THE MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( DR. AMBUMANI RAMADOSS)
(a) to (h): The total number of Medical and Dental Colleges
in the country at present is indicated in Annexure-I. The
Medical Council of India (MCI) and Dental Council of India
(DCI) have notified Regulations with the approval of the
Central Government prescribing, inter-alia, the minimum
facilities to be created in terms of infrastructure,
teaching and non-teaching staff to be appointed etc. for
opening a new medical/dental college, increase in admission
capacity and starting of new or higher course of studies.
The permission granted for opening a new college is subject
to annual renewal till the college has created all the
requisite facilities and recommended for grant of
recognition by the Councils after conducting an inspection
for the same when the first batch of students admitted in
the college appear in their final year examinations. The
recognition so granted to a college is subject to
maintenance of minimum standards prescribed in the Council`s
Regulations for which periodical inspections are conducted
by the Council. In case deficiencies are observed in any
college, the Council give adequate opportunity for
rectifying the deficiencies so that the standard of
education offered in the college is maintained in accordance
with the Regulations of the Councils. As per the provisions
of the respective Acts, the Council may also recommend for
de-recognition of the course conducted by any college for
persistent violation of the provisions of the Regulations.
As per information received from DCI, during the periodic
inspection conducted by it, 11 dental colleges in the
country were found having deficiencies vis-…-vis the
Regulations of the Council and further necessary action have
been initiated in respect of those cases.
The DCI had made a proposal for imposing moratorium on
opening of new dental college in the country for a period of
5 years. However, the Central Government has not agreed to
the said proposal, keeping in view the fact that permissions
for opening new Dental Colleges are granted only on
compliance of the requirements laid down in the Regulations.
The Government of India is not operating any scheme for
providing financial assistance for improvement in the
infrastructural facilities in the medical and dental
colleges.
ANNEXURE-I
NUMBER OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGES THE COUNTRY STATE-WISE
S.No. Name of the Number of Number of Dental State Medical Colleges Colleges
1 Andhra Pradesh 27 16
2 Assam 3 1
3 Bihar 8 7
4 Chandigarh 1 -
5 Chhatisgarh 2 2
6 Delhi 5 1
7 Goa 1 1
8 Gujarat 14 5
9 Haryana 3 8
10 Himachal Pradesh 2 5
11 Jammu & Kashmir 4 1
12 Jharkhand 3 -
13 Karnataka 31 42
14 Kerala 14 10
15 Madhya Pradesh 7 6
16 Maharashtra 38 23
17 Manipur 1 -
18 Orissa 3 2
19 Pondicherry 5 1
20 Punjab 6 11
21 Rajasthan 8 8
22 Sikkim 1 -
23 Tamil Nadu 19 15
24 Uttar Pradesh 12 20
25 Uttaranchal 2 1
26 West Bengal 9 3
Total 229 189
