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Date: 2026-02-13 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Government Medical College in Kishanganj

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**Executive Summary** This document presents the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's response to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha regarding the establishment of government medical colleges, specifically in Kishanganj district. It clarifies that the Ministry administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) to establish new medical colleges attached to existing hospitals, favoring underserved areas, and that all envisaged medical colleges under the scheme, including 08 in Bihar, have been approved in three phases. The response is dated 13th February 2026. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS):** * The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a CSS for establishing new medical colleges attached to existing district/referral hospitals. * The scheme prioritizes underserved and aspirational districts lacking existing government or private medical colleges. * **Funding Mechanism:** * The fund sharing ratio between the Centre and State Governments is 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States. * The fund sharing ratio between the Centre and State Governments is 60:40 for other states. * **Status of Medical College Approvals:** * All envisaged government medical colleges under the scheme have been approved in three phases. * This includes 08 medical colleges in Bihar. * Phase-wise details of approved medical colleges are provided in the Annexure. * **Kishanganj Medical College:** * No proposal for setting up a Medical College at Kishanganj has been received from the State of Bihar. **Impact Analysis** **Ministry of Health and Family Welfare** * **Impact:** Responsible for administering the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for establishing new medical colleges. * **Action Required:** Continue administering the scheme according to the established guidelines and funding mechanisms. **State Governments (Including Bihar)** * **Impact:** Responsible for proposing the establishment of medical colleges in their respective states. * **Action Required:** * If desired, the State of Bihar must submit a proposal for setting up a Medical College at Kishanganj. * State Governments should also implement the CSS, and adhere to established guidelines. **Citizens of Kishanganj District** * **Impact:** Potentially impacted by the absence of a government medical college in the district. * **Action Required:** Advocate for the establishment of a medical college through their state government.

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Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals': A scheme administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to establish new medical colleges, prioritizing underserved and aspirational districts. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The central ministry responsible for administering the scheme mentioned in the document. Bihar: State mentioned in the question regarding the establishment of Government Medical Colleges. Kishanganj: District in Bihar, which is the focus of the parliamentary question regarding the establishment of a Government Medical College.
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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2303 TOBE ANSWERED ON13th FEBRUARY2026 GOVERNMENTMEDICALCOLLEGE IN KISHANGANJ 2303. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate: (a) whether the Government has proposed to have a Medical College in every district of the country andif so, the detailsthereof, State/UT-wise anddistrict-wise, particularlyinBihar; (b) whether the Government has approved the establishment of a Government Medical College in Kishanganj district; (c) if so, the details thereof along with the current status, stage of approval and timeline for commencementof academic andhospital services inthisregard; and (d) if not, the reasons therefore along with details of any proposal or timeline fixed by the Government to establish a Government Medical College in Kishanganj district, considering its border location,healthcare deficitsandhighpatientload? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATEIN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE (SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL) (a) to (d): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for ‘Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’ with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, where there is no existing Government or private medical college. The fund sharing mechanism between the Centre and State Governments is in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States, and 60:40 for others. Under the Scheme, all the envisaged Government medical colleges have been approved in three phases including 08 medical colleges in Bihar. The phase wise details of medical colleges approved in the country are at Annexure. However, no proposal for setting upof Medical College at Kishanganj hasbeenreceivedfrom the Stateof Bihar. ******Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 2303foranswer on13.02.2026 Annexure State-wise details of 157 Medical Colleges approved under the Centrally Sponsored scheme for ‘Establishmentof newmedicalcolleges attachedwith existingdistrict/referral hospitals’ No. of S.No State/UT Districts colleges Phase-I(58) 1 A& N Islands 1 PortBlair 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 Naharlagun 3 Assam 4 Dhubri, Nagaon, North Lakhimpur, Diphu 4 Bihar 3 Purnia,Saran (Chhapara),Samastipur 5 Chhattisgarh 2 Rajnandgaon,Sarguja 6 HimachalPradesh 3 Chamba,Hamirpur, Nahan (Sirmour) 7 Haryana 1 Bhiwani 8 Jharkhand 3 Dumka, Hazaribagh,Palamu (Daltonganj) 9 Jammu & Kashmir 5 Anantnag,Baramulla, Rajouri,Doda, Kathua 7 Datia, Khandwa, Ratlam, Shahdol, Vidisha, Chindwara, 10 Madhya Pradesh Shivpuri 11 Maharashtra 1 Gondia 12 Meghalaya 1 West Garo Hills (Tura) 13 Mizoram 1 Falkawn 14 Nagaland 1 Naga Hospital (Kohima) 15 Odisha 5 Balasore, Baripada (Mayurbhanj), Bolangir,Koraput, Puri 16 Punjab 1 SASNagar 17 Rajasthan 7 Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu, Dungarpur,Pali, Sikar 18 Uttar Pradesh 5 Basti, Faizabad, Firozabad,Shahjahanpur, Bahraich 19 Uttarakhand 1 Almora Birbhum (Rampur Hat), Cooch Behar, Diamond Harbour, 20 West Bengal 5 Purulia,Raiganj (North Dinajpur) Phase –II (24) 1 Bihar 5 Sitamarhi, Jhanjharpur,Siwan,Buxar, Jamui 2 Jharkhand 2 Koderma, Chaibasa (Singhbhum) 3 Madhya Pradesh 1 Satna 4 Odisha 1 Jajpur 5 Rajasthan 1 Dholpur 6 Uttar Pradesh 8 Etah, Hardoi, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj),Deoria, Ghazipur,Mirzapur 7 West Bengal 5 Barasat, Uluberia, Arambagh, Jhargram,Tamluk 8 Sikkim 1 Gangtok Phase-III (75) 1 Andhra Pradesh 3 Piduguralla, Paderu,Machilipatnam 2 Assam 1 Kokrajhar 3 Chhattisgarh 3 Korba, Mahasamund, Kanker 4 Gujarat 5 Narmada,Navsari, Panchmahal, Porbandar, Morbi 5 Jammu & Kashmir 2 Udhampur, Handwara (Distt. Kupwara) 6 Karnataka 4 Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Yadgiri,Chikkaballapura 7 Ladakh 1 Leh 8 Madhya Pradesh 6 Rajgarh,Mandla, Neemuch, Mandsaur,Sheopur, SingrauliNo. of S.No State/UT Districts colleges 9 Maharashtra 1 Nandurbar 10 Manipur 1 Churachandpur 11 Nagaland 1 Mon 12 Odisha 1 Kalahandi 13 Punjab 2 Kapurthala,Hoshiarpur 14 Rajasthan 15 Alwar, Baran,Bansawara, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer,Karauli, Nagaur, Shri Ganganagar, Sirohi, Bundi, SawaiMadhopur, Tonk, Hanumangarh,Jhunjhunu, Dausa 15 Uttarakhand 3 Rudrapur (Distt. Udham Singh Nagar), Pithoragarh,Haridwar 16 Uttar Pradesh 14 Bijnaur, Kushinagar, Sultanpur, Gonda, Lalitpur, LakhimpurKheri, Chandauli, Bulandshahar, Sonbhadra, Pilibhit, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat,Kaushambi, Amethi 17 TamilNadu 11 Tiruppur,Nilgiris, Ramanathapuram,Namakkal,Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur,Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi 18 West Bengal 1 Jalpaiguri

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