**Executive Summary**
This document is a response to an unstarred question in the Lok Sabha regarding the sanctioning of new medical seats and colleges, addressed on December 5th, 2025. It confirms the addition of new medical colleges, UG seats, and PG seats for the academic session 2025-26, outlining the regulatory process and associated infrastructure requirements. The response also mentions the centrally sponsored scheme for establishing new medical colleges in underserved areas.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Sanctioned Seats and Colleges:**
* 44 new medical colleges are added.
* 11,732 new UG seats and 3,393 new PG seats have been added for the academic session 2025-26.
* **Regulatory Framework:**
* The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) processes applications for new medical colleges/enhancement of intake capacity, operating under the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019.
* Minimum Standard Requirement (MSR) Regulations framed by the NMC define the essential norms for medical college infrastructure and resources.
* **Infrastructure Requirements:**
* Medical college buildings and hospitals must adhere to national building standards and obtain necessary statutory clearances.
* Teaching hospitals must meet minimum bed requirements for academic and clinical training.
* Pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments must be fully operational with necessary facilities (laboratories, outpatient departments, operating theaters, ICUs, etc.)
* Adequate space for lectures, practical demonstrations, skill labs, and department-specific training must be provided.
* Colleges must provide hostels, common rooms, libraries, cafeterias, playgrounds, gymnasiums, and counseling services.
* **Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS):**
* The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a CSS for establishing new medical colleges attached to existing district/referral hospitals, prioritizing underserved/aspirational districts.
* Fund sharing is in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States, and 60:40 for others.
* 157 Government medical colleges have already been approved under this scheme, with 40 colleges in aspirational districts and 38 in tribal areas.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Medical Colleges**
* **Impact:** Subject to regulations for infrastructure, faculty, and resource requirements.
* **Action Required:** To comply with MSR regulations for buildings, infrastructure, and staffing to ensure smooth functioning.
**Stakeholder: State Governments**
* **Impact:** Involvement in the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for establishing new medical colleges with a specific fund-sharing mechanism.
* **Action Required:** Collaborate with the central government for establishing new medical colleges and provide their respective share of funding, based on the fund sharing ratio.
**Stakeholder: Students (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)**
* **Impact:** Increased availability of medical seats across the country.
* **Action Required:** N/A
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare: The primary government body responsible for administering health policies and programs in India, directly addressed by the parliamentary question.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS): A scheme administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for establishing new medical colleges attached to existing hospitals, particularly in underserved areas.
National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019: The Act that establishes the National Medical Commission and its functions, referenced as the basis for the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB)'s actions.
Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB): Autonomous board under NMC responsible for inviting and processing applications for setting up new medical colleges/enhancing intake capacity.
Minimum Standard Requirement (MSR) Regulations: Regulations framed by the NMC that specify the essential norms medical colleges must meet.
GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1009
TO BE ANSWERED ON05thDECEMBER 2025
SANCTION OFNEW MEDICALSEATSAND COLLEGES
1009. SHRIDHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:
SHRICHAVAN RAVINDRAVASANTRAO:
SHRISUDHEER GUPTA:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether the Government has recently sanctioned 10,650 new medical seats and 41 new
medicalcolleges for academicsession 2025-26 across the country;
(b) if so, the detailsthereof,State/UT-wise;
(c) the details of the criteria adopted by the Government for allocation of these new medical
collegesandseats inthe country;
(d) the total amount of funds sanctioned/released by the Government for the construction of
medicalcolleges inthe country;
(e) whether any special consideration has been given to aspirational districts, backward or tribal
areaswhile sanctioning these institutions andif so, the detailsthereof; and
(f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure adequate infrastructure, faculty and
resources for smooth functioningof these newmedical collegesinthe country?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE INTHE MINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to (f): Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), an autonomous board formed under
provision of National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 invited online applications for
setting up of new medical colleges/enhance their intake capacity. These applications are
processed asperrelevantregulations.
As perthe information conveyed by NMC, 44 New Medical Colleges along-with 11,732
UG seats and 3393 PG seats have been added in Academic Session 2025-26. State-wise details
are at Annexure-I.
Minimum Standard Requirement (MSR) Regulations framed by the NMC lay down theessential norms to ensure that medical colleges in the country have the requisite infrastructure
andresources for theirsmooth andeffective functioning.The keypointsare asunder:
1) Medical college buildings and associated hospitals must conform to national
building standards and obtain all necessary statutory clearances and approvals
from regulatoryandlocal authorities.
2) Teaching hospitals must have the minimum required number of beds to meet
academic and clinical training needs, ensuring optimal inpatient and outpatient
care.
3) All essential pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical departments must be fully
operational,withrequiredlaboratories,outpatientdepartments,operatingtheatres,
ICUs, diagnostic facilities and Teaching & Training Infrastructure (Pre-clinical,
Para-clinical & Clinical)
4) Adequate space and facilities must be provided for lectures, practical
demonstrations, laboratories, skill labs, and department-specific training to
support undergraduate andpostgraduate education.
5) Collegesmust provide hostels, commonrooms, libraries, cafeterias,playgrounds,
gymnasiums, and counseling services to ensure overall welfare and holistic
developmentof students.
Further, 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, all the envisaged 157 Government
medical colleges have already been approved with approved cost of Rs. 41,332.41 crore,
including 40 colleges in aspirational districts and 38 colleges in tribal areas. State-wise details
are at Annexure-II.
******Annexure referred to inreply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred QuestionNo. 1009
foranswer on05.12.2025
Annexure-I
State-wise detailsof New Medical CollegesandUG/PG Seatsadded duringAcademic
Session 2025-26:
Sl. State/UT Total UnderGraduate Post-Graduate
No Colleges
1. Andaman& Nicobar 0 0 13
2. Andhra Pradesh 1 430 119
3. Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0
4. Assam 2 325 41
5. Bihar 3 550 47
6. Chandigarh 0 0 0
7. Chhattisgarh 0 250 61
8. Dadar & Nagar Haveli 0 0 18
9. Delhi 1 50 47
10. Goa 0 0 0
11. Gujarat 2 375 285
12. Haryana 2 525 72
13. HimachalPradesh 0 50 32
14. Jammu andKashmir 1 379 118
15. Jharkhand 1 200 16
16. Karnataka 1 1550 599
17. Kerala 3 700 97
18. Madhya Pradesh 4 525 115
19. Maharashtra 5 980 418
20. Manipur 0 0 2
21. Meghalaya 1 50 0
22. Mizoram 0 0 10
23. Nagaland 0 0 0
24. Orissa / Odisha 2 300 155
25. Puducherry 0 43 68
26. Punjab 1 200 55
27. Rajasthan 6 825 112
28. Sikkim 0 0 0
29. Tamil Nadu 1 1050 375
30. Telangana 1 475 118
31. Tripura 0 50 6
32. Uttar Pradesh 3 950 290
33. Uttarakhand 0 100 68
34. West Bengal 3 800 36
Total 44 11732 3393Annexure referred to inreply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred QuestionNo. 1009
foranswer on05.12.2025
Annexure-II
State-wise details of Medical Colleges approved under CSS in Aspirational &
Tribal Districts:
State/UT Aspirational District(s) Tribal District(s)
Andhra Pradesh Paderu -
Arunachal Pradesh - PapumPare
Assam Dhubri Kokrajhar
Bihar Jamui, Purnia, Sitamarhi Jamui
Chhattisgarh Kanker, Korba, Mahasamund, Surguja, Kanker, Korba,
Rajnandgaon Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon
Gujarat Narmada Narmada,Navsari, Panchmahal
HimachalPradesh Chamba Chamba
Jammu & Kashmir Baramulla, Kupwara Rajouri
Jharkhand Dumka, East Singhbhum, Dumka, Palamu, Hazaribagh,
Hazaribagh,Palamu Pashchimi Singhbhum
Karnataka Yadgir -
Ladakh - Leh
Madhya Pradesh Khandwa, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Mandla, Shahdol, Chhindwara,
Singrauli Singrauli, Ratlam, Khandwa
(East Nimar)
Maharashtra Nandurbar Nandurbar
Manipur - Churachandpur
Meghalaya - West Garo Hills
Mizoram - Aizawl
Nagaland - Mon, Kohima
Odisha Balangir, Kalahandi,Koraput Mayurbhanj, Koraput,
Kalahandi
Rajasthan Baran, Dholpur, Jaisalmer, Banswara, Dungarpur, Sirohi,
Karauli,Sirohi Dausa
Sikkim - East District
Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar -
Uttar Pradesh Bahraich, Chandauli, Fatehpur, -
Siddharthnagar, Sonbhadra
Uttarakhand Haridwar, Udham SinghNagar -