The Medical Council of India (MCI) has rejected a total of 41 proposals for establishment of new medical colleges across several states in the country during the period from 2011-12 to 2013-14 for lack of required facilities and infrastructure, in terms of teaching faculty, clinical material and other infrastructure.

Besides, the MCI has recommended to the union health ministry for withdrawal of recognition for reported irregularities in respect of Santosh Medical College, Ghaziabad and Subharti Medical College, Meerut. The matter has since been referred back to Board of Governors for re-examination.

During the year 2013-2014, the MCI inspected a total of 31 medical colleges and it rejected the proposal of six among them, three of which from Uttar Pradesh, for lack of required facilities and infrastructure as prescribed in MCI Regulation, 1999.

In 2012-13, the MCI inspected a total of 33 medical colleges in different states of the country and 13 of them have been found to be lacking the required facilities and infrastructure and hence rejected the proposal for establishing new medical colleges.

Likewise, during the year 2011-12 the MCI rejected a total of 22 proposals. The MCI had inspected 43 medical colleges during the period.

Medical colleges are established and recognized as per the provisions of Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act, 1956 and the Regulations made thereunder. For this purpose, the Medical Council of India inspects the medical colleges to assess the standards of examination and facilities available at the college as per the minimum standard requirement as prescribed in MCI Regulation, 1999.