Question : MBBS AND PG SEATS IN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS

(a) the number of MBBS and PG seats,separately increased/decreased in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) and other medical institutionsduring the current year in comparison tothe last year, State/ UT-wise;

(b) the reasons for decreasing thenumber of medical seats along with theaction taken/proposed to be taken by theGovernment to restore them, State/UTwise;

(c) whether the Government has workedout any strategy to send doctors fromAIIMS and other hospitals to the rural areasin order to boost health services therein;and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a): State wise/UT-wise list of increase in MBBS seats and PG seats in the country is at Annex-I and Annex-II respectively.

(b): As per the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and regulations framed thereunder, there is provision of annual inspections of all medical colleges with regard to the availability of the infrastructure required for conduct of various medical courses. In case of deficiencies in infrastructure found by the MCI and upon failure of the concerned institution to comply with the deficiencies within the specific period, the MCI makes recommendation to the Government against renewal of seats/batch/course resulting in decrease in number of seats in the institution. In some case the institution itself is closed entirely due to grave irregularities as per the provisions of IMC Act, 1956 and regulations framed thereunder.

(c)&(d): AIIMS, New Delhi is providing medical services to 28 villages through Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project (CRHSP), Ballabhgarh. In addition, the Institute accepts requests for organizations of medical camps in remote and rural areas of Leh and Ladakh. Further, the Institute is actively engaged in providing consultation through Tele-Education and Tele-medicine to remote areas of Himachal Pradesh. The Institute has also taken initiative to promulgate Rural Trauma Team Develop- ment course to train human resource in saving lives of injured victims by simple basis life support techniques and transfer the patient to closest appropriate facility for definitive care.

Besides this, under the National Health Mission (NHM) financial support is provided to the States/ UTs to strengthen their health care system including for augmenting health human resources. Support is also provided to give additional incentives to doctors to attract them to serve in rural and remote areas and also for construction of housing facilities for them.