Rs 11.47 cr released under Phase-II of Central Scheme
Irfan Tramboo
Srinagar, May 18: The Health & Medical Education (H&ME) today allocated a sum of over Rs 11 crore to the Government Medical College (GMC) of Srinagar and Jammu, under the centrally sponsored scheme ‘Strengthening and Upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges to Increase PG Seats, Phase-II’.
The H&ME has issued an order for the release of Rs 11 crore and 47 lakhs, instructing the Director of Finance at the H&ME Department to make the funds available to the Principal of GMC, Srinagar and Jammu during the current financial year 2023-24.
According to available details, Rs 3.33 crore has been allocated to GMC, Srinagar under the General Component, along with Rs 1.13 crore under the SC Component and Rs 67 lakh under the ST Component. Consequently, a total of Rs 5 crore and 13 lakh has been released to GMC, Srinagar under this scheme.
Similarly, GMC, Jammu has received Rs 4.13 crore under the General Component, Rs 1.39 crore under the SC Component, and Rs 82 lakh under the ST Component, bringing the total released amount for GMC, Jammu to Rs 6 crore and 34 lakh.
In total, the funds disbursed under the central scheme amount to Rs 7 crore 46 lakh under the General Component for both GMCs, Rs 2 crore 52 lakh under the SC Component, and Rs 1 crore 49 lakh under the ST Component.
To ensure proper utilization of funds, the Director of Finance at the H&ME Department will credit the funds into the Single Nodal Account (SNA) of the Scheme.
The Principal of GMC, Srinagar/Jammu has been directed to submit a status report on the scheme’s physical and financial progress during the current financial year, and are also required to provide a Utilization Certificate (UC) for the funds before March 31, 2024, to the Government of India, with a copy sent to the H&ME Department.
The release of funds has been made subject to certain conditions, including the requirement that expenditures adhere strictly to the authorized classification specified by the Finance Department.
Treasury Officers have been instructed not to process incomplete bills and have been prohibited from allowing funds to be deposited in the Civil Deposit without prior concurrence from the Finance Department.
Notably, the central scheme ‘Strengthening and Upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges to Increase PG Seats’ consists of two phases, Phase-I and Phase-II.
Phase-I was initiated during the XI Plan period to enhance the capacity and quality of State/Central Government Medical Colleges to establish additional postgraduate (PG) seats. A total of 72 Government Medical Colleges in 21 States/Union Territories (UTs) were approved under this scheme, resulting in the creation of 4058 new PG seats.
Phase II of the scheme intends to generate 4000 PG seats in Government Colleges nationwide. The funding pattern for this phase is structured as 90:10 by the Central and State Governments, respectively, for North Eastern States and Special Category States, and 60:40 for other States.
The scheme aims to address the shortage of healthcare professionals in the medical sector and rectify the geographical imbalance in the distribution of trained medical personnel throughout the country.
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