Lok Sabha Question No. 3616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Shortage of Nurses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRATIMA MONDAL, MANHOR UNTWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3616 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## SHORTAGE OF NURSES

## 3616. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL: SHRI MANOHAR UTAWAL:

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

(a) the number of nursing schools/ c l eges running and the number of seats therein at present in the country, State/UT - wise;

(b) whether the Government has taken note of shortage of trained nurses in the country and if so, the details thereof indicating the present nurse -patient ratio in the country, State/UT -wise;

(c) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that trained nurses are leaving the country in search of greener pastures, and if so, the details thereof;

(d)whether  the  Government  has received  proposals  from  States  and  UTs for  establishing nursing training and educational institutes and if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government in this regard, S tate/UT - wise along with pending proposals; and

- (e)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to co- locate  hospital  and  nursing  training/ education institutes, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): The state -wisenursing schools/colleges under Government as well as in private sector along with the seat available in the country is enclosed at Annexure - I
- (b) : 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 cas e of Auxiliary Nurse Midwives ( ANM ) / Lady Health Visitors ( LHV ) , it is estimated that around 19.1lakh 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  Nursing Institutes  in  the  country  producing  about  3  lakh  nursing  personnel  annually,  to  me requirement of nursing personnel in the country.
- (c): Like other professionals, some nurses do migrate to other countries for employm nt. Data  on  the  number  of  nurses  that  migrate  to  other  countries  is  not  maintained  b Ministry.
- (d): 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.
- (e) : As per INC norms; Parent Hospital/affiliated hospital can be within the distan maximum  30  kilometers  from  the  nursing  institutions.  This  has  been  relaxed  upto kilometers for hilly and tribal areas nursing institutions for providing clinical experien the students.

## ANNEXURE - I

## State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st October, 2017

|                      | ANM         | ANM         | ANM   | ANM   | ANM    | GNM   | GNM         | GNM         | GNM   | GNM   | GNM    | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)    | B.Sc (N)    | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   |
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------|-------|--------|-------|-------------|-------------|-------|-------|--------|------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|                      | Institution | Institution | Seats | Seats | Total  | Total | Institution | Institution | Seats | Seats | Total  | Total      | Institution | Institution | Seats      | Seats      | Total      | Total      |
| States               | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Govt. | Pvt.  | Instt. | Seats | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Govt. | Pvt.  | Instt. | Seats      | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Govt.      | Pvt.       | Instt.     | Seats      |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR    | 1           | 0           | 20    | 0     | 1      | 20    | 1           | 0           | 20    | 0     | 1      | 20         | 0           | 0           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH       | 5           | 34          | 160   | 950   | 39     | 1110  | 9           | 153         | 460   | 6510  | 162    | 6970       | 9           | 140         | 430        | 7300       | 149        | 7730       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 4           | 3           | 80    | 80    | 7      | 160   | 4           | 3           | 110   | 100   | 7      | 210        | 0           | 1           | 0          | 40         | 1          | 40         |
| ASSAM                | 12          | 22          | 368   | 595   | 34     | 963   | 23          | 29          | 1124  | 870   | 52     | 1994       | 4           | 8           | 230        | 340        | 12         | 570        |
| BIHAR                | 20          | 90          | 525   | 3015  | 110    | 3540  | 7           | 16          | 351   | 620   | 23     | 971        | 2           | 7           | 100        | 290        | 9          | 390        |
| CHANDIGARH           | 1           | 0           | 20    | 0     | 1      | 20    | 0           | 0           | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0          | 2           | 0           | 95         | 0          | 2          | 95         |
| CHATTISGARH          | 5           | 0           | 210   | 0     | 5      | 210   | 14          | 70          | 430   | 2425  | 84     | 2855       | 9           | 85          | 450        | 3820       | 94         | 4270       |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0           | 0           | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0     | 0           | 0           | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0          | 1           | 0           | 60         | 0          | 1          | 60         |
| DAMAN & DIU          | 0           | 0           | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0     | 0           | 0           | 0     | 0     | 0      | 0          | 1           | 0           | 50         | 0          | 1          | 50         |
| DELHI                | 2           | 8           | 80    | 240   | 10     | 320   | 4           | 16          | 140   | 625   | 20     | 765        | 7           | 4           | 335        | 210        | 11         | 545        |
| GOA                  | 1           | 1           | 40    | 60    | 2      | 100   | 1           | 0           | 50    | 0     | 1      | 50         | 1           | 2           | 100        | 80         | 3          | 180        |
| GUJARAT              | 29          | 89          | 920   | 2560  | 118    | 3480  | 25          | 118         | 940   | 4985  | 143    | 5925       | 8           | 81          | 400        | 3650       | 89         | 4050       |
| HARYANA              | 7           | 80          | 190   | 2510  | 87     | 2700  | 3           | 81          | 60    | 3340  | 84     | 3400       | 2           | 36          | 105        | 1620       | 38         | 1725       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 3           | 6           | 90    | 190   | 9      | 280   | 7           | 34          | 220   | 1310  | 41     | 1530       | 1           | 25          | 60         | 950        | 26         | 1010       |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR       | 0           | 14          | 0     | 465   | 14     | 465   | 0           | 16          | 0     | 635   | 16     | 635        | 4           | 10          | 190        | 500        | 14         | 690        |
| JHARKHAND            | 9           | 58          | 290   | 1690  | 67     | 1980  | 6           | 22          | 210   | 835   | 28     | 1045       | 1           | 9           | 50         | 370        | 10         | 420        |
| KARNATAKA            | 12          | 15          | 360   | 425   | 27     | 785   | 19          | 468         | 851   | 21726 | 487    | 22577      | 13          | 306         | 790        | 16670      | 319        | 17460      |
| KERALA               | 9           | 11          | 225   | 320   | 20     | 545   | 16          | 170         | 425   | 5345  | 186    | 5770       | 8           | 123         | 525        | 6675       | 131        | 7200       |
| MADHYA PRADESH       | 19          | 76          | 600   | 2480  | 95     | 3080  | 20          | 384         | 1045  | 14405 | 404    | 15450      | 5           | 185         | 280        | 7935       | 190        | 8215       |
| MAHARASHTRA          | 32          | 520         | 750   | 11390 | 552    | 12140 | 39          | 229         | 1289  | 6435  | 268    | 7724       | 6           | 98          | 300        | 4285       | 104        | 4585       |
| MANIPUR              | 2           | 6           | 70    | 160   | 8      | 230   | 1           | 14          | 30    | 410   | 15     | 440        | 1           | 6           | 40         | 230        | 7          | 270        |
| MEGHALAYA            | 1           | 1           | 20    | 15    | 2      | 35    | 2           | 5           | 60    | 145   | 7      | 205        | 1           | 1           | 50         | 40         | 2          | 90         |
| MIZORAM              | 3           | 1           | 90    | 30    | 4      | 120   | 3           | 3           | 60    | 100   | 6      | 160        | 2           | 0           | 65         | 0          | 2          | 65         |
| NAGALAND             | 1           | 1           | 30    | 30    | 2      | 60    | 3           | 2           | 100   | 60    | 5      | 160        | 0           | 1           | 0          | 40         | 1          | 40         |
| ORISSA               | 20          | 111         | 760   | 3215  | 131    | 3975  | 10          | 70          | 630   | 2470  | 80     | 3100       | 2           | 19          | 100        | 860        | 21         | 960        |
| PONDICHERRY          | 1           | 6           | 30    | 150   | 7      | 180   | 3           | 7           | 100   | 270   | 10     | 370        | 2           | 13          | 175        | 860        | 15         | 1035       |
| PUNJAB               | 8           | 167         | 290   | 5495  | 175    | 5785  | 10          | 208         | 450   | 9943  | 218    | 10393      | 5           | 103         | 260        | 5000       | 108        | 5260       |
| RAJASTHAN            | 20          | 9           | 560   | 270   | 29     | 830   | 11          | 164         | 620   | 7740  | 175    | 8360       | 10          | 158         | 690        | 7205       | 168        |            |
| SIKKIM               | 1           |             |       |       |        | 20    | 1           | 1           |       |       |        |            | 0           | 2           |            |            |            | 7895       |
|                      |             | 0           | 20    | 0     | 1      |       |             |             | 20    | 30    | 2      | 50         |             |             | 0          | 130        | 2          | 130        |
| TAMILNADU            | 13          | 28          | 630   | 700   | 41     | 1330  | 23          | 187         | 2050  | 5230  | 210    | 7280       | 5           | 175         | 250        | 10140      | 180        | 10390      |
| TELANGANA            | 3           | 14          | 60    | 435   | 17     | 495   | 6           | 85          | 300   | 3707  | 91     | 4007       | 6           | 79          | 330        | 4220       | 85         | 4550       |

| TRIPURA       |   2 |    1 |   65 |    60 |    3 |   125 |   2 |    3 |   100 |    120 |    5 |    220 |   0 |    4 |    0 |   180 |    4 |   180 |
|---------------|-----|------|------|-------|------|-------|-----|------|-------|--------|------|--------|-----|------|------|-------|------|-------|
| UTTAR PRADESH |  14 |  225 |  320 |  7860 |  239 |  8180 |   8 |  272 |   310 |  12230 |  280 |  12540 |   6 |   88 |  390 |  3770 |   94 |  4160 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |   7 |   14 |  170 |   425 |   21 |   595 |   4 |   25 |   160 |    885 |   29 |   1045 |   7 |   13 |  360 |   590 |   20 |   950 |
| WEST BENGAL   |  17 |   14 |  835 |   570 |   31 |  1405 |  42 |   33 |  2345 |   1360 |   75 |   3705 |  12 |   11 |  570 |   645 |   23 |  1215 |
| Grand Total   | 284 | 1625 | 8878 | 46385 | 1909 | 55263 | 327 | 2888 | 15060 | 114866 | 3215 | 129926 | 143 | 1793 | 7830 | 88645 | 1936 | 96475 |

## State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st October, 2017

|                     | M.Sc (N)    | M.Sc (N)    | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | PB B.Sc (N)   | PB B.Sc (N)   | PB B.Sc (N)   | PB B.Sc (N)   | PB B.Sc (N)   | PB B.Sc (N)   |
|---------------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|                     | Institution | Institution | Seats      | Seats      | Total      | Total      | Institution   | Institution   | Seats         | Seats         | Total         | Total         |
| States              | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Govt.      | Pvt.       | Instt.     | Seats      | Govt.         | Pvt.          | Govt.         | Pvt.          | Instt.        | Seats         |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR    | 0           | 0           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| ANDHRA PRADESH      | 1           | 32          | 30         | 601        | 33         | 631        | 1             | 31            | 30            | 905           | 32            | 935           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0           | 0           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| ASSAM               | 3           | 2           | 57         | 34         | 5          | 91         | 0             | 4             | 0             | 115           | 4             | 115           |
| BIHAR               | 0           | 0           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 1             | 1             | 40            | 30            | 2             | 70            |
| CHANDIGARH          | 1           | 0           | 20         | 0          | 1          | 20         | 1             | 0             | 40            | 0             | 1             | 40            |
| CHATTISGARH         | 4           | 16          | 105        | 284        | 20         | 389        | 1             | 18            | 20            | 545           | 19            | 565           |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 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             |
| DELHI               | 3           | 4           | 45         | 78         | 7          | 123        | 1             | 3             | 20            | 70            | 4             | 90            |
| GOA                 | 1           | 0           | 25         | 0          | 1          | 25         | 1             | 0             | 10            | 0             | 1             | 10            |
| GUJARAT             | 2           | 13          | 35         | 271        | 15         | 306        | 1             | 15            | 30            | 410           | 16            | 440           |
| HARYANA             | 1           | 8           | 30         | 167        | 9          | 197        | 1             | 27            | 30            | 730           | 28            | 760           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 1           | 4           | 25         | 66         | 5          | 91         | 1             | 7             | 30            | 190           | 8             | 220           |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR      | 0           | 3           | 0          | 53         | 3          | 53         | 0             | 4             | 0             | 150           | 4             | 150           |
| JHARKHAND           | 0           | 1           | 0          | 17         | 1          | 17         | 1             | 4             | 30            | 90            | 5             | 120           |
| KARNATAKA           | 5           | 152         | 62         | 3162       | 157        | 3224       | 5             | 178           | 180           | 6455          | 183           | 6635          |
| KERALA              | 6           | 57          | 130        | 1120       | 63         | 1250       | 6             | 40            | 190           | 1385          | 46            | 1575          |
| MADHYA PRADESH      | 2           | 57          | 15         | 920        | 59         | 935        | 3             | 69            | 100           | 1870          | 72            | 1970          |
| MAHARASHTRA         | 4           | 34          | 80         | 603        | 38         | 683        | 3             | 52            | 70            | 1455          | 55            | 1525          |
| MANIPUR             | 0           | 0           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0             | 1             | 0             | 20            | 1             | 20            |
| MEGHALAYA           | 1           | 0           | 10         | 0          | 1          | 10         | 0             | 1             | 0             | 30            | 1             | 30            |
| MIZORAM             | 0           | 0           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| NAGALAND            | 0           | 0           | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0             | 1             | 0             | 20            | 1             | 20            |
| ORISSA              | 1           | 9           | 17         | 165        | 10         | 182        | 1             | 5             | 40            | 170           | 6             | 210           |
| PONDICHERRY         | 1           | 6           | 22         | 120        | 7          | 142        | 1             | 6             | 25            | 195           | 7             | 220           |
| PUNJAB              | 2           | 33          | 50         | 619        | 35         | 669        | 3             | 88            | 85            | 2820          | 91            | 2905          |
| RAJASTHAN           | 7           | 19          | 144        | 290        | 26         | 434        | 2             | 44            | 45            | 1170          | 46            | 1215          |
| SIKKIM              | 0           | 1           | 0          | 25         | 1          | 25         | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             |
| TAMILNADU           | 2           | 80          | 65         | 1764       | 82         | 1829       | 2             | 70            | 90            | 2400          | 72            | 2490          |
| TELANGANA           | 1           | 23          | 30         | 449        | 24         | 479        | 0             | 16            | 0             | 460           | 16            | 460           |

| TRIPURA       |   0 |   2 |    0 |    22 |   2 |    22 |   0 |   1 |    0 |    20 |   1 |    20 |
|---------------|-----|-----|------|-------|-----|-------|-----|-----|------|-------|-----|-------|
| UTTAR PRADESH |   1 |  16 |   50 |   359 |  17 |   409 |   2 |  32 |   50 |   880 |  34 |   930 |
| UTTARAKHAND   |   2 |   6 |   43 |   106 |   8 |   149 |   1 |   6 |   30 |   170 |   7 |   200 |
| WEST BENGAL   |   8 |   4 |  135 |    77 |  12 |   212 |   7 |   4 |  330 |   125 |  11 |   455 |
| Grand Total   |  61 | 582 | 1245 | 11372 | 643 | 12617 |  47 | 728 | 1535 | 22880 | 775 | 24415 |

## State - wise details for approved/sanctioned ANM/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       | Khandhamal        |
|      |             | 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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