1,12,112 MBBS seats in India, 157 medical colleges approved in 3 phases: Govt

NEET UG Counselling 2024: The ministry of health said that academic sessions have been started in 706 medical colleges till 2023-24.

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Anu Parthiban | July 30, 2024 | 06:27 PM IST

NEW DELHI: The ministry of health and family welfare informed the Lok Sabha that a total of 157 new medical colleges have already been approved in three phases, of which 109 are already functional. It also said that till 2023-24, academic sessions have been started in 706 medical colleges.

“The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for ‘Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’ with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, where there is no existing Government or private medical college. Under the Scheme, all the envisaged 157 new medical colleges have already been approved in three phases, of which 109 are already functional,” the ministry of health Jagat Prakash Nadda said.

Background wave

In phase 1, 58 medical colleges were approved in 20 states. Another 24 and 75 medical colleges have been approved in phase 2 and 3 respectively.

Answering another question, Nadda said the ministry has not received any proposal from the state government of Odisha for establishment of a medical college at Rayagada district.

“As per the Scheme guidelines, the State Government is the implementing agency and the planning, execution and commissioning of the project is done by the State Governments,” it said.

Earlier this year, the Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha that there is an increase of 82% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 706 as of now.

Also read CIC again directs NMC to disclose medical college assessment reports regularly

State-wise medical colleges, MBBS seats

Here’s the state-wise detail of medical colleges along with MBBS seats available for 2024-25 academic year. The ministry said that “data for 2024-25 may vary on granting of permission by NMC for new colleges, increase of seats”. Candidates who are eligible to participate in the NEET UG counselling 2024 can check the number of medical colleges and MBBS seats available in India.

State

New medical colleges have been approved to be set up in these districts

Number of medical colleges

Number of MBBS seats

Andaman and Nicobar

Islands

Port Blair

1

114

Andhra Pradesh

Piduguralla, Paderu, Machilipatnam, Piduguralla, Paderu, Machilipatnam

37

6,485

Arunachal Pradesh

Naharlagun

1

100

Assam

Dhubri, Nagaon, North Lakhimpur, Diphu, Kokrajhar

14

1,650

Bihar

Purnia, Saran (Chhapara), Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Jhanjharpur, Siwan, Buxar, Jamui

22

2,865

Chandigarh


1

150

Chhattisgarh

Korba, Mahasamund, Kanker

16

2,205

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu


1

177

Delhi


10

1,497

Goa


1

180

Gujarat

Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Porbandar, Morbi

40

7,150

Haryana

Bhiwani

15

2,185

Himachal Pradesh

Chamba, Hamirpur, Nahan (Sirmour)

8

920

Jammu and Kashmir

Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri, Doda, Kathua, Udhampur, Handwara (Distt. Kupwara)

Ladakh : Leh

12

1,339

Jharkhand

Dumka, Hazaribagh, Palamu (Daltonganj), Koderma, Chaibasa (Singhbhum)

9

980

Karnataka

Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Yadgiri, Chikkaballapura

73

12,345

Kerala


34

4,805

Madhya Pradesh

Datia, Khandwa, Ratlam, Shahdol, Vidisha,

Chindwara, Shivpuri, Satna, Rajgarh, Mandla, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Sheopur,

Singrauli

28

4,850

Maharashtra

Gondia, Nandurbar

70

10,945

Manipur

Churachandpur

4

525

Meghalaya

West Garo Hills (Tura)

1

50

Mizoram

Falkawn

1

100

Nagaland

Naga Hospital (Kohima), Mon

1

100

Odisha

Balasore, Baripada (Mayurbhanj), Bolangir, Koraput,

Puri, Jajpur, Kalahandi

19

2,725

Puducherry


9

1,830

Punjab

SAS Nagar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur

12

1,800

Rajasthan

Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Churu, Dungarpur, Pali,

Sikar, Dholpur, Alwar, Baran, Bansawara, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer,

Karauli,

Nagaur, Shri Ganganagar, Sirohi, Bundi, Sawai

Madhopur, Tonk, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu, Dausa

37

5,875

Sikkim

Gangtok

1

150

Tamil Nadu

Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Ramanathapuram, Namakkal,

Dindigul,

Virudhunagar, Krishnagiri, Tiruvallur, Nagapattinam,

Ariyalur, Kallakurichi

77

11,900

Telangana


56

8,490

Tripura


3

425

Uttar Pradesh

Basti, Faizabad, Firozabad, Shahjahanpur, Bahraich, Etah, Hardoi, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar

(Domariyaganj), Deoria, Ghazipur, Mirzapur, Bijnaur, Kushinagar, Sultanpur, Gonda, Lalitpur,

Lakhimpur Kheri, Chandauli, Bulandshahar,

Sonbhadra, Pilibhit, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat,

Kaushambi, Amethi

72

10,525

Uttarakhand

Almora, Rudrapur (Distt. Udham Singh Nagar), Pithoragarh,

Haridwar

9

1,300

West Bengal

Birbhum (Rampur Hat), Cooch behar, Diamond

harbour, Purulia, Raiganj (North Dinajpur), Barasat, Uluberia, Arambagh, Jhargram, Tamluk, Jalpaiguri

36

5,375

Total


731

1,12,112

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