Lok Sabha Question No. 1232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Registered Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1 232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2018

## REGISTERED DOCTORS

## 1232. SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of allopathic doctors registered across the country, State/ UT - wise;
- (b) the number of doctors migrated to other countries during the last three years and th year;
- (c) whether the Government has received any complaint that the names of registered doctors wh have died or migrated to other countries are still being retained in official records wrong doctor - patient ratio; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - w ise and the reasons therefor along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): As  per  information  provided  by  Medical  Council  of India(MC I ) ,  there  are  a  total 10,41,395  allopathic  doctors  registered  with  the  State  Medical  Councils/Medical  Counc India as on 30th September, 2017. The State / UT -wise details are at Annexure.
- (b):          The  data  regarding  number  of  doctors  migrate d  to  other  countries  is  not  maintained centrally. However, MCI issues Good Standing Certificate to Indian doctors who wish to serv abroad. The details of Good Standing Certificates issued by MCI during the last three years are as under:

|   Sr. No. |   Year |   Good Standing Certificate |
|-----------|--------|-----------------------------|
|         1 |   2015 |                        2984 |
|         2 |   2016 |                        2802 |
|         3 |   2017 |                        1469 |

Contd…….

Further, as  per  requirements  of  the  Government  of  USA,  Statement  of  Need  ( SON ) Certificate  and  Exceptional  Need  Certificate  ( ENC )  are  issued by  the  Ministry  of  Health  & Family Welfare to Indian students going to U.S.A. on J - 1 visa for higher studies/ PG courses in various  medical  specialties/  super  specialties  and  applicants  are  required  to  file assurance  that  he/she  will  return  to  India  upon  completion  of  trai ning  in  the  U.S.A.    In  the Calendar Years 2015 to 2017, the total number of Indian students issued SON Certificate / are given below:

|   Year |   SON Certificate |   ENC |   Total |
|--------|-------------------|-------|---------|
|   2015 |               959 |    17 |     976 |
|   2016 |               891 |    19 |     910 |
|   2017 |               946 |    14 |     960 |

(c) & (d): MCI informed that the Indian Medical Register is updated from time to time based on the information provided by the State Medical Councils and the name of a particular doct deleted from the Indian Medical Register only on the request of the Registrar, State Co uncil with the reasons thereof.

## Number of Doctors Registered with State Medical Councils / Medical Council of India as on 30 th September, 2017

| Sr. No.   | Name of the Medical Council            | Number of Doctors   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh Medical Council         | 86129               |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council      | 840                 |
| 3.        | Assam Medical Council                  | 22532               |
| 4.        | Bihar Medical Council                  | 40043               |
| 5.        | Chattisgarh Medical Council            | 6915                |
| 6.        | Delhi Medical Council                  | 16176               |
| 7.        | Goa Medical Council                    | 3367                |
| 8.        | Gujarat Medical Council                | 53954               |
| 9.        | Haryana Dental & Medical Council       | 5717                |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh Medical Council       | 2849                |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 14326               |
| 12.       | Jharkhand Medical Council              | 5093                |
| 13.       | Karnataka Medical Council              | 104794              |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh Medical Council         | 34347               |
| 15.       | Maharashtra Medical Council            | 153513              |
| 16.       | Medical Council of India               | 52666               |
| 17.       | Nagaland Medical Council               | 801                 |
| 18.       | Orissa Council of Medical Registration | 21681               |
| 19.       | Punjab Medical Council                 | 44682               |
| 20.       | Rajasthan Medical Council              | 40559               |
| 21.       | Sikkim Medical Council                 | 893                 |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu Medical Council             | 126399              |
| 23.       | Travancore Medical Council             | 55251               |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh Medical Council          | 71480               |
| 25.       | Uttrakhand Medical Council             | 7060                |
| 26.       | West Bengal Medical Council            | 66974               |
| 27.       | Tripura Medical Council                | 0                   |
| 28.       | Telangana Medical Council              | 2354                |
|           | Total                                  | 10,41,395           |