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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 3665
TOBE ANSWERED ONTHE 13.03.2026
SPECIALIST SERVICESIN BASTAR REGION
†3665.SHRIMAHESHKASHYAP:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) whether any changes have been brought by large hospitals like super-specialty
hospitals inaccesstospecialist services inthe Bastar regioninChhattisgarh;
(b) if so, the detailsthereof;
(c) the number of years in which the shortage of doctors in Bastar is likely to be
completely overcome by opening new medical colleges and increasing the number of
seats; and
(d) the names of the schemes of the Central/State Government to address the shortage of
healthcareworkers (such asnurses andparamedics) inBastar?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND
FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV)
(a)to(d): Public health & Hospital is a State Subject. All the administrative and
personnel matters related to health human resource lies with the respective State/UT
Governments. Under National Health Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare
system based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans
(PIPs) under National Health Mission. Government of India provides approval for the
proposal inthe form of Recordof Proceedings (RoPs) aspernorms& availableresources.
Health Dynamics of India (HDI) (Infrastructure & Human Resources), 2022-23 is an
annual publication, based on Health care administrative data reported by States/UTs. The
details of doctors/specialists, nurses and paramedics can be accessed at the following link of
HDI 2022-23:
https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Infrastru
ctur e%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23_RE%20%281%29.pdfAdditionally, digital platforms such as e-Sanjeevani platform to provide
teleconsultation services to strengthen digital healthcare and improve accessibility especially
in rural and underserved areas. The teleconsultation services, available at all operational
AAMs across the country including rural areas, enables people to access the specialist
services closer to their homes addressing concerns of physical accessibility, shortage of
service providersandtofacilitate continuumof care.
Under NHM, following types of incentives and honorarium are provided for
encouraging healthcare workers to practice inrural and remote areas of the country including
Chhattisgarh toaddress the shortage of healthcare workers:
• Hard area allowance to specialist doctors for serving inrural and remote areasand for
their residential quarters so that they find it attractive to serve in public health
facilitiesinsuch areas.
• Honorarium to Gynaecologists/ Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) trained,
Pediatricians & Anesthetist/ Life Saving Anaesthesia Skills (LSAS) trained doctors is
also provided to increase availability of specialists for conducting Cesarean Sections
inrural & remote area.
• Incentives like special incentives for doctors, incentive for Auxiliary Nurse and
Midwife (ANM) for ensuring timely Antenatal Checkup (ANC) checkup and
recording, incentives for conducting Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health
activities.
• States are also allowed to offer negotiable salary to attract specialist including
flexibilityinstrategies such as“YouQuote We Pay”.
• Non-Monetary incentives such as preferential admission in post graduate courses for
staff serving in difficult areas and improving accommodation arrangement in rural
areashave also beenintroduced underNHM.
• Multi-skilling of doctors is supported under NHM to overcome the shortage of
specialists. Skill upgradation of existing HR is another major strategy under NRHM
for achievingimprovement inhealthoutcomes.
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers Centrally Sponsored Schemes
(CSS) for Up-gradation of existing State Government/Central Government medical colleges
to increase MBBS seats & PG seats inthe country. Under these Schemes, support is provided
for civil works, equipment and furniture for increasing UG/PG seats in Government Medical
Colleges with a cost ceiling of Rs.1.20 Crore per seat, to be shared between the Centre and
State Governments in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States and
60:40for others.
Under the CSS for ‘Up gradation of existing State Government/Central Government
medical colleges to increase MBBS seats in the country’, 83 Government Medical Colleges(including 3 in Chhattisgarh) in 17 States have been approved to increase 4977 MBBS seats,
including150 MBBS seats inChhattisgarh.
Also, under the CSS for ‘Strengtheningandupgradation of StateGovernment medical
colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats’, 8058 seats, including 79
PGseats inChhattisgarh, have been approvedin2Phases.”
As per the information provided by the State of Chhattisgarh, currently, two Medical
Colleges, Late Shri Baliram Kashyap Memorial Government Medical College, Jagdalpur -
125 UG MBBS seats and Late Smt. Indira Gandhi Memorial Government Medical College,
Kanker - 125 UG MBBS seats are operational in the Bastar region and one new Medical
College at Dantewada district with 50 UG MBBS seats is proposed in the Bastar region of
Chhattisgarh.
Under State Budget :- Establishment of Government Physiotherapy College, Jagdalpur and
Government Nursing college,Bijapur andDatewada.
Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme :- CSS- Scheme for augmenting Nursing Education-
Establishment of newcolleges of Nursing(CoN) inCo-location with Medical colleges.
The Government has approved the establishment of 157 nursing colleges co-located
with existing medical colleges, aiming to add approximately 15,700 B.Sc.(N). seats in the
Government Sector. An amount of Rs. 10 cr under the central and state share has been
allotted under the CSSwith the fund sharing ratio of 90:10 for NE/Special Category States
and60:40for otherstates and100% for UTs without legislature.
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