Question : DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA

(a) whether the Dental Council of India has received applications from various Dental Colleges in the country for raising the number of existing seats in their Colleges;

(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last two years, State-wise and college-wise;

(c) the details of the applications pending alongwith the reasons therefor;

(d) whether there are some colleges who despite fulfilling the requisite criteria, have not been allowed to raise their existing seats as yet;

(e) if so, the names of these colleges;

(f) the reasons for not giving clearance/allowing each of these college to revise their existing seats; and

(g) the time by which necessary sanction is likely to be accorded?

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SMT. SUSHMA SWARAJ)

(a) to (g): The Dental Council of India (DCI) has informed that it has received applications in respect of 13 colleges in last two years, as per the annexed statement.

Out of these, the Council has recommended the cases of 10 dental colleges to the Government for increase of seats. The Governemnt have granted permission for increase of seats to 6 colleges and the action on the remaining four recommendations has been initiated.

The details of the 3 cases pending with DCI is as under:-

(1) Santosh Dental College, Ghaziabad: The application is pending because the College authorities have informed that inspection of their College be conducted on 24th & 25th September, 2003;

(2) Al-Ameen Dental College, Bijapur: The inspection of the College has been conducted on 4th & 5th August, 2003. The inspection report is awaited.

(3) Gitam Dental College, Vishakhapatnam: The College authorities are yet to inform the dates of inspection.

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha USQ No. 2963 for 13-08-2003 about `Dental Council of India`

Applications received during the year 2002

S. No. State Name of the Dental College Increase of Seats
1 Andhra Pradesh Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur. 40 to 100
2 Andhra Pradesh Sri Sai College of Dental Surgery, Vikarabad 40 to 100
3 Andhra Pradesh CVS Teja Institute of Dental Sciences, Tirupati 60 to 100
4 Karnataka M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore 40 to 60
5 Karnataka Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, . Bangalore 40 to 60
6 Rajasthan Pacific Dental College, Udaipur 60 to 100
7 Uttar Pradesh Santosh Dental College & Hospital, Ghaziabad 40 to 100
Applications received during the year 2003
S.No. State Name of the Dental College Increase of Seats
1 Andhra Pradesh Gitam Dental College, Vishakhapatnam 40 to 100
2 Himachal Pradesh H.P. Dental College & Hospital, Shimla 20 to 60
3 Karnataka Maaruti College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore 40 to 60
4 Karnataka AI-Ameen Dental College & Hospital, Bijapur 40 to 60
5 Maharashtra CSMSS Dental College, Aurangabad 50 to 100
6 Maharashtra VSPM`s Dental College & Research Centre, Nagpur 60 to 100