157 new medical colleges approved since 2014: MoHFW to RTI Query
India Today
Responding to Noida-based RTI activist Amit Gupta's query on the number of medical colleges in the country and the government aid they got in the last 10 years, the MoHFW said a total of 157 new medical colleges have been approved under a centrally-sponsored scheme in the country since 2014 and funds of 17,691.08 crores were spent on it.
A total of 157 new medical colleges have been approved under a centrally-sponsored scheme in the country since 2014 and funds of 17,691.08 crore spent on it, according to an official response to an RTI query. In response to the query filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the MoHFW said there are 554 medical colleges, including 286 government-run and 268 private, citing data available with the National Medical Commission (NMC).
Responding to Noida-based RTI activist Amit Gupta's query on the number of medical colleges in the country and the government aid they got in the last 10 years, the MoHFW said its medical education (ME II) section is administering a centrally-sponsored scheme (CSS) for the establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals.
