Lok Sabha Question No. 3894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Shortage of Specialist Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAM CHARITRA, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, C. N. JAYADEVAN, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2017

## SHORTAGE OF SPECIALI ST DOCTORS

## 3894. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL

VIJAYSINH

SHANKARRAO:

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

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

- (a) whether there is a shortage of specialist doctors at secondary and tertiary levels, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has approved over 4000 post graduate seats in medical colleges and hospitals across the country for the academic session of 2017- 18;
- (c) if so, the details thereof State/UT - wise including Kerala along with objectives;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  also decided  to  amend  the  teacher - students  ratio in  clinical subjects in Government medical colleges and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to boost the availability ofdoctors in rural areas of the country?

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

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): As per information provided by Medical Council of India, there are a total 10, 12, 428 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Council/Medical Council of India as 1 st December, 2016 . Assuming 80% availability, is estimated that aroun d 8.10lakh doctors may be actually available for active service. Th  data regarding number of specialist doctors in the country is not maintained centrally.
- (b) & (c): For the academic year 2017 - 18, the post graduate seats have been increased by 3899  in cluding  DNB  seats which  are  equivalent  to  MD/MS .  The  details  of  increased  seats, State/UT -wise is at annexure.

(d): The  ratio  of  teachers  to  students in  public  funded  Government  Medical  Colleges  for Professor has already been increased from 1:2 to 1:3 in all clinical subjects and for Asso. Prof. from 1:1 to 1:2 if the Asso. Prof. is a unit head.

(e): Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to ensure availability of and  other  health  professionals i public  health  facilitie s  lies  with  the  State  Governments. However,  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  technical  and  financial  support  is  be provided  to  States/UTs  for  strengthening  their  health  care  system.  F inancial  incentive  is  also provided to MBBS as well as PG doctors for serving in the rural areas. These incentives are ove and above the salaries of the doctors concerned.

Further , to encourage doctors working in remote and difficult areas, the MCI with previous approval of Central Government, has amended the Post Graduate Medical Educatio Regulations, 2000 to provide : -

- I. 50%  of  the  seats  in  Post  Graduate  Diploma  Courses  shall be  reserved  for  Medical Officers in the Government service, who have served for at least three years in r and difficult areas. After acquiring the PG Diploma, the Medical Officers shall se two more years in remote and/or difficult areas; and
- II. Incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for each year in service in re difficult areas as upto the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in the entrance te admissions in Post Graduate Medical Courses.

State wise increased/ enhanced number of PG seats

| S.No   | STATE             |   DNB |   MD |   MS |   Total |
|--------|-------------------|-------|------|------|---------|
| 1.     | ANDHRA PRADESH    |    70 |   54 |   11 |     135 |
| 2.     | ASSAM             |    12 |   13 |    5 |      30 |
| 3.     | BIHAR             |     5 |   33 |    2 |      40 |
| 4.     | CHANDIGARH        |     2 |   36 |   11 |      49 |
| 5.     | CHHATTISGARH      |    43 |    3 |    0 |      46 |
| 6.     | DELHI             |   378 |   95 |   46 |     519 |
| 7.     | GOA               |     0 |    2 |    0 |       2 |
| 8.     | GUJARAT           |    35 |   87 |   63 |     185 |
| 9.     | HARYANA           |   118 |   51 |   18 |     187 |
| 10.    | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |    10 |   41 |   14 |      65 |
| 11.    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |     6 |   25 |    3 |      34 |
| 12.    | JHARKHAND         |    33 |    0 |    0 |      33 |
| 13.    | KARNATAKA         |   199 |   57 |   46 |     302 |
| 14.    | KERALA            |   171 |    9 |    0 |     180 |
| 15.    | MADHYA PRADESH    |    19 |   22 |   11 |      52 |
| 16.    | MAHARASHTRA       |   328 |  122 |   88 |     538 |
| 17.    | MANIPUR           |     1 |   13 |    6 |      20 |
| 18.    | MEGHALAYA         |     4 |    0 |    0 |       4 |
| 19.    | MIZORAM           |     6 |    0 |    0 |       6 |
| 20.    | NAGALAND          |     4 |    0 |    0 |       4 |
| 21.    | ODISHA            |    23 |   41 |   27 |      91 |
| 22.    | PUDUCHERRY        |    10 |   11 |    2 |      23 |
| 23.    | PUNJAB            |    31 |    0 |    4 |      35 |
| 24.    | RAJASTHAN         |    38 |    8 |   13 |      59 |
| 25.    | TAMIL NADU        |   193 |  146 |   71 |     410 |
| 26.    | TELANGANA         |   204 |   90 |   51 |     345 |
| 27.    | UTTAR PRADESH     |    44 |  137 |   60 |     241 |
| 28.    | UTTARAKHAND       |     1 |   26 |    8 |      35 |
| 29.    | WEST BANGAL       |   159 |   52 |   18 |     229 |
|        | Total             |  2147 | 1174 |  578 |    3899 |

ANNEXURE