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25 Districts in Bihar have no Medical Colleges, 8 to be set up soon: Health Minister

Barsha MisraWritten by Barsha Misra Published On 2021-07-27T10:00:36+05:30  |  Updated On 27 July 2021 10:00 AM IST
25 Districts in Bihar have no Medical Colleges, 8 to be set up soon: Health Minister
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New Delhi: Although 25 districts in Bihar are still lacking a medical college, a total number of 8 medical colleges are going to be set up in the State soon under the centrally sponsored scheme, Union Health Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has informed the Lok Sabha.

Providing details regarding the new medical colleges that are going to be set up under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for "Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals", the Union Health Minister said, "Under Phase I of the Scheme, three medical colleges at -Purnia, Saran and Samastipur districts of Bihar were sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 189 crore each. In Phase II of the Scheme, five medical colleges at - Sitamarhi, Jaanjharpur, Siwan, Buxar, and Jamui districts of Bihar were sanctioned at a unit cost of Rs. 250 crore each. The entire Central Share for Phase I and Phase II colleges has been released to the State Government in respect of the colleges sanctioned."

"Further, all the States/UTs were requested for proposals in respect of establishment of medical colleges under Phase-III of the Scheme. However, no proposal was received from the State Government of Bihar under Phase-III," added the Minister in his written statement before the Parliament on Friday.

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Minister Mandaviya was replying to a series of questions related to the details of medical colleges in the State of Bihar. Shri Mahabali Singh who raised the questions before the Parliament sought to know about the names of the districts in Bihar which do not have medical colleges along with the reasons. His questions further included regarding the steps taken by the Government for setting up medical college in each of the districts in Bihar and about the outcome.

Giving details about the functioning medical colleges in Bihar, the Union Health Minister stated that currently 13 districts in the State have medical colleges, whereas Patna has the highest number of medical colleges, i.e. 5.

Apart from Patna, the other districts which have functioning medical colleges are Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Katihar, Kishanganj, Madhepura, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Rohtas, Saharsa, and West Champaran.

Around 25 districts in the State still do not have any medical colleges. Those districts are- Araria, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhojpur, Buxar, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehanabad, Kaimur, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Munger, Nawada, Purnia, Samastipur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, and Vaishali.

List of Districts of Bihar with medical college

S.No.

Name of District

Number of Medical Colleges

1

Araria

-

2

Arwal

-

3

Aurangabad

-

4

Banka

-

5

Begusarai

-

6

Bhagalpur

1

7

Bhojpur

-

8

Buxar

-

9

Darbhanga

1

10

East Champaran

-

11

Gaya

1

12

Gopalganj

-

13

Jamui

-

14

Jehanabad

-

15

Kaimur

-

16

Katihar

1

17

Khagaria

-

18

Kishanganj

1

19

Lakhisarai

-

20

Madhepura

1

21

Madhubani

1

22

Munger

-

23

Muzaffarpur

1

24

Nalanda

1

25

Nawada

-

26

Patna

5

27

Purnia

-

28

Rohtas

1

29

Saharsa

1

30

Samastipur

-

31

Saran

-

32

Sheikhpura

-

33

Sheohar

-

34

Sitamarhi

-

35

Siwan

-

36

Supaul

-

37

Vaishali

-

38

West Champaran

1

39

Total

17

Among these, 8 medical colleges are going to be set up in Purnia, Saran, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Jhanjharpur, Siwan, Buxar, and Jamui under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme revealed the Health Minister.

Informing the Parliament about the scheme, Minister Mandaviya mentioned, "The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for "Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals" to provide financial support to the States / UTs for establishment of medical college by upgrading the district hospitals in districts which do not have either a government or a private medical college. Fund sharing between the Central Government and States is in the ratio of 90:10 for NE/special category States and 60:40 for other States."

"The entire Central Share for Phase I and Phase II colleges has been released to the State Government in respect of the colleges sanctioned," clarified the MOHFW.

Status of medical colleges approved under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals'

Under Phase-I

Rs. in crore

Sl. No.

Districts

Total Approved Cost

Central Share

Total amount released

1

Purnia

189

113.40

113.40

2

Saran (Chhapra)

189

113.40

113.40

3

Samastipur

189

113.40

113.40

Under Phase-II

Rs. in crore

Sl. No.

Location for medical college

Total Approved Cost

Central Share

Total amount released

1

Sitamarhi

250

150

150

2

Jhanjharpur

250

150

150

3

Siwan

250

150

150

4

Buxar

250

150

150

5

Jamui

250

150

150

While addressing the reasons for which around 25 districts in the State are still to have a medical college, the Union Health Minister added in the Statement, "Health being a State subject, primary responsibility to ensure availability of public health facilities lies with the State Government."

To view the Official Notice click on the Following Link:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/as65-157923.pdf

Also Read: Govt approved to set up 157 new medical colleges in districts across the country: Health Minister

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Barsha Misra
Barsha Misra

Barsha completed her Master's in English from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal in 2018. Having a knack for Journalism she joined Medical Dialogues back in 2020. She mainly covers news about medico legal cases, NMC/DCI updates, medical education issues including the latest updates about medical and dental colleges in India. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

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