India has 157 Medical Colleges at Different Stages of Implementation: Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan recently said India has a total of 157 medical colleges at different stages of implementation. Read the article to know more.

India has a total of 157 medical colleges at different stages of implementation currently, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan recently said in the Rajya Sabha. Out of these 157 medical colleges, 58 are in the first phase of the implementation, and 24 in the second phase. Rest 75 medical colleges, which were announced recently are at the third phase, the Minister said.

"Since 2014, there are 157 medical colleges in different parts of the country in different stages of development. These include 58 medical colleges in phase 1 and 24 in phase 2 and another 75 in phase 3 which were announced recently," Harsh Vardhan said during the question hour.

The Minister also provided details of the total number of medical seats added in the last seven years since the government came to the power. "Besides, there were 50,000 medical college seats in the country till 2014 and after that, in the last over six years, 30,000 additional medical colleges seats have been created. More seats would be added with the setting up of these new colleges," the Minister said.

The Health Minister said that the National Medical Commission is also assessing the requirement of the total number of medical colleges and seats across the country and the government will make its policies accordingly. He also provided details about the total number of AIIMS across the Country. "So far, 22 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have been sanctioned under the Modi government. Out of these, 16 AIIMS have been in different stages of implementation since the last seven years," he said. The government-sanctioned a total of 75 medical colleges in its second tenure in various states across the country.

These medical colleges were preferably set up in aspirational districts and areas where there is no medical college currently either private or government. The Minister said these 75 colleges have been finalised and notified. The centre will provide 60 percent of the expense to set up these colleges, he further said. All these 75 medical colleges have been finalised and notified, the minister said, adding that the Centre supports 60 percent of the budget expenditure on these colleges.

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