Parliament Question: Medical Colleges in Himachal Pradesh

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3439 TO BE ANSWERED ON07THAUGUST, 2026 MEDICALCOLLEGES IN HIMACHALPRADESH †3439. SHRISURESHKUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:

(a) the total number of Government and private medical colleges currently functional in Himachal Pradesh, along with the details of the undergraduate and postgraduate seats available thereinandthe hospitals affiliatedtotherewith;

(b) the total number of District Hospitals, Community Health Centres, Primary Health Centres and Sub-Health Centres in the State, along with the Institution-wise details of the sanctioned andworking strength of doctors, specialist doctors, nursing andotherhealthcarestaff;

(c)the total numberof doctorswho have completedtheirmedicalgraduation andpostgraduation in the State every year during the last three years along with the details of the doctors those appointedtothe Government healthservices of the State;and

(d) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to address the shortage of doctorsandspecialists and tostrengthen medicaleducationandhealthcare services inthe State? ANSWER THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (c) As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), at present there are seven government medical colleges with 846 MBBS seats and one Private Medical College with 150 MBBS seats currently functional in the State of Himachal Pradesh. Further, there are 307 PG Seats insix government medical colleges and 93 PGseats in one private medical collegeinHimachal Pradesh.

Public Health& Hospitals fall underthe Statelist andtherefore, the primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system is with the State/Union Territories. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/ Union Territories includingall areasof HimachalPradeshtostrengthen the public healthcaresystem including support for healthcare staff, medical equipment and other health facilities in the rural areas of the country based on the proposals received in the form of Programme ImplementationPlans (PIPs).The details regardingsanctionedandin-position doctors, specialist doctors, nursing andother healthcare staff and their vacancies in Community Health Centres (CHCs), Sub-Health Centres and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and District Hospitals across the country including Himachal Pradesh can be accessed at the following link of Health Dynamics of India (HDI) 2023-24:

https://www.mohfw-dohfw.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/05/57202cf30629539e4d0fb0a2f700ac

62.pdf The details regarding the number of doctors who completed MBBS and postgraduate (MD/MS) courses during the last three academic yearsisnot maintainedcentrally.

(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 having no existing Government or private medical college. Under this Scheme, three medical colleges — at Chamba, Hamirpur and Nahan — have been approvedin Himachal Pradesh,and allthree are functional.

Further, under the CSS for Upgradation of Existing State/Central Government Medical Colleges for increasing MBBS andpostgraduate seats, financial support hasbeen providedto

HimachalPradeshfor:

(i) increase of 120 MBBS seats across six Medical Colleges, at a total approved cost of ₹144crore; and

(ii) increase of 17 postgraduate seats in one Medical College, at a total approved cost of ₹14.50crore.

In addition, under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been established at Bilaspur. Further, under the component for Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges through construction of Super Specialty Blocks, two projects have been approved — for Government Medical Colleges at Tanda andShimla.

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