Parliament Question: Increase in MBBS and PG Seats in Karnataka

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25th JULY, 2025 INCREASEIN MBBS AND PGSEATS IN KARNATAKA 1035.SHRIPC MOHAN: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) whether the Government has any plans to increase undergraduate (MBBS) and postgraduate medical seats in Government and private medical colleges in Karnataka and if so, the details thereof; (b) the number of MBBS and PG seats added in Government and Private medical colleges in Karnataka during the last five years, year-wiseandcollege-wise; (c) whether the Government is considering to upgrade district hospitals under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Establishment of New Medical Colleges by 2027 and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether there is any proposal under consideration for new AIIMS or centrally funded medicalinstitutions inKarnataka andif so, the detailsthereof; and (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure adequate infrastructure, faculty and clinical exposure tosupport the expansion of medical seats inthe State? ANSWER THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL) (a) to (e): 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, 157 Government medical colleges have been approved in three phases including 04 medical colleges (Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Yadgiri & Chikkaballapura)inKarnataka. All the four medicalcollegesare functional. The phase wise detailsof medical collegesapprovedinthe countryare at Annexure. 1Under CSS for upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS (UG) seats and PG seats, financial support has been provided to the State of Karnataka for increase of 550 MBBS seats in nine (09) Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 660Crore and 70 PGseats intwo (02) Medical Colleges at a total approved cost of Rs. 66.62Crore. Also, under the “Upgradation of Government medical colleges by construction of Super SpecialtyBlocks”componentofPradhanMantriSwasthya Suraksha Yojana(PMSSY),three (03) projects have been approved in Karnataka in Government Medical Colleges at Bangaluru, Bellary and Hubli. As per information provided by National Medical Commission (NMC), detailsof UG/PG seats increasedin the Stateof Karnataka inrecentyearsare asunder: 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 No. of UG seats 800 850 700 1800 (100Govt. +700 (200Govt. + (200Govt. + (550Govt. + Pvt.) 650Pvt.) 500 Pvt.) 1250Pvt.) No. of PGseats 557 236 500 587 (182Govt. +375 (115 Govt. + (225Govt. + (186Govt. + Pvt.) 121Pvt.) 275 Pvt.) 403Pvt.) NMC hasframed the Minimum Standard Requirement i.e. UG-MSR & PG-MSR andhas also notified Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations and Under-Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023 which address the issues of infrastructure and basic medical facilities in medical colleges across the country. The new Medical Institution (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025 are designed to significantly expand the pool of qualified faculty by adopting a more inclusive and competency-based approach to faculty eligibility and recruitment. These changes aim to address the growing requirement of teaching personnel, and meeting the academic and professional standards. Further, the District Residency Programme is a mandatory three-month rotational programme in district hospitals for post-graduate medical students mandated by the NMC to enhance their exposure to public health system, diverse healthcare setting specially in rural areas and community-based care bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge andpractical experience. ***** 2Annexure referred to inreplyto parts(a) to (e)of Lok Sabha UnstarredQuestion No. 1035 foranswer on25.07.2025 Annexure State-wise details of 157 Medical Colleges approved under the Centrally Sponsored scheme for‘Establishmentof newmedical collegesattachedwith existingdistrict/referral hospitals’ No. of S.No State/UT Districts colleges Phase-I(58) 1 A& N Islands 1 PortBlair 2 Arunachal 1 Naharlagun Pradesh 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) Jammu & 9 5 Anantnag,Baramulla, Rajouri,Doda, Kathua Kashmir 7 Datia, Khandwa, Ratlam, Shahdol, Vidisha, 10 Madhya Pradesh Chindwara, Shivpuri 11 Maharashtra 1 Gondia 12 Meghalaya 1 West Garo Hills (Tura) 13 Mizoram 1 Falkawn 14 Nagaland 1 Naga Hospital (Kohima) 15 5 Balasore, Baripada (Mayurbhanj), Bolangir, Koraput, Odisha Puri 16 Punjab 1 SASNagar Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu, Dungarpur, Pali, 17 Rajasthan 7 Sikar 18 Uttar Pradesh 5 Basti, Faizabad, Firozabad,Shahjahanpur, Bahraich 19 Uttarakhand 1 Almora Birbhum (Rampur Hat), Cooch Behar, Diamond 20 West Bengal 5 Harbour, 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 3No. of S.No State/UT Districts colleges 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, Singrauli 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 Tamil Nadu 11 Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Ramanathapuram, Namakkal, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur,Nagapattinam, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi 18 West Bengal 1 Jalpaiguri 4