CCEA approves upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 3 August 2016 approved upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutes (GMCIs) under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The upgradation of medical colleges under PMSSY broadly involves strengthening of the existing departments as well as building Super Speciality Blocks / Trauma Centres or other necessary

facilities as Centres of Excellence etc.

Highlights of the Project

• The upgradation will be done at a cost of 200 crore rupees for each GMCI with Central share of 120 crore rupees and State Share of 80 crore rupees.  

• Accordingly, the total upgradation cost shall be 2600 crore rupees out of which Central Share will be 1560 crore rupees and that of State will be 1040 crore rupees.  

• It will be completed in time period of 36 months. 

• Upgradation of existing GMCIs will create tertiary care facilities that will serve as composite centres for continued professional education, treatment, patient care and multi skilling of health workers.

• The facilities to be augmented during upgradation will be decided after proper gap analysis involving all stakeholders.

List of GMCIs to be upgraded

S.No.

Government Medical Colleges/Institutes

State

1

PMCH, Patna

Bihar

2

GMC Bhagalpur

3

GMC Gaya

4

GMC Bilaspur

Chhattisgarh

5

GMC, Jagdalpur

6

UCMS-GTB Hospital

Delhi

7

GMC, Surat

Gujarat

8

GMC, Bhavnagar

9

GMC, Indore

Madhya Pradesh

10

GMC, Cuttack

Odisha

11

GMC, Jaipur

Rajasthan

12

GMC Agra

Uttar Pradesh

13

GMC Kanpur

 About Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)

• The Central Scheme PMSSY was announced in August 2003 with the primary objective of correcting the imbalances in availability of affordable tertiary level healthcare in the country in general.

• This scheme had two components (a) establishment of new AIIMS and (b) Upgradation of existing government medical colleges.

• Under PMSSY, 58 Government Medical Colleges have been approved for upgradation.  Of these, work has been completed in 16 colleges while it is in progress at other places.

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