Parliament Question: Medical Education Seat

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2235 TOBE ANSWERED ON01ST AUGUST,2025 MEDICALEDUCATIONSEAT

2235. SHRIPUTTAMAHESH KUMAR:

Will the Ministerof HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:

(a) the total number of medical education seats available tostudents during the last five yearsin the country, State/UT-wise, stream-wise, especiallyinAndhra Pradesh;

(b) the total number of seats thatwere vacantacross medical colleges(public andprivate) inthe countryduring the last five years, State/UT-wise, stream-wise, especiallyinAndhra Pradesh;

(c) whether the Government has undertaken any study/survey regarding existing infrastructure availableat medical colleges/institutionsacross the countryduring the last five years;

(d) if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) whether the Government has any plans of increasing the number of medical seats/colleges/institutions and if so, the detailsthereofandif not,the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a)The Government hasincreasednumberof medicalcolleges andsubsequently the MBBS seats therein. There is an increase of 39% in MBBS seats from 83275 in Academic year 2020-21 to 115900 as of now. The State/UT wise details of MBBS seats in the country including Andhra Pradeshinthe year2020-21 to2024-25 are at Annexure.

(b) As informed by National Medical Commission (NMC), the numberof vacant seats across

medicalcolleges inthe countryare asunder:

Academicyear Vacant UG seats (ExcludingAIIMS & JIPMER) 2021-22 2012 2022-23 4146 2023-24 2959 2024-25 2849(c)& (d) NMC has framed the Minimum Standard Requirement Regulations, 2023, which specify the minimum standards in terms of infrastructure, faculty, clinical material, and other necessary facilities required for establishing and maintaining medical colleges. The key

provisions of these regulationsinclude the following:  A minimum of 220 functional beds is required for medical colleges with an intake of 50 students.  Mandatory establishment of key facilities such as a Medical Education Unit, Research Centre,Child Care Centre, Museum, PracticalLaboratoriesetc.

 All teaching staff across departments must be full-time and are prohibited from engaging inprivate practice during officialcollege hours.  Appointment of visiting faculty to enhance the comprehensiveness and quality of teaching.

 Minimum daily outpatient (OPD) attendance of 8 patients (both old and new) per student intake annuallyisrequired ineachspecialty/subject.  Mandatory clinical training through structured postings at both urban and rural health trainingcenters, ensuring community-based andhands-on learning.

(e) The measures/steps taken by the Government to increase the number of medical seats/colleges/institutions inthe countryinclude:- i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for establishment of new medical college by upgrading district/ referral hospital with preference to underserved area and aspirational districts, under which 131 new medical colleges are already functional out of 157 approved medicalcolleges.

ii. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Collegestoincrease MBBS andPGseats. iii. Under“UpgradationofGovernmentMedicalCollegesbyconstructionofSuperSpecialty Blocks” of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, a total of 75 projectshave beenapproved,of which 71 projectsare complete.

iv. Under the Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved.Undergraduate courses have beenstarted in19 of these.Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2235 for answeron01/08/2025 Annexure State/UTwise detailsof MBBS seats inthecountryin theyear2024-25 S. Total Number of MBBS Total Number of MBBS Name of the State/UT No. Seats(2020-21) Seats(2024-25) 1 Andaman& Nicobar Islands 100 114 2 Andhra Pradesh 5210 6585 3 Arunachal Pradesh 50 100 4 Assam 1050 1700 5 Bihar 2140 2995 6 Chandigarh 150 150 7 Chhattisgarh 1345 2105 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 150 177 9 Delhi 1422 1346 10 Goa 180 200 11 Gujarat 5700 7000 12 Haryana 1660 2185 13 HimachalPradesh 920 920 14 Jammu & Kashmir 1135 1385 15 Jharkhand 780 1055 16 Karnataka 9345 12194 17 Kerala 4105 4705 18 Madhya Pradesh 3585 4900 19 Maharashtra 9000 11844 20 Manipur 225 525 21 Meghalaya 50 150 22 Mizoram 100 100 23 Nagaland 0 100 24 Orissa 1950 2675 25 Puducherry 1530 1873 26 Punjab 1425 169927 Rajasthan 4200 6279 28 Sikkim 50 150 29 Tamil Nadu 8000 12000 30 Telangana 5240 8915 31 Tripura 225 400 32 Uttar Pradesh 7428 12325 33 Uttarakhand 825 1350 34 West Bengal 4000 5699 *****