During the last three years the Central Government has permitted to start 86 new Medical Colleges. The details are given below:
Number of Medical College established during last three years State/UT wise
| SL. | State/UT | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Assam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bihar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Delhi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Haryana | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | J & K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kerala | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Mizoram | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Orissa | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rajasthan | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | Tamil Nadu | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | West Bengal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Meghalya | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Tripura | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Puducherry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Telangana | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | A & C Nicobar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 14 | 21 |
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
