Lok Sabha Question No. 1341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Shortage of Nurses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 2 ND DECEMBER, 2017

## SHORTAGE OF NURSES

## 1341. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a) the estimated number of nurses working in the country, State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether there is shortage of nurses in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government toimprove nurse - patient ratio in the country?

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

- (a): The registered number of nurses working in the country is at Annexure -I .
- (b)& (c): As perIndian Nursing Council (INC) records, there are around 28 .8 lakh nursing personnel registered in the country as on 31 - 12- 2016. Assuming 60% availability in the case of R egistered N urses& R egistered M idwives  (RN&RM) and 80%  availability  in  the  case  of Auxiliary Nurse Midwives ( ANM ) / Lady Health Visitors ( LHV ) , it is estimated that around 1 9.1 lakh nursing personnel areavailable for active services, which gives a Nurse - Population ratio of about 1:6 70 (Population taken as 128 Crores). There are around 8000 Nu rsing Institutes in the country producing about 3 lakh nursing personnel annually, to meet the requirement of nu personnel in the country.

Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Strengthening/upgradation  of  Nursing Services (Auxiliary Nurse Midwives / General Nurse Midwives), the Government has approved 128 Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM) and 137 General Nurse Midwives (GNM) Schools to be set up in the country.  The details are enclosed as Annexure -II.

## STATE WISE NUMBER OF REGISTERED NURSES IN INDIA

| S.No.   | STATE             | Total number of Registered Nurses & Auxiliary Nurses in India as on 31/12/2016   | Total number of Registered Nurses & Auxiliary Nurses in India as on 31/12/2016   | Total number of Registered Nurses & Auxiliary Nurses in India as on 31/12/2016   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                   | ANM                                                                              | RN&RM                                                                            | LHV                                                                              |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 138435                                                                           | 232621                                                                           | 2480                                                                             |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 971                                                                              | 938                                                                              | 15                                                                               |
| 3.      | Assam             | 27624                                                                            | 21079                                                                            | 320                                                                              |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 8624                                                                             | 9413                                                                             | 511                                                                              |
| 5.      | Chattisgarh       | 13329                                                                            | 13048                                                                            | 1352                                                                             |
| 6.      | Delhi             | 4325                                                                             | 61575                                                                            | NA                                                                               |
| 7.      | Goa               | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | -                                                                                |
| 8.      | Gujarat           | 44402                                                                            | 108476                                                                           | NA                                                                               |
| 9.      | Haryana           | 24675                                                                            | 28356                                                                            | 694                                                                              |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 11673                                                                            | 20934                                                                            | 500                                                                              |
| 11.     | Jharkhand         | 4755                                                                             | 3310                                                                             | 142                                                                              |
| 12.     | Karnataka         | 54039                                                                            | 231643                                                                           | 6840                                                                             |
| 13.     | Kerala            | 30173                                                                            | 246161                                                                           | 8507                                                                             |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 39563                                                                            | 118793                                                                           | 1731                                                                             |
| 15.     | Maharashtra       | 60837                                                                            | 120623                                                                           | 572                                                                              |
| 16.     | Meghalaya         | 1584                                                                             | 4571                                                                             | 193                                                                              |
| 17.     | Manipur           | 3621                                                                             | 7835                                                                             | NA                                                                               |
| 18.     | Mizoram           | 2102                                                                             | 3405                                                                             | NA                                                                               |
| 19.     | O disha           | 62159                                                                            | 75575                                                                            | 238                                                                              |
| 20.     | Punjab            | 23029                                                                            | 76680                                                                            | 2584                                                                             |
| 21.     | Rajasthan         | 108688                                                                           | 200171                                                                           | 2732                                                                             |
| 22.     | Tamil Nadu        | 56630                                                                            | 262718                                                                           | 11180                                                                            |
| 23.     | Tripura           | 2066                                                                             | 2827                                                                             | 148                                                                              |
| 24.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 53515                                                                            | 62617                                                                            | 2763                                                                             |
| 25.     | Uttarakhand       | 1864                                                                             | 1513                                                                             | 11                                                                               |
| 26.     | West Bengal       | 60739                                                                            | 60753                                                                            | 12854                                                                            |
| 27.     | Telangana         | 1857                                                                             | 4901                                                                             | -                                                                                |
|         | Total             | 841279                                                                           | 1980536                                                                          | 56367                                                                            |

ANM : Auxiliary Nurse Midwives , RN&RM: R egistered N urses & R egistered M idwives

LHV: Lady Health Visitors

State - wise details for approved/sanctioned Auxiliary Nurse Midwives ( ANM ) /General Nurse Midwives ( GNM )Schools

| Sl.No.   | State             | ANM Schools (Districts)   | GNM Schools (Districts)   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | Narsapuram                | Tirupathi                 |
|          |                   | Vijaywada                 | Eluru                     |
|          |                   | Kakinada                  | Ongole                    |
|          |                   |                           | Karimnagar                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit                     | U.Subansiri               |
|          |                   | Tawang                    | East Siang (Pasighat)     |
|          |                   | West Siang                | Naharlagun (Papampure)    |
| 3        | Assam             | Baksa                     | Bongaigaon                |
|          |                   | Udalguri                  |                           |
|          |                   | Chirang                   |                           |
|          |                   | Kamrup                    |                           |
| 4        | Bihar             | Aurangabad                | Banka                     |
|          |                   | Jamui                     | Buxar                     |
|          |                   | Kaimur ( Bhabhua)         | Jehanabad                 |
|          |                   | Khagaria                  | Saran                     |
|          |                   | Lakhisarai                | Seikhpur                  |
|          |                   | Nawada                    | Vaishali                  |
|          |                   | Sheohar                   | Kishanganj                |
|          |                   | Siwan                     | Purnia                    |
|          |                   | Supaul                    | Sasaram                   |
|          |                   | Darbanga                  | Madhepur                  |
|          |                   | Arwal                     | West Champaran            |
|          |                   | Araria                    | Katihar                   |
|          |                   |                           | Saharsa                   |
| 5        | Chattisgarh       | Bijapur                   | Dantewada                 |
|          |                   | Kawardha                  | Janjgir - Champa          |
|          |                   | Narayanpur                | Kanker                    |
|          |                   | Baster                    | Korba                     |
|          |                   | Bilaspur                  | Korea                     |
|          |                   |                           | Mahasamund                |
| 6        | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad                 | Anand                     |
|          |                   | Jamnagar                  | Bhavnagar                 |
|          |                   | Patan                     | Kheda                     |
|          |                   | Valsad                    | Porbander                 |
|          |                   | Tapi                      |                           |
| 7        | Haryana           | Chakhri(Dadri)            | Palwal                    |
|          |                   | Revari                    | Mewat                     |
|          |                   | Punchkula (Kalka)         | Kurukshetra               |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | Kullu                     | Nahan                     |
|          |                   | Solan                     | Chamba                    |
|          |                   |                           | Mandi                     |

| 9   | Jammu & Kashmir   | Bandipora   | Budgam      |
|-----|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
|     |                   | Kargil      | Gangerbal   |
|     |                   | Kishtwar    | Kulgam      |
|     |                   | Ramban      | Pulwama     |
|     |                   | Bhadarwah   | Reasi       |
|     |                   | Billawar    | Samba       |
|     |                   | Ananthnag   | Shopian     |
|     |                   | Thanmandi   | Udhampur    |
|     |                   | Surankote   | Leh         |
|     |                   | Thathri     | Kathua      |
|     |                   | Kokarnag    | Doda        |
|     |                   | Khan Sahib  | Rajouri     |
|     |                   | Avantipura  |             |
|     |                   | Handwara    |             |
| 10  | Jharkhand         | Chatra      | Gumla       |
|     |                   | Godda       | Latehar     |
|     |                   | Khunti      | Saraikela   |
|     |                   | Garwa       | Hazaribagh  |
|     |                   | Ramgarh     | Palamu      |
|     |                   |             | Ranchi      |
|     |                   |             | Jamtara     |
| 11  | Madhya Pradesh    | Annupur     | Mandsour    |
|     |                   | Alirajpur   | Dewas       |
|     |                   | Ashoknagar  |             |
|     |                   | Burhanpur   |             |
|     |                   | Dindori     |             |
|     |                   | Harda       |             |
|     |                   | Neemuch     |             |
|     |                   | Rewa        |             |
|     |                   | Shajapur    |             |
|     |                   | Sheopur     |             |
|     |                   | Singrauli   |             |
|     |                   | Umaria      |             |
| 12  | Maharashtra       | Pusad       | Gadchieouli |
|     |                   | Washim      | Washim      |
|     |                   | Sindhudurg  | Nandurbar   |
|     |                   |             | Ratnagiri   |
|     |                   |             | Sindhudurg  |
|     |                   |             | Bhandara    |
|     |                   |             | Amravati    |
|     |                   |             | Gondia      |
| 13  | Manipur           | Nil         | Bishnupur   |
|     |                   |             | Chandel     |
|     |                   |             | Senapati    |
|     |                   |             | Tamenglong  |
|     |                   |             | Thoubal     |
|     |                   |             | Ukhrul      |

| 14   | Meghalaya   | Shilling      | East Garo Hills   |
|------|-------------|---------------|-------------------|
|      |             | Jaintia Hills | Ri Bhoi           |
|      |             |               | South Garo Hills  |
|      |             |               | West Khasi Hills  |
| 15   | Mizoram     | Lawngtlai     | Champhai          |
|      |             | Mammit        | Kolasib           |
|      |             | Aizwal        | Saiha             |
|      |             |               | Serchhip          |
| 16   | Nagaland    | Zunheboto     | Mon               |
|      |             | Kohima        | Phek              |
|      |             | Mokokchung    | Tuensang          |
| 17   | Orissa      | Boudh         | Nabrangpur        |
|      |             | Subarnapur    | Kalahandi         |
|      |             | Gajapati      | Sundergarh        |
|      |             | Raigada       | Khandh amal       |
|      |             | Malkangiri    | Dhenkanal         |
|      |             |               | Keonjhar          |
|      |             |               | Mayurbhanj        |
|      |             |               | Koraput           |
|      |             |               | Balasore          |
| 18   | Puducherry  | Mahe          | Karaikal          |
|      |             | Yanam         |                   |
| 19   | Punjab      | Kapurthala    | Rupnagar          |
|      |             |               | Bhatinda          |
|      |             |               | Gurdaspur         |
|      |             |               | Sangrur           |
|      |             |               | Patiala           |
| 20   | Rajasthan   | Pratapgarh    | Baran             |
|      |             | Alwar         | Bikaner           |
|      |             | Udaipur       | Nagour            |
|      |             |               | Jhunjhun          |
|      |             |               | Chittorgarh       |
| 21   | Sikkim      | East Sikkim   | Nil               |
|      |             | West Sikkim   |                   |
| 22   | Tamil Nadu  | Namakkal      | Nil               |
|      |             | Theni         |                   |
|      |             | Shiv ganga    |                   |
| 23   | Tripura     | West Tripura  | Nil               |
| 24   | Uttarkhand  | Bageshwar     | Haridwar          |
|      |             | Champawat     | Nainital          |
|      |             | Rudraprayag   | Roorkhi           |
|      |             | Uttar kashi   |                   |
|      |             | Haldwani      |                   |

| 25   | Uttar Pradesh   | Auraiya            | Ambedkar Nagar   |
|------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|      |                 | Balrampur          | Bundaun          |
|      |                 | Bulandshahar       | Farrukhabad      |
|      |                 | Chandauli          | Firozabad        |
|      |                 | Mahamaya Nagar     | Hardoi           |
|      |                 | Jyotiba Phule      | NagarJalaun      |
|      |                 | Kanpur Dehat       | Kannauj          |
|      |                 | Kanshiram          | Mahoba           |
|      |                 | Kaushambi          | Siddharth Nagar  |
|      |                 | Kusinagar          | Unnao            |
|      |                 | Lalitpur           | Kheri            |
|      |                 | Maharajganj        | Mainpuri         |
|      |                 | Sant Kabir Nagar   | Faizabad         |
|      |                 | Sant Ravidas Nagar | Rampur           |
|      |                 | Sharavasti         | Balia            |
|      |                 | Sonbhadra          | Gonda            |
|      |                 | Amethi             | Morarabad        |
|      |                 | Fatehpur Sikri     | Jhansi           |
|      |                 | Sambhal            | Barabanki        |
|      |                 | Etah               | Aligarh          |
|      |                 | Mau                | Raibrali         |
|      |                 | Jounpur            | Etawa            |
|      |                 | Sultanpur          | Ghazipur         |
| 26   | West Bengal     | Utari Dinajpur     | Ghatal           |
|      |                 | Chanchal           | Barasat          |
|      |                 | Nadia              | Maldha           |
|      |                 | South Paragnas     | Jangirpur        |
|      |                 |                    | West Madinpur    |
|      |                 |                    | Hawrah           |
|      |                 |                    | Kolkata N        |
|      |                 |                    | N. Paragnas      |
|      | Total           | 128                | 137              |

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