(a) whether the Government is aware that there is serious imbalance amongst States in the field of medical education, particularly with regard to number of medical colleges ;
(b) if so, the details of Government and non-Government Medical Colleges in the country , at present , State-wise; and
(c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to remove the said imbalance amongst States?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): Information is given in the statement at Annexure-I.
(c):As per the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, as
amended and the Regulations made thereunder, it is for
the State Government to decide whether they need a
medical college or not. The Central Government is giving
permission for opening of new medical college based on
the Essentiality Certificate given by the respective
State Governments and availability of infrastructural
facilities. However, under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri
Swasthya Suraksha Yojna, Central Government has proposed
to set up 6 (six) AIIMS-type institutions in under-served
areas in terms of availability of medical infrastructure,
high incidence of mortality and morbidity, inadequate
facilities for super speciality services, and medical
education.
Annexure-I
NUMBER OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY STATE-WISE AS ON 25.04.2005
s.No. Name of the Number of Medical Total State Colleges
Government Private
1. Andshra Pradesh 10 20 30
2. Assam 3 - 3
3. Bihar 6 2 8
4. Chandigarh 1 - 1
5. Chhatisgarh 2 - 2 6. Delhi 5 - 5
7 Goa 1 - 1
8. Gujarat 8 5 13
9. Haryana 1 2 3 10. Himachal Pradesh 2 - 2 11. J&K 3 1 4 12. Jharkhand 3 - 3 13. Karnataka 4 27 31 14. Kerala 6 8 14 15. Madhya Pradesh 5 2 7 16. Maharashtra 19 19 38 17. Manipur 1 - 1 18. Orissa 3 - 3 19. Pondicharry 1 4 5 20. Punjab 3 3 6 21. Rajasthan 6 2 8 22. Sikkim 1 - 1 23. Tamil Nadu 13 8 21 24. Uttar Pradesh 9 3 12 25. Uttaranchal - 2 2 26. West Bengal 9 - 9
Total 125 108 233