**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 980, addressed on July 25, 2025, regarding the inclusion of Tiruchirappalli Medical College and Government Hospital in Tamil Nadu under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Prataprao Jadhav, stated that under the current phase of PMSSY, the upgradation of the following four Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu has already been approved through the construction of Super Specialty Blocks and procurement of medical equipment on a Centre-State sharing basis:
* Government Mohan Kumara Mangalam Medical College at Salem
* Government Medical College at Madurai
* Thanjavur Medical College at Thanjavur
* Tirunelveli Medical College at Tirunelveli
The response clarifies that there is currently no proposal to upgrade any other medical college in the state of Tamil Nadu, including Tiruchirappalli Medical College, under the present phase of the PMSSY scheme. The document does not provide a timeline for future inclusion or reasons for the delay.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY): A centrally sponsored scheme by the Government of India to address imbalances in the availability of tertiary level healthcare and augment facilities for quality medical education in the country.
Tiruchirappalli Medical College and Government Hospital, Tamil Nadu: A medical college and government hospital located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, which is being considered for inclusion under the PMSSY scheme.
Shri Prataprao Jadhav: The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare who provided the answer to the Lok Sabha question regarding the PMSSY scheme.
Government Mohan Kumara Mangalam Medical College, Salem, Tamil Nadu: One of the four Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu approved for upgradation under the PMSSY scheme.
Government Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu: One of the four Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu approved for upgradation under the PMSSY scheme.
Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu: One of the four Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu approved for upgradation under the PMSSY scheme.
Tirunelveli Medical College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu: One of the four Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu approved for upgradation under the PMSSY scheme.
Tamil Nadu: A state in India where the PMSSY scheme is being implemented, and where certain medical colleges have been approved for upgradation.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 980
TO BE ANSWERED ON25THJULY, 2025
INCLUSION OFTIRUCHIRAPPALLI IN PMSSYSCHEME
980. SHRI DURAIVAIKO:
Will the Ministerof HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the Government is considering to include Tiruchirappalli Medical College and
Government Hospital in the State of Tamil Nadu under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha
Yojana(PMSSY) scheme;
(b) if so, the timeline fixed for their inclusion, along with the steps being taken to upgrade the
facilitiesat these institutions tomeetthe scheme’scriteria;and
(c) if not, the reasons for the delay, and the time-frame by which the residents of Trichy and
surrounding areascanexpecttoavail the benefitsof thisscheme?
ANSWER
THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a) to (c) Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), in the State of Tamil
Nadu, upgradation of following four Government Medical Colleges has been approved by
way of construction of Super-Specialty Block/Procurement of Medical Equipment on Centre-
State sharing basis (i) Government Mohan Kumara-Mangalam Medical College at Salem; (ii)
GovernmentMedicalCollege atMadurai; (iii)ThanjavurMedical Collegeat Thanjavurand(iv)
Tirunelveli Medical College at Tirunelveli .In the current phase of PMSSYthere isnoproposal
toupgrade anyotherMedical College inthe state of TamilNadu .
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