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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE 

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2874
ANSWERED ON AUGUST 5, 2014 

QUESTION
Seats in Medical Colleges in Karnataka

 2874. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR: 

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

 (a)   whether Government has recently increased medical seats in the medical colleges across the country;

 (b)   if so, the details thereof; and

(c)    the number of medical seats increased in various medical colleges in Karnataka, college-wise?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. HARSH VARDHAN) 

(a) to (c): Yes. For the academic year 2014-15, there is total increase of 2,750 MBBS seats throughout the country. The details of the medical seats increased in various medical colleges across the country including Karnataka are annexed.

ANNEXURE

DETAILS OF COLLEGES IN WHICH NEW MBBS SEATS HAVE BEEN SANCTIONED/INCREASTED FOR THE ACADEMIC

S.No

STATE

NAME OF THE INSTITUTION & PROPOSER

PROPOSAL

LOCATION

SEATS INCREASED

1

Andhra Pradesh

Viswabharathi Medical College & General

Hospital (Viswabharathi Educational Society), Kurnool

Establishment of New Medical College

Kurnool

150

2

Andhra Pradesh

Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences, Sri Padmavathi Medical Sciences College for Women (Sri Venkateshwara Institute of Medical Sciences), Tirupati

Establishment of New Medical College

Tirupati

150

3

Andhra Pradesh

ACSR Govt. Medical College (Govt. of Andhra Pradesh), Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

Establishment of New Medical College

Nellore

100

4

Andhra Pradesh

GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry

Increase of Seat (For first Time)

Rajahmundry

50

5

Andhra Pradesh

Narayana Medical College

Increase of Seat (For first Time)

Nellore

100

6

Assam

Tezpur Medical College [Society for Medical Education, Tezpur, Assam (Govt. Society)], Tezpur

Establishment of New Medical College

Tezpur

100

7

Chhattisgarh

Govt. Medical College (govt. of Chhattisgarh), Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Establishment of New Medical College

Rajnandgaon

100

8

Karnataka

The Oxford Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre (Children’s Education Society), Bangalore

Establishment of New Medical College

Bangalore

150

9

Kerala

Mount Zion Medical College Hospital (Charitable Educational & Welfare Society), Pathanamthitta

Establishment of New Medical College

Pathanamthitta

100

10

Kerala

P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences (Nehru College of Educational and Charitable Trust), Palakkad

Establishment of New Medical College

Palakkad

150

11

Kerala

AI-Azhar Medical College and Super Speciality Hospital (Noorul Islam Trust), Thodupuzha

Establishment of New Medical College

Thodupuzha

150

12

Kerala

Govt. Medical College (Govt. of Kerala). Painav, Kerala

Establishment of New Medical College

Painav

50

13

Kerala

Govt. Medical College (Kerala State Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Residential Educational Society), Palakkad, Kerala

Establishment of New Medical College

Palakkad

100

14

Madhya Pradesh

RKDF Medical College Hospital & Research Center (RKDF Education Society), Bhopal

Establishment of New Medical College

Bhopal

150

15

Maharashtra

ISMBT Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre (SMBT Sevabhavi Trust), Ahmednagar

Establishment of New Medical College

Ahmednagar

150

16

Maharashtra

Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College & General Hospital

Increase of Seat (For first Time)

Pune

50

17

Maharashtra

Maharashtra lnstt of Medical Sciences & Research, Telegaon, Dadhade

Increase of Seat (For First Time)

Pune

50

18

Orissa

Kalinga Institute of medical Sciences

Increase of Seat (For First Time)

Bhubaneswar

50

19

Orissa

Institute of Medical Sciences & SUM Hospital

Increase of Seat (For First Time)

Bhubaneswar

50

20

Pondicherry

Pondicherry lnstt of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry

Increase of Seat (For First Time)

Pondicherry

50

21

Pondicherry

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute

Increase of Seat (For First Time)

Pondicherry

100

22

Punjab

Govt. Medical College

Increase of Seat (For First Time)

Patiala

50

23

Rajasthan

Pacific Medical College & Hospital (Tirupati Balaji Education Trust), Udaipur

Establishment of New Medical College

Udaipur

150

24

Rajasthan

RUHS College of Medical Sciences (Rajasthan University of Health Sciences)

Establishment of New Medical College

Jaipur

100

25

Uttar Pradesh

F. H. Medical College, (Muslim Educational Welfare Society), Nidhauli Kalan

Establishment of New Medical College

Nidhauli Kalan

150

26

Uttar Pradesh

Rajshree Medical Research Institute (Rajshree Educational Trust), Bareilly

Establishment of New Medical College

Bareilly

150

27

Uttar Pradesh

Teerthankar Mahaveer Medical College & Research Centre

Increase of Seat (For First Time)

Moradabad

50

Total

2750

 

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