Lok Sabha Question No. 391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-03
Subject: Nursing Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, HARI MANJHI, REKHA ARUN VERMA, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD FEBRUARY , 201 7

## NURSING COLLEGES

## 391. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRI HARI MANJHI:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the existing number of Government and private nursing colleges/paramedical institutes in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has received  a  number  of  complaints  regarding the  quality  of education imparted by these institutions and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the existing nursing and paramedical institutes;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra along with the funds required for the same; and
- (e) the steps being taken to increase the number of qualified faculty to improve the quality of nursing education, nursing skills and its knowledge in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): The State/UT - wise number of nursing institutions with admission capacity in India is at Annexure. As regards para medical Institutes are concerned, no such central data is mainta
- (b): Indian Nursing Council (INC) conducts surprise inspection of a college to ensure th quality  of  education,  infrastructure  etc.  of  the  in stitute  are  as  per  guidelines,  some  of  the important steps taken by INC to improve the quality of nursing education are as follows: -
1. Institution sh ouldhave its own 100 bedded hospital .
2. Institution should have own building within two years of the stablishm nt.
3. Renewals are issued every year after scrutinizing the documents w.r.t. INC norms.
4. Faculty details are to be updated on the website by the institution.
- (c) & (d): No.
- (e): To Improve the quality of Nursing education as well toupgradethe knowledge and skills of nursing teachers, Indian Nursing Council has taken many pro - active steps such as:
- i.Student patient ratio has been changedfrom 1:5 to 1:3 ;
- ii.The  land  from  5  acres  has  been  relaxed  to  construct  building  of  54,000  sq.  ft f or school/ college of Nursing and Hostel;
- iii. Conducting Capacity building training of teachers of pre - service education;
- iv. Relaxingnorms for teaching facul ty to start B.Sc. (N) Programme:
- At least 2 M.Sc. (N) faculty to be available ;
- Qualification and Experience of the Nu rsing Teachers has been relaxed;
- Sharing of teaching faculty for both Diploma and Graduate Programme;
- v. Relaxation f or opening M.Sc. (N) programme:
- Super speciality Hospital can start M.Sc.(N) without having under graduate programm
- Relaxation of st udent teacher ratio for M.Sc (N) programme has been relaxed from 1:5 to 1:10
- vi Age increased for Teaching Faculty up to 70 years.

## ANNEXURE

## State - wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st March, 2016

|                     | B.Sc (N)     | B.Sc (N)     | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)     | M.Sc (N)     | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   |
|---------------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|                     | Institutions | Institutions | Seats      | Seats      | Total      | Total      | Institutions | Institutions | Seats      | Seats      | Total      | Total      | Institutions   | Institutions   | Seats          | Seats          | Total          | Total          |
|                     | Govt         | Pvt          | Govt       | Pvt        | Instt      | Seats      | Govt         | Pvt          | Govt       | Pvt        | Instt      | Seats      | Govt           | Pvt            | Govt Pvt       |                | Instt          | Seats          |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR   | 1            | 0            | 40         | 0          | 1          | 40         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| ANDHRAPRADESH       | 8            | 138          | 381        | 7200       | 146        | 7581       | 1            | 31           | 30         | 578        | 32         | 608        | 0              | 30             | 0              | 880            | 30             | 880            |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0            | 1            | 0          | 40         | 1          | 40         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| ASSAM               | 4            | 7            | 230        | 320        | 11         | 550        | 3            | 2            | 57         | 34         | 5          | 91         | 0              | 4              | 0              | 115            | 4              | 115            |
| BIHAR               | 1            | 4            | 40         | 160        | 5          | 200        | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 1              | 0              | 30             | 1              | 30             |
| CHANDIGARH          | 2            | 0            | 95         | 0          | 2          | 95         | 1            | 0            | 20         | 0          | 1          | 20         | 1              | 0              | 40             | 0              | 1              | 40             |
| CHATTISGARH         | 8            | 79           | 390        | 3450       | 87         | 3840       | 1            | 15           | 25         | 264        | 16         | 289        | 1              | 17             | 20             | 505            | 18             | 525            |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 1            | 0            | 60         | 0          | 1          | 60         | 1            | 0            | 20         | 0          | 1          | 20         | 1              | 0              | 20             | 0              | 1              | 20             |
| DAMAN & DIU         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |              |              |            |            | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| DELHI               | 7            | 4            | 385        | 210        | 11         | 595        | 3            | 3            | 45         | 60         | 6          | 105        | 1              | 2              | 20             | 50             | 3              | 70             |
| GOA                 | 1            | 2            | 100        | 80         | 3          | 180        | 1            | 0            | 25         | 0          | 1          | 25         | 1              | 0              | 10             | 0              | 1              | 10             |
| GUJARAT             | 8            | 61           | 390        | 2800       | 69         | 3190       | 2            | 11           | 35         | 236        | 13         | 271        | 1              | 17             | 30             | 460            | 18             | 490            |
| HARYANA             | 2            | 33           | 105        | 1500       | 35         | 1605       | 1            | 7            | 30         | 122        | 8          | 152        | 1              | 26             | 30             | 710            | 27             | 740            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 1            | 20           | 60         | 780        | 21         | 840        | 1            | 1            | 25         | 20         | 2          | 45         | 1              | 4              | 30             | 110            | 5              | 140            |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR     | 4            | 8            | 190        | 420        | 12         | 610        | 0            | 2            | 0          | 33         | 2          | 33         | 0              | 4              | 0              | 150            | 4              | 150            |
| JHARKHAND           | 1            | 8            | 50         | 320        | 9          | 370        | 0            | 1            | 0          | 17         | 1          | 17         | 1              | 4              | 30             | 90             | 5              | 120            |
| KARNATAKA           | 13           | 316          | 790        | 17110      | 329        | 17900      | 5            | 173          | 62         | 3533       | 178        | 3595       | 4              | 189            | 160 6850       |                | 193            | 7010           |
| KERALA              | 8            | 125          | 525        | 6635       | 133        | 7160       | 6            | 61           | 130        | 1203       | 67         | 1333       | 6              | 45             | 190            | 1575           | 51             | 1765           |
| MADHYA PRADESH      | 4            | 154          | 220        | 6965       | 158        | 7185       | 2            | 43           | 15         | 665        | 45         | 680        | 3              | 59             | 100            | 1610           | 62             | 1710           |
| MAHARASHTRA         | 6            | 94           | 300        | 4125       | 100        | 4425       | 3            | 33           | 60         | 577        | 36         | 637        | 2              | 55             | 50             | 1545           | 57             | 1595           |
| MANIPUR             | 1            | 6            | 40         | 230        | 7          | 270        | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| MEGHALAYA           | 1            | 1            | 50         | 40         | 2          | 90         | 1            | 0            | 10         | 0          | 1          | 10         | 0              | 1              | 0              | 30             | 1              | 30             |
| MIZORAM             | 2            | 0            | 65         | 0          |            | 65         |              |              |            |            |            | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
|                     |              |              |            |            | 2          |            | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 1              |                |                | 1              |                |
| NAGALAND            | 0            | 1            | 0          | 40         | 1          | 40         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          |            |                |                | 0              | 20             |                | 20             |

| ORISSA        |   1 |   19 |   40 |   860 |   20 |   900 |   1 |   8 |   17 |   145 |   9 |   162 |   1 | 5    | 40   |   170 |   6 |   210 |
|---------------|-----|------|------|-------|------|-------|-----|-----|------|-------|-----|-------|-----|------|------|-------|-----|-------|
| PONDICHERRY   |   2 |   13 |  175 |   840 |   15 |  1015 |   1 |   6 |   22 |   120 |   7 |   142 |   1 | 6 25 |      |   195 |   7 |   220 |
| PUNJAB        |   5 |   99 |  260 |  4800 |  104 |  5060 |   2 |  39 |   50 |   750 |  41 |   800 |   3 | 89   | 85   |  2850 |  92 |  2935 |
| RAJASTHAN     |   8 |  160 |  570 |  7175 |  168 |  7745 |   5 |  19 |  100 |   285 |  24 |   385 |   2 | 45   | 45   |  1230 |  47 |  1275 |
| SIKKIM        |   1 |    1 |  100 |    30 |    2 |   130 |   0 |   1 |    0 |    25 |   1 |    25 |   0 | 1    | 0    |    50 |   1 |    50 |
| TAMILNADU     |   5 |  171 |  250 |  9820 |  176 | 10070 |   2 |  80 |   65 |  1765 |  82 |  1830 |   2 | 75   | 90   |  2580 |  77 |  2670 |
| TELANGANA     |   6 |   79 |  330 |  4210 |   85 |  4540 |   1 |  24 |   30 |   474 |  25 |   504 |   0 | 18   | 0    |   530 |  18 |   530 |
| TRIPURA       |   0 |    4 |    0 |   180 |    4 |   180 |   0 |   2 |    0 |    22 |   2 |    22 |   0 | 1    | 0    |    20 |   1 |    20 |
| UTTAR PRADESH |   5 |   66 |  240 |  3040 |   71 |  3280 |   0 |  14 |    0 |   292 |  14 |   292 |   2 | 29   | 50   |   820 |  31 |   870 |
| UTTARANCHAL   |   6 |   12 |  260 |   540 |   18 |   800 |   1 |   4 |   18 |    67 |   5 |    85 |   1 | 5    | 30   |   140 |   6 |   170 |
| WEST BENGAL   |  11 |   11 |  510 |   645 |   22 |  1155 |   8 |   4 |  135 |    77 |  12 |   212 |   7 | 4    | 330  |   125 |  11 |   455 |
| Grand Total   | 134 | 1697 | 7241 | 84565 | 1831 | 91806 |  53 | 584 | 1026 | 11364 | 637 | 12390 |  43 | 737  | 1425 | 23440 | 780 | 24865 |

Note: - Institutions have been closed due to non-admission of students in last two years