(a) At present, there are 362 medical colleges in the country, out of which 168 are in Government sector and 194 in private sector. The intake capacity for MBBS course of these medical colleges is 45629 annually and 22503 for postgraduate courses. The state-wise details of MBBS seats and Post Graduate (PG) seats are at Annexure-I & II.
(b) & (c) No Sir. However, in order to increase the number of MBBS and PG seats in the country, the Central Government has rationalized the Medical Council of India (MCI) Regulations in terms of land requirement, bed strength, bed occupancy, maximum admission capacity, increase in age of teaching faculty, utilization of district hospitals for establishment of new medical colleges in the government sector and increase in teacher students ratio for PG courses. This has resulted in increase in 10262 undergraduate seats and 7585 PG seats during the last three years i.e. 2010-11 to 2012-13.
Further under the scheme for strengthening & upgradation of government medical colleges for increase of postgraduate seats, 72 medical colleges have been supported which envisages increase of approximately 4000 PG seats. The 12th Plan envisages establishment of medical colleges by upgrading the district hospitals and increase in intake capacity of MBBS seats in the existing government medical colleges.
(d) The detail of proposals for setting up new medical colleges received and approved during the last 3 years and for the next academic year is as under:
|
Academic year
|
No. of proposals received
|
No of proposals approved
|
|
2010-11
|
37
|
14
|
|
2011-12
|
86
|
21
|
|
2012-13
|
77
|
20
|
|
2013-14
|
109
|
–
|
The state/UT wise detail of proposals for the last three year and the current year is at Annexure-III.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 37
Annexure-I
|
STATUS OF INTAKE CAPACITY OF MBBS SEATS
|
|||||||
|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
Government
|
Private
|
Total
|
|||
|
|
No. of Colleges
|
Seats
|
No. of Colleges
|
Seats
|
No. of Colleges
|
Seats
|
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pd.
|
14
|
2050
|
26
|
3550
|
40
|
5600
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
5
|
626
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
626
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
7
|
540
|
4
|
360
|
11
|
900
|
|
4
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
50
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
3
|
300
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
300
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
4
|
750
|
2
|
200
|
6
|
950
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
1
|
150
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
150
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
9
|
1530
|
13
|
1700
|
22
|
3230
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
2
|
300
|
4
|
400
|
6
|
700
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2
|
200
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
200
|
|
11
|
J & K
|
3
|
250
|
1
|
100
|
4
|
350
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
3
|
250
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
250
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
11
|
1350
|
32
|
4655
|
43
|
6005
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
6
|
1000
|
17
|
1850
|
23
|
2850
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pd.
|
6
|
720
|
6
|
900
|
12
|
1620
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
19
|
2200
|
24
|
2995
|
43
|
5195
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
2
|
200
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
200
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
1
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
50
|
|
19
|
Orissa
|
3
|
450
|
4
|
400
|
7
|
850
|
|
20
|
Pondicherry
|
1
|
150
|
7
|
900
|
8
|
1050
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
3
|
350
|
7
|
795
|
10
|
1145
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
6
|
800
|
4
|
550
|
10
|
1350
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
100
|
1
|
100
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
19
|
2205
|
23
|
3350
|
42
|
5555
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
2
|
200
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
200
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
10
|
1240
|
15
|
1800
|
25
|
3040
|
|
27
|
Uttaranchal
|
2
|
200
|
2
|
200
|
4
|
400
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
13
|
1750
|
2
|
250
|
15
|
2000
|
|
29
|
AIIMS
|
7
|
377
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
377
|
|
30
|
JIPMER
|
1
|
127
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
127
|
|
31
|
BHU, Varanasi
|
1
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
59
|
|
32
|
AMU, Aligarh
|
1
|
150
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
150
|
|
|
|
168
|
20574
|
194
|
25055
|
362
|
45629
|
Annexure-II
State wise details of postgraduate seats in the country
|
Sl. No.
|
State
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2648
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
362
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
440
|
|
4
|
Chandigarh
|
38
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
79
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
1111
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
74
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
1585
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
274
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
146
|
|
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
363
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
187
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
3161
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
1146
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
629
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
2996
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
72
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
8
|
|
19
|
Orissa
|
434
|
|
20
|
Pondicherry
|
368
|
|
21
|
Punjab
|
1003
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
871
|
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
22
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2255
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
25
|
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1315
|
|
27
|
Uttaranchal
|
123
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
1115
|
|
|
Total
|
22850
|
Annexure-III
Number of proposals received during last three years and current year.
|
S. No.
|
State/UT
|
Number of proposals received
|
||||||
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
|||||
|
Received
|
Approved
|
Received
|
Approved
|
Received
|
Approved
|
Received
|
||
|
1
|
Andhra Pd.
|
4
|
3
|
10
|
1
|
16
|
3
|
14
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
2
|
–
|
3
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
6
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
3
|
–
|
8
|
|
5
|
Delhi
|
1
|
–
|
3
|
–
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
5
|
–
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
|
7
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
2
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
0
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
3
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
17
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
2
|
–
|
5
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
5
|
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0
|
–
|
2
|
1
|
–
|
–
|
2
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
1
|
–
|
7
|
–
|
10
|
2
|
7
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
0
|
1
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
0
|
|
16
|
Orissa
|
0
|
–
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
|
17
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
1
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
0
|
|
18
|
Punjab
|
1
|
–
|
2
|
2
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
|
19
|
Rajasthan
|
0
|
–
|
2
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
4
|
|
20
|
Tamil Nadu
|
11
|
5
|
13
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
|
21
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1
|
–
|
8
|
4
|
8
|
2
|
14
|
|
22
|
Uttarakhand
|
1
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
1
|
–
|
1
|
|
23
|
West Bengal
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
|
24.
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
25
|
Meghalya
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
26
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
27.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
28.
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
29.
|
Tripura
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
TOTAL
|
37
|
14
|
86
|
21
|
77
|
20
|
109
|
|
Total Proposals received (last 3 years) : 37+86+77= 200
Proposal approved during the last three years : 14+21+20+= 55
The above information was submitted by MoHFW in reply of undermentioned Lok Sabha queries:-
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO 37
ANSWERED ON 23.11.2012
MEDICAL COLLAGES
37 . Shri M. K. RAGHAVAN
RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:-
(a) The number of Government and private medical colleges in the country indicating the number of seats for graduation (MBBS) and Post Graduation (PG) seats therein, State/UT-wise;
(b) Whether the number of MBBS and PG seats available in the medical colleges is sufficient to meet the shortage of doctors in the country;
(c) If so, the details thereof and if not, the steps taken/proposed by the Government to increase the number of MBBS and PG seats in existing medical colleges and set up new medical colleges or upgrade the districts hospitals across the country, State/UT-wise;
(d) The details of proposals received, approved, rejected and pending for setting up of medical colleges during each of the last three years and current year, State/UT-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 37 FOR 23rd NOVEMBER, 2012
**see above**
Source: Lok Sabha Q&A
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