Lok Sabha Question No. 1149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Medical Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU, G. HARI, V. SATHYABAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## MEDICAL SEATS

## 1149. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI G. HARI:

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

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

(a) whether the Government has not permitted renewal of a number of medical seats in various medical colleges across the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the reasons  th erefor  indicating  the  number  of medical  seats permitted against the capacity in medical colleges during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;

(c) whether the Government has rolled out any online facility for submission of proposals for setting up medical colleges and increasing medical seats which will run parallel with manual submission of applications, and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Governemnt has taken note of deteriorating quality of medical education due to shortage of professors and other teaching staff in the Governemnt medical colleges across the country; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) & (b): Colleges found deficient in terms of faculty, accommodation, equipment, clinica material and other facilities required for proper functioning of medical college and for o minimum standard of medical education are not given renewal permission. In 2014 - 15, 50, 428 MBBS seats were permitted against the total intake capacity of 54, 348. In 2015 - 16 the figures were 53, 088 and 57, 138. The process of granting renewal permission for the year 2016 - 17 is underway  and  the  last  date  for  granting  such  permissions  is  15.06.2016.  Details  of  se renewed are at Annexure.

(c): Yes.The online facility at present is only for submission of proposals for settin new Medical Colleg es and increasing MBBS seats for the academic year 2016 - 17.

(d) & (e): MCI is a statutory body constituted under the IMC Act, 1956 to maintain the qualit medical education. The Government has taken the following steps to meet the shortage of faculty in the country:

- I. The  ratio  of  teachers  to  students  has  been  revised  from  1:1  to  1:2  for  all  M disciplines  and  1:1  to  1:3  in  subjects  of  Anaesthesiology,  Forensic  Medic Radiotherapy, Medical Oncology and Surgical Oncology.
- II. DNB  qualification  has  been  recognized  for  appointment  as  faculty  to  take  care shortage of faculty.
- III. Enhancement of age limit for appointment/extension/re - employm nt against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65 - 70 years .
- IV. All  Post  graduate  medical  qualifications  from  the  five  English  Speaking  count (US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) have been recognized in India. PG and UG  degrees,  when  both  are  obtained  from  these  five  countries  have  also  be recognized.
- V. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/upgradation of Government Medical colleges to increase PG seats.

Annexure Details of MBBS seats not granted renewal permission

| S.I   | States/UTs     | Number of MBBS seats   | Number of MBBS seats   |
|-------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| S.I   | States/UTs     | 2014-15                | 2015-16                |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh | 550                    | 350                    |
| 2     | Bihar          | 100                    | 100                    |
| 3     | Haryana        | 100                    | 100                    |
| 4     | Jharkhand      | 160                    | 0                      |
| 5     | Karnataka      | 450                    | 650                    |
| 6     | Kerala         | 300                    | 350                    |
| 7     | Madhya Pradesh | 110                    | 200                    |
| 8     | Maharashtra    | 285                    | 450                    |
| 9     | Odisha         | 100                    | 100                    |
| 10    | Punjab         | 150                    | 150                    |
| 11    | Rajasthan      | 100                    | 50                     |
| 12    | Sikkim         | 50                     | 0                      |
| 13    | Tamil Nadu     | 900                    | 450                    |
| 14    | Uttar Pradesh  | 565                    | 900                    |
| 15    | Telangana      | 0                      | 200                    |
| Total | Total          | 3920                   | 4050                   |