanpur; Bahraich; Etah; Hardoi; Pratapgarh; Fatehpur; Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj); Deoria; Ghazipur; Mirzapur; Bijnaur; Kushinagar; Sultanpur; Gonda; Lalitpur; LakhimpurKheri; Chandauli; Bulandshahar; Sonbhadra; Pilibhit; Auraiya; Kanpur Dehat; Kaushambi and Amethi |
| (z)      | Uttarakhand     |                 4 | Almora; Rudrapur- Distt. Udham Singh Nagar; Pithoragarh And Haridwar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (aa)     | West Bengal     |                11 | Birbhum (Rampur Hat); Cooch behar; Diamond harbor; Purulia; Raiganj, North Dinajpur; Barasat; Uluberia; Arambagh; Jhargram; Tamluk and Jalpaiguri                                                                                                                                                             |
| Total    | Total           |               157 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |