Increase of seats in MBBS and Post-Graduate courses in the medical colleges across the country is a continuous process. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare/Medical Council of India (MCI) receive requests from medical colleges for increase in UG/PG seats on regular basis. On receipt of such requests, MCI assesses the availability of infrastructure, manpower and teaching staff and recommendations are considered keeping in view of the assessment reports. To ensure availability of trained human resources in health sector, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has implemented a new centrally sponsored scheme with a funding pattern of 75% by the Centre and 25% by the State Government for strengthening and upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats by central funding at a total plan outlay of Rs.1350 crores. Details of allocation of funds and number of PG seats to be increased State/UT wise under the scheme is as below- FUNDS RELEASED UNDER STRENGTHENING AND UPGRADATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGES FOR INCREASE/CREATION OF PG SEATS (Till date) (Rs. in crores) | |||||||
S.No | Name of the State | No. of Medical Colleges Funded | Total Funds Approved | Central Govt. Share(75%) | Amount Released | No. of PG seats to be increased | |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 10 | 185.126 | 138.881 | 69.64 | 689 | |
2 | Assam | 3 | 47.2 | 35.41 | 17.71 | 143 | |
3 | Bihar | 6 | 74.425 | 55.82 | 29.06 | 199 | |
4 | Chandigarh | 1 | 45.56 | 34.17 | 17.09 | 48 | |
5 | Chhattisgarh | 1 | 32.73 | 24.55 | 12.275 | 79 | |
6 | Goa | 1 | 22.14 | 16.6 | 16.07 | 124 | |
7 | Gujarat | 1 | 29.62 | 22.22 | 22.22 | 86 | |
8 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 14.5 | 10.88 | 10.05 | 17 | |
9 | J & K | 1 | 37.57 | 28.18 | 14.08 | 127 | |
10 | Jharkhand | 2 | 44.01 | 33.005 | 16.49 | 102 | |
11 | Kerala | 2 | 54.453 | 40.838 | 21.455 | 150 | |
12 | Madhya Pradesh | 4 | 87.758 | 65.82 | 26.91 | 203 | |
13 | Maharashtra | 11 | 345.7935 | 259.34 | 129.57 | 692 | |
14 | Orissa | 3 | 19.7 | 14.77 | 5.54 | 107 | |
15 | Punjab | 2 | 58.665 | 44 | 13.08 | 87 | |
16 | Rajasthan | 6 | 138.0815 | 103.79 | 103.54 | 297 | |
17 | Tripura | 1 | 24.55 | 18.41 | 7.29 | 115 | |
18 | Uttarakhand | 1 | 12.55 | 9.41 | 2.65 | 62 | |
19 | Uttar Pradesh | 7 | 55.09 | 41.3 | 38.53 | 265 | |
20 | West Bengal | 8 | 168.91 | 126.6825 | 112.77 | 466 | |
Total | 72 | 1498.432 | 1124.0765 | 686.02 | 4058 |
In addition, two new schemes namely (i) Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with district hospitals, and (ii) Strengthening of State Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS seats have been approved in principle.
During the last three years and the current year, Medical Council of India has received proposals for increase in MBBS seats, details of which are as below-
Details of Number of proposals received for establishment of medical colleges during the last three years
State/UT | Number of proposals received |
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2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15** |
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Received | Approved | Received | Approved | Received | Approved | Received | ||||||
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 10 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | ||||
2 | Assam | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | ||||
3 | Bihar | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||
4 | Chhattisgarh | 2 | – | 3 | – | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
5 | Delhi | 3 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | ||||
6 | Gujarat | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | ||||
7 | Himachal Pradesh | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
8 | Haryana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||
10 | Jharkhand | 2 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||
11 | Karnataka | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 11 | ||||
12 | Kerala | 5 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 13 | ||||
13 | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||
14 | Maharashtra | 7 | – | 10 | 2 | 7 | – | 10 | ||||
15 | Manipur | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
16 | Orissa | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | ||||
17 | Puducherry | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
18 | Punjab | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||
19 | Rajasthan | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||
20 | Tamil Nadu | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||
21 | Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 16 | ||||
22 | Uttarakhand | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||
23 | West Bengal | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | ||||
24. | Sikkim | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | ||||
25 | Meghalya | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||
26 | Nagaland | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||
27. | Arunachal Pradesh | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||
28. | Mizoram | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||
29. | Tripura | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | ||||
TOTAL | 86 | 21 | 77 | 20 | 109 | 25 | 103 | |||||
**As per the time schedule the last date for grant of permission is 15th June 2014 for the academic session 2014-2015.
Further during the year 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 increase in the PG seats are as follows:
2012 – 2013 | |
Proposal received | Seats Increased |
1807 | 1443 |
2013 – 2014 | |
Proposal received | Seats Increased |
1825 | 1346 |
2014-2015 | |
Proposal received | Seats Increased |
1609 | As per the time schedule the last date for grant of permission is 28th February 2014 for the academic session 2014-2015. |
This was stated by Sh Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.