Lok Sabha Question No. 1055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-22
Subject: Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1055 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND JULY, 2016

## MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 1055. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a) the number of medical colleges in the country along with the total number of medical seats available, States/UT - wise;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  reservation  of seats  for  Non - Resident Indians  (NRIs), under Management Quota in the self finance colleges in the States;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including the  reservation  policy  for  SCs,  STs,  OBCs and  BPL families being followed by these medical colleges; and
- (d) the details of fee structure for student admitted in Government and private colleges?

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

- (a): As on date, there are total 59883 MBBS seats in 439 Medical Colleges in India. States/UT - wise details are Annexed.
- (b) to (d): As per directions of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, the private medical colleges in India are permitted to fill up to 15% o f management quota in MBBS course under NRI Quota. The  reservation  for  SCs/STs/OBCs  category  candidates  is  followed  in  Government  Medica Colleges.

In  the  case  of  Government  medical  colleges,  the  respective  State  Governments responsible for fixation o f fees. However, in the case of private unaided medical colleges, the structure  is  decided  by  the  Committee  set  up  by  the  respective  State  Government  under Chairmanship  of  a  retired  High  Court  Judge  in  pursuance  of  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme  Court  of  India.  It  is  for  the  Committee  to  decide  whether  the  fee  proposed Institute is justified and the fee fixed by the Committee is binding on the Institute.

ANNEXURE

| STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF MEDICAL COLLEGES   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF MEDICAL COLLEGES   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF MEDICAL COLLEGES   | STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF MEDICAL COLLEGES   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                      | State/UT                                    | No. of Colleges                             | No. of MBBS Seats                           |
| 1                                           | Andhra Pradesh                              | 28                                          | 4200                                        |
| 2                                           | A & N Islands                               | 1                                           | 100                                         |
| 3                                           | Assam                                       | 6                                           | 726                                         |
| 4                                           | Bihar                                       | 13                                          | 1350                                        |
| 5                                           | Chandigarh                                  | 1                                           | 100                                         |
| 6                                           | Chhattisgarh                                | 7                                           | 800                                         |
| 7                                           | Delhi                                       | 8                                           | 1100                                        |
| 8                                           | Goa                                         | 1                                           | 150                                         |
| 9                                           | Gujarat                                     | 25                                          | 3480                                        |
| 10                                          | Haryana                                     | 8                                           | 900                                         |
| 11                                          | Himachal Pradesh                            | 4                                           | 450                                         |
| 12                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                             | 4                                           | 500                                         |
| 13                                          | Jharkhand                                   | 3                                           | 350                                         |
| 14                                          | Karnataka                                   | 53                                          | 7795                                        |
| 15                                          | Kerala                                      | 31                                          | 3750                                        |
| 16                                          | Madhya Pradesh                              | 14                                          | 2000                                        |
| 17                                          | Maharashtra                                 | 50                                          | 6920                                        |
| 18                                          | Manipur                                     | 2                                           | 200                                         |
| 19                                          | Meghalaya                                   | 1                                           | 50                                          |
| 20                                          | Orissa                                      | 8                                           | 1250                                        |
| 21                                          | Pondicherry                                 | 8                                           | 1200                                        |
| 22                                          | Punjab                                      | 10                                          | 1375                                        |
| 23                                          | Rajasthan                                   | 14                                          | 2350                                        |
| 24                                          | Sikkim                                      | 1                                           | 100                                         |
| 25                                          | Tamil Nadu                                  | 47                                          | 6315                                        |
| 26                                          | Telangana                                   | 21                                          | 3200                                        |
| 27                                          | Tripura                                     | 2                                           | 200                                         |
| 28                                          | Uttar Pradesh                               | 38                                          | 4949                                        |
| 29                                          | Uttarakhand                                 | 5                                           | 650                                         |
| 30                                          | West Bengal                                 | 17                                          | 2550                                        |
| 31                                          | AIIMS                                       | 7                                           | 673                                         |
| 32                                          | JIPMER                                      | 1                                           | 150                                         |
| TOTAL                                       |                                             | 439                                         | 59883                                       |