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Health Minister Apprises on Status of New Medical Colleges in Aspirational Districts

Barsha MisraWritten by Barsha Misra Published On 2021-09-05T11:00:58+05:30  |  Updated On 5 Sept 2021 11:01 AM IST
Health Minister Apprises on Status of New Medical Colleges in Aspirational Districts
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New Delhi: A total number of 47 medical colleges have been made functional in 14 States under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for "Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals", MoS Health Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha.

Central Government has received a total number of 27 proposals from States/UTs for establishing new medical colleges in aspirational districts. Out of which, 21 proposals have been approved based on the criteria of Scheme, further revealed the Minister.

The Minister of State, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) was replying to a series of questions related to the new medical colleges in the aspirational districts. The queries included the data related to the number of proposals received and approved under phase III of the centrally sponsored scheme and also the number of proposals which are under consideration.

"Under Phase-III of Centrally Sponsored Scheme(CSS) namely 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referralhospitals', the Ministry had received 27 proposal from States/UTs for establishing new medical colleges in aspirational districts. Out of which, 21 proposals have been approved based on the criteria of Scheme," revealed the MoS Health before the Parliament.

Among these 21 medical colleges, the medical college in Andhra Pradesh is set to be built up in Paderu(Vishakhapatnam) district. In Chattisgarh, Korba, Mahasamud and Kanker will have three medical colleges. In case of Gujarat, the medical college will be built up in Narmada district.

Handwara (Distt. Kupwara) in Jammu & Kashmir, Yadgiri in Karnataka, Rajgarh and Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh, Nandurbar in Maharashtra, Kalahandi in Odisha, Baran, Jaisalmer, Karauli, and Sirohi districts in Rajasthan, Haridwar, and Rudrapur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand, Chandauli and Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh, Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu will also have medical colleges under phase III of the central scheme.

While addressing the question regarding the number of proposals which are under consideration, Dr. Pawar stated, "Further, under Phase-III of the Scheme, all the 75 approved medical colleges have already been allocated and therefore, no further proposals are under consideration."

Details of medical colleges approved under Phase-III in Aspirational Districts under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals'

S.

No.

Name of the State

Name of the District

Approved Cost

Central Share

Total fund released

1

Andhra

Pradesh

1

Paderu(Vishakhap

atnam)

325

195

53.04

2

Chhattisgarh

2

Korba

325

195

50

3

Mahasamund

325

195

50

4

Kanker

325

195

50

3

Gujarat

5

Narmada

325

195

100

4

Jammu &

Kashmir

6

Handwara (Distt.

Kupwara)

325

292.50

173

5

Karnataka

7

Yadgiri

325

195

100

6

Madhya Pradesh

8

Rajgarh

325

195

50

9

Singrauli

325

195

50

7

Maharashtra

10

Nandurbar

325

195

100

8

Odisha

11

Kalahandi

325

195

81.62

9

Rajasthan

12

Baran

325

195

50

13

Jaisalmer

325

195

50

14

Karauli

325

195

50

15

Sirohi

325

195

50

10

Uttarakhand

16

Haridwar

325

292.50

78.04

17

Rudrapur, Distt. Udham Singh

Nagar

325

292.50

75

11

Uttar Pradesh

18

Chandauli

325

195

50

19

Sonbhadra

325

195

50

12

Tamil Nadu

20

Ramanathapuram

325

195

100

21

Virudhunagar

325

195

100

Details of medical colleges approved under Phase-I & II in Aspirational Districts under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals'

The Minister has also revealed the details regarding the approved medical colleges in aspirational districts under Phase-I and Phase-II of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

As per the data presented by the MoS Health, under Phase I, medical colleges that have been approved are located in Dhubri District in Assam, Purnia district in Bihar, Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh, Chamba in Himachal Pradesh, Dumka, Hazaribagh, and Palamu(Daltonganj) in Jharkhand, Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir, Khandwa and Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh, Bolangir and Koraput in Odisha, and Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh.

Phase-I

S.N.

State/UT

Districts

Approved Cost

Central Share

Total Central Share Released

1

Assam

1

Dhubri

189

170.10

170.10

2

Bihar

2

Purnia

189

113.40

113.40

3

Chhattisgarh

3

Rajnandgaon

189

113.40

113.40

4

Himachal

Pradesh

4

Chamba

189

170.10

170.10

5

Jharkhand

5

Dumka

189

113.40

113.40

6

Hazaribagh

189

113.40

113.40

7

Palamu(Daltonganj)

189

113.40

113.40

6

Jammu &

Kashmir

8

Baramulla

189

170.10

170.10

7

Madhya Pradesh

9

Khandwa

189

113.40

113.40

10

Vidisha

189

113.40

113.40

8

Odisha

11

Bolangir

189

113.40

113.40

12

Koraput

189

113.40

113.40

9

Uttar Pradesh

13

Bahraich

189

113.40

113.40

Under Phase II, the approved medical colleges are located in Sitamarhi and Jamui districts in Bihar, Chaibasa (Singhbhum) in Jharkhand, Dholpur in Rajasthan, Fatehpur and Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj) in Uttar Pradesh.

Phase-II

S.No.

State

Location Selected by State Government

Approved Cost

Central Share

Amount released

1

Bihar

1

Sitamarhi

250

150

150

2

Jamui

250

150

150

2

Jharkhand

3

Chaibasa (Singhbhum)

250

150

150

3

Rajasthan

4

Dholpur

250

150

150

4

Uttar Pradesh

5

Fatehpur

250

150

150

6

Siddharthnagar

(Domariyaganj)

250

150

150

Giving the details regarding the status of completion of work regarding the medical colleges under the Central Scheme, Minister Pawar informed the Lok Sabha, "Under the Scheme, a total 157 medical colleges have been sanctioned, out of which, 47 have become functional. The concerned State/UT Governments are the implementing agencies under the Scheme. As per information provided by the States/UTs, the works of the remaining medical colleges are at various stages of completion."

As per the data revealed by the Minister, the districts where these 47 medical colleges have been made functional include Port Blair district in A & N Islands, Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh, Diphu in Assam, Rajnandgaon and Sarguja in Chhattisgarh, Chamba, Hamirpur and Nahan (Sirmour) in Himachal Pradesh, Dumka, Hazaribagh, and Palamu (Daltonganj) in Jharkhand, Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri, Kathua, and Doda in J & K, Datia, Khandwa, Ratlam, Shahdol, Vidisha, Chindwara, and Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, Gondia, and nandurbar in Maharashtra, Falkawn in Mizoram, Balasore, Baripada (Mayurbhanj), Bolangir, Koraput in Odisha, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu, Dungarpur, Pali, and Sikar in Rajasthan, Basti, Faizabad, Firozabad, Shahjahanpur, and Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh, and Birbhum (Rampur Hat), Cooch Behar, Diamond Harbour, Raiganj (North Dinajpur) and Purulia in West Bengal.

State-wise list of functional medical colleges established under the Scheme

S.No

State

Districts

1.

A&N Islands

Port Blair

2.

Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun

3.

Assam

Diphu

4.

Chhattisgarh

Rajnandgaon

5.

Sarguja

6.

Himachal Pradesh

Chamba

7.

Hamirpur

8.

Nahan (Sirmour)

9.

Jharkhand

Dumka

10.

Hazarigabh

11.

Palamu (Daltonganj)

12.

J & K

Anantnag

13.

Baramulla

14.

Rajouri

15.

Kathua

16.

Doda

17.

Madhya Pradesh

Datia

18.

Khandwa

19.

Ratlam

20.

Shahdol

21.

Vidisha

22.

Chindwara

23.

Shivpuri

24.

Maharashtra

Gondia

25.

Nandurbar

26.

Mizoram

Falkawn

27.

Odisha

Balasore

28.

Baripada (Mayurbhanj),

29.

Bolangir,

30.

Koraput

31.

Rajasthan

Barmer

32.

Bharatpur

33.

Bhilwara

34.

Churu

35.

Dungarpur

36.

Pali

37.

Sikar


38.

Uttar Pradesh

Basti

39.

Faizabad

40.

Firozabad

41.

Shahjahanpur

42.

Bahraich

43.

West Bengal

Birbhum (Rampur Hat)

44.

Cooch Behar

45.

Diamond Harbour

46.

Raiganj (North Dinajpur)

47.

Purulia

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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