Union Minister of State for Health, Smt. Anupriya Patel, recently informed the Lok Sabha that the Madhya Pradesh government has approved 14 new medical colleges in various districts of the state, with 10 already operational.
Additionally, the minister stated that financial assistance has been provided to the state to increase MBBS and PG seats in 16 medical colleges.
Smt. Patel was responding to questions raised by Shri Darshan Singh Chaudhary, Member of Parliament, who inquired about the government's plans to establish medical colleges in Narmadapuram and Narsinghpur districts. He also asked whether any measures have been taken to develop health infrastructure to ensure quality healthcare in the rural areas of Narmadapuram, Narsinghpur, and Raisen districts.
In her response, MoS Health revealed that under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), the government has approved 14 medical colleges in various districts of Madhya Pradesh, with 10 currently operational. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers the CSS for the establishment of new medical colleges linked to existing district or referral hospitals, prioritizing underserved and aspirational districts where there are no existing government or private medical colleges.
The 14 approved medical colleges are located in the following districts of Madhya Pradesh: Datia, Khandwa, Ratlam, Shahdol, Vidisha, Chhindwara, and Shivpuri in Phase I; Satna in Phase II; and Rajgarh, Mandla, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Sheopur, and Singrauli in Phase III.
Furthermore, under the CSS for upgrading existing state and central government medical colleges to increase MBBS (UG) and PG seats, the government has provided financial support to Madhya Pradesh. This includes an increase of 850 MBBS seats across 11 medical colleges at an approved cost of Rs. 1020 crore and 849 PG seats across 6 medical colleges at an approved cost of Rs. 702.21 crore.
The funding mechanism follows a 90:10 ratio for North Eastern and Special Category States and a 60:40 ratio for other states, as explained by MoS Health.
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