**Executive Summary**
This document is an answer to a question raised in the Lok Sabha regarding the "One District One Government Medical College Scheme," scheduled to be answered on February 13, 2026. It outlines the centrally sponsored scheme for establishing new medical colleges attached to existing district/referral hospitals. As of the document's date, 157 Government medical colleges have been approved under the scheme.
**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.
* Preference is given to underserved areas and aspirational districts without 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.
* For other states, the funding ratio is 60:40.
* **Project Status:**
* As of the document, 157 Government medical colleges have been approved across the country.
* Details of approved medical colleges are provided in an annexure and are organised by State/UT, number of colleges, and districts.
* The annexure is split into three phases: Phase-I (58 colleges), Phase-II (24 colleges), and Phase-III (75 colleges)
**Impact Analysis**
**State Governments**
* **Impact:** State Governments are impacted financially as they must contribute 10% or 40% of the funding for the establishment of new medical colleges, depending on whether they are a North Eastern/Special Category State or other states, respectively.
* **Action Required:** State Governments need to allocate funds in their budgets to meet their share of the project costs, and coordinate with the central government on the implementation of the medical colleges.
**Ministry of Health & Family Welfare**
* **Impact:** The Ministry is responsible for administering the scheme and providing the larger portion of the funding.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry needs to oversee the implementation of the scheme, ensure funds are disbursed, and monitor the progress of establishing new medical colleges.
**Underserved Areas and Aspirational Districts**
* **Impact:** These areas are prioritized for the establishment of new medical colleges, improving healthcare access and education opportunities in the regions.
* **Action Required:** Local authorities and communities should collaborate with the central and state governments to facilitate the setup and operation of the medical colleges.
Key Entities Referenced
One District One Government Medical College Scheme: A scheme for establishing government medical colleges in each district of the country.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for health policy.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS): A program administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals'.
GOVERNMENT OFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2500
TO BE ANSWERED ON13th FEBRUARY2026
ONE DISTRICTONE GOVERNMENT MEDICALCOLLEGE SCHEME
†2500. SHRIDINESH CHANDRAYADAV:
SHRIGIRIDHARI YADAV:
Willthe Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleasedtostate:
(a)the detailsof the financingmodel adoptedbythe Government for implementationof the One
District, One Government Medical College scheme in the country;
(b) whether for setting up a Medical Colleges, 60 percent share of the funding is to be borne by
the Government andthe remaining40percentby the respective StateGovernments;
(c)if so, the detailsthereof;
(d) whether the backward States find arranging such a large amount of funds difficult in the
absence of additionalrevenue sources; and
(e)if so, the detailsthereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to(e): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a CentrallySponsored 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
approvedacross the country. The phase wise details of medical collegesapproved inthe country
are at Annexure.
******Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No.
2500foranswer 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