Construction of Medical Colleges under PMSSY Government has approved upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges at Kota, Udaipur and Bikaner under Phase III of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Government has also approved upgradation of SMS Medical College at Jaipur under Phase IV of PMSSY. Work has been awarded in respect of upgradation of existing medical colleges at Kota, Udaipur and Bikaner. Gap Analysis Committee has been constituted for upgradation of SMS Medical College at Jaipur. Timeline for completion of the upgradation work depends upon various factors like approval of authorities concerned, approval of DPR and issue of notification of award. The timeline for completion of work is mentioned in the notification of award and is generally for a period of 16 to 24 months from date of award of work depending upon the size of the project and local site specific conditions. The Government has not taken up construction of super speciality blocks at medical colleges in Jodhpur, Jhalwad and Ajmer under PMSSY. Recruitment and deployment of Super-Specialist human resources to run the Super Speciality Blocks built under PMSSY is the responsibility of the State Government/Medical College concerned, which is responsible for running of the facilities created under upgradation work. The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha here today.
