Lok Sabha Question No. 3078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-07
Subject: Permission to Medical/Dental Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3078**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 7** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015**

**Permission to Medical/Dental Colleges**

**3078. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:**

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

(a) the Government and private colleges, separately to which the Government granted letter of permission for admission for MBBS and BDS courses during the current year indicating the number of proposals received for the purpose, State/ UT-wise;

(b) the present status of takeover process of the ESIC Medical Colleges in the country;

(c) whether the Government proposes to consider ESIC Medical Colleges as a special category for admission during the current academic year, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has received a number of applications from ESIC Medical Colleges including Parippally ESIC Medical College for grant of letter of permission to start admission in MBBS first year during the current academic year; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon?

**ANSWER**

**THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE**

**(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)**

(a):	Annexure-I containing the details of number of proposals received for establishment of Medical and Dental colleges during the academic year 2015-16 and Annexure-II containing the names of Medical and Dental  Colleges granted permission during  the academic year 2015-16, State / UT-wise are annexed.

(b) & (c):	Annexure-III containing the status of existing and proposed Medical Colleges as conveyed by the Ministry of Labour & Employment is annexed. There is no provision under the IMC Act, 1956 and Regulations framed thereunder for giving any special treatment to any category of medical college.

(d) & (e):	The Central Government had received four applications from ESIC for establishment of ESIC Medical College at Coimbatore, Peripally, Faridaband and Mandi. After following due procedure laid down under the IMC Act, 1956 and Regulations framed thereunder, in consultation with the Medical Council of India, all the four applications have been found deficient and disapproved.

**Annexure - I**

**Details of number of proposals received for establishment of Medical / Dental colleges during the academic year 2015-16**

| **Sl**   | **State/UT**      | **Medical**   |   **Dental** |
|----------|-------------------|---------------|--------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 7             |            1 |
| 2        | Assam             | 0             |            1 |
| 3        | Bihar             | 4             |            1 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 2             |            0 |
| 5        | Delhi             | 2             |            0 |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 3             |            0 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1             |            0 |
| 8        | Haryana           | 3             |            0 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0             |            0 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 1             |            0 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 14            |            0 |
| 12       | Kerala            | 6             |            1 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 4             |            0 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 10            |            1 |
| 15       | Orissa            | 0             |            0 |
| 16       | Punjab            | 0             |            0 |
| 17       | Rajasthan         | 2             |            2 |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu        | 5             |            0 |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh     | 18            |            0 |
| 20       | Uttarakhand       | 4             |            0 |
| 21       | West Bengal       | 0             |            0 |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 0             |            0 |
| 23       | Meghalya          | 0             |            0 |
| 24       | Nagaland          | 1             |            0 |
| 25       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0             |            0 |
| 26       | Mizoram           | 1             |            0 |
| 27       | Tripura           | 0             |            0 |
| 28       | Telangana         | 2             |            0 |
| 29       | A & N Islands     | 1             |            0 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | **91**        |            7 |

**Annexure - II**

**Names of Medical/Dental  Colleges granted permission during academic year 2015-16** .

**MEDICAL**

|   Sl. No. | State/UT          | **Medical  College  Name**                                      | Govt./Private   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar | Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences(ANIIMS) | Government      |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    | GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences & Research                  | Private         |
|         3 | Gujarat           | GMERS Medical College, Junagarh                                 | Government      |
|         4 | Gujarat           | GMERS Medical College, Himmatnagar                              | Government      |
|         5 | Karnataka         | Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences                             | Government      |
|         6 | Karnataka         | Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences                          | Government      |
|         7 | Karnataka         | Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences                            | Government      |
|         8 | Karnataka         | Govt. Medical College, Omandurar, Chenni                        | Government      |
|         9 | Maharashtra       | Govt. Medical College, Chandrapur                               | Government      |
|        10 | Maharashtra       | Dr. R N Cooper General Hospital & Medical College               | Government      |
|        11 | Maharashtra       | Vithalrao Joshi's Medical College                               | Private         |
|        12 | Rajasthan         | Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences                           | Private         |
|        13 | Uttar Pradesh     | Hind Institute of Medical Sciences                              | Private         |
|        14 | Uttar Pradesh     | Shaikh UL Hind Maulana Hasan Medical College                    | Government      |
|        15 | Uttar Pradesh     | Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences                          | Private         |

**DENTAL**

|   1 | Maharashtra   | Dr. Rajesh Ramdasji Kambe Dental College & Hospital   | Private   |
|-----|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|   2 | Rajasthan     | Pacific Dental College & Research Centre              | Private   |

**Annexure - III**

**Status of exiting and proposed ESIC medical colleges as conveyed by Ministry of Labour & Employment**

| **Name of the existing and proposed colleges**                              | **Present Status**                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **ESIC MEDICAL COLLGES  TO BE CONTINUED TO BE RUN BY ESIC**                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Rajajinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka                                           | These Medical Colleges are already commissioned. ESIC would continue to run both the Medical College and hospital at these locations.                                                                     |
| Joka, Kolkata, West Bengal                                                  | These Medical Colleges are already commissioned. ESIC would continue to run both the Medical College and hospital at these locations.                                                                     |
| K.K.Nagar, Chennai, TN                                                      | These Medical Colleges are already commissioned. ESIC would continue to run both the Medical College and hospital at these locations.                                                                     |
| Gulbarga, Karnataka                                                         | These Medical Colleges are already commissioned. ESIC would continue to run both the Medical College and hospital at these locations.                                                                     |
| **STATE GOVERNMENTS AGREED FOR TAKEOVER**                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Coimbatore, TN                                                              | The concerned State Governments have agreed for takeover of these colleges.                                                                                                                               |
| Mandi, H.P.                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Paripally, Kerala                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Bihta, Patna                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **STATE GOVERNMENTS NOT WILLING FOR TAKEOVER**                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Faridabad, Haryana                                                          | The State Governments have conveyed their inability to take over the medical college. ESIC would continue to run both the Medical Colleges.                                                               |
| Sanath Nagar, Telangana                                                     | The State Governments have conveyed their inability to take over the medical college. ESIC would continue to run both the Medical Colleges.                                                               |
| **‘IN-PRINCIPLE’ WIILINGNESS OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR TAKEOVER RECEIVED**    |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Alwar, Rajasthan                                                            | ‘In-principle’ willingness of the State Government has been received.                                                                                                                                     |
| **CONVERSION OF PROPOSED ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE INTO ‘CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE’** |                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Basaidarapur, New Delhi                                                     | The project would be, in the interest of Insured Persons, modified into a Centre of Excellence for providing enhanced secondary care as well as Super Specialty Treatment facility for ESI beneficiaries. |