Lok Sabha Question No. 4169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-11
Subject: Shortage of Nurses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, B.V. NAYAK

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH AUGUST, 2017

## SHORTAGE OF NURSES

## 4169. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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

- (a) whether there is a shortage of trained nurses in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the present nurse - patient ratio in the country;
- (c) the total number of Nursing Diploma and Nursing Colleges functioning in the country an number of students getting training in them, State/UT - wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  more  such  educational  institutions  to  im training across the country, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise; and
- (e) the time by which the said institutions are likely to be opened?

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

- (a)& (b) : As per INC records, there are around 27.8 lakh nursing personnel registered in the country  as  on  31 - 12- 2015.  Assuming  60%  availability  in  the  case  of  RN&RM  and  80% availability in the case of ANM/LHV, it is estimated that around 18.4 lakh nursing person are available for active services, which gives a Nurse - Population ratio of about 1:695 (Population taken as 128 Crores). There are around 8000 Nursing Institutes in the country producing a lakh nursing personnel annually, to meet the requirement of nursing personnel in the country.
- (c) : The number of nursing schools and colleges in the country is enclosed at Annexure - I.
- (d )  & (e) : Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Strengthening/upgradation of Nursing Services (ANM/GNM), the Government has approved 128 ANM and 137 GNM Schools to be set up in the country.  The details are enclosed as Annexure -II.

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State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 01st April, 2017

|                     | ANM          | 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)   |
|---------------------|--------------|--------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------------|--------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|                     | Institutions | Institutions | Seats | Seats | Total | Total | Institutions | Institutions | Seats | Seats | Total | Total | Institutions | Institutions | 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    | 0            | 0            | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 1            | 0            | 40          | 0           | 1           | 40          |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 4            | 35           | 120   | 970   | 39    | 1090  | 8            | 148          | 430   | 6290  | 156   | 6720  | 7            | 128          | 355         | 6670        | 135         | 7025        |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 4            | 2            | 80    | 60    | 6     | 140   | 4            | 3            | 110   | 90    | 7     | 200   | 0            | 1            | 0           | 40          | 1           | 40          |
| Assam               | 6            | 19           | 218   | 485   | 25    | 703   | 7            | 26           | 274   | 780   | 33    | 1054  | 4            | 7            | 230         | 320         | 11          | 550         |
| Bihar               | 20           | 77           | 525   | 2610  | 97    | 3135  | 6            | 11           | 331   | 370   | 17    | 701   | 1            | 4            | 40          | 160         | 5           | 200         |
| Chandigarh          | 1            | 0            | 20    | 0     | 1     | 20    | 0            | 0            | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 2            | 0            | 95          | 0           | 2           | 95          |
| Chattisgarh         | 9            | 70           | 340   | 2260  | 79    | 2600  | 8            | 64           | 215   | 2155  | 72    | 2370  | 5            | 72           | 220         | 3170        | 77          | 3390        |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0            | 0            | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0            | 0            | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 1            | 0            | 60          | 0           | 1           | 60          |
| Delhi               | 2            | 6            | 80    | 180   | 8     | 260   | 4            | 12           | 140   | 495   | 16    | 635   | 7            | 3            | 335         | 160         | 10          | 495         |
| Goa                 | 1            | 1            | 40    | 60    | 2     | 100   | 1            | 0            | 50    | 0     | 1     | 50    | 1            | 2            | 100         | 80          | 3           | 180         |
| Gujarat             | 26           | 61           | 820   | 1740  | 87    | 2560  | 20           | 71           | 690   | 3005  | 91    | 3695  | 6            | 43           |             | 2035        | 49          | 2325        |
| Haryana             | 7            | 74           | 190   | 2320  | 81    | 2510  | 3            | 68           | 60    | 2800  | 71    | 2860  | 2            | 25           | 290 105     | 1110        | 27          | 1215        |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 3            | 2            | 90    | 80    | 5     | 170   | 7            | 21           | 230   | 850   | 28    | 1080  | 1            | 11           | 60          | 400         | 12          | 460         |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | 0            | 14           | 0     | 465   | 14    | 465   | 0            | 16           | 0     | 635   | 16    | 635   | 4            | 11           | 190         | 550         | 15          | 740         |
| Jharkhand           | 8            | 48           | 270   | 1380  | 56    | 1650  | 6            | 18           | 210   | 685   | 24    | 895   | 1            | 7            | 50          | 300         | 8           | 350         |
| Karnataka           | 12           | 16           | 360   | 455   | 28    | 815   | 19           | 470          | 851   | 21656 | 489   | 22507 | 13           | 301          | 790         | 16170       | 314         | 16960       |
| Kerala              | 9            | 11           | 225   | 330   | 20    | 555   | 16           | 172          | 425   | 5395  | 188   | 5820  | 8            | 116          | 525         | 6225        | 124         | 6750        |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 21           | 70           | 660   | 2280  | 91    | 2940  | 18           | 279          | 925   | 10525 | 297   | 11450 | 3            | 123          | 170         | 5715        | 126         | 5885        |
| Maharashtra         | 31           | 511          | 730   | 11125 | 542   | 11855 | 38           | 216          | 1269  | 5945  | 254   | 7214  | 6            | 84           | 300         | 3715        | 90          | 4015        |
| Manipur             | 2            | 6            | 70    | 160   | 8     | 230   | 1            | 12           | 30    | 370   | 13    | 400   | 1            | 5            | 40          | 190         | 6           | 230         |
| Meghalaya           | 1            | 1            | 30    | 15    | 2     | 45    | 2            | 5            | 50    | 145   | 7     | 195   | 1            | 1            | 50          | 40          | 2           | 90          |
| Mizoram             | 2            | 1            | 70    | 30    | 3     | 100   | 2            | 3            | 40    | 100   | 5     | 140   | 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   | 3205  | 131   | 3965  | 10           | 69           | 620   | 2440  | 79    | 3060  | 1            | 19           | 40          | 860         | 20          | 900         |
| Pondicherry         | 1            | 4            | 30    | 90    | 5     | 120   | 2            | 5            | 80    | 200   | 7     | 280   | 2            | 10           | 175         | 680         | 12          | 855         |

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| Punjab        |   8 |   163 |   290 |   5325 |   171 |   5615 |   10 |   197 |   450 |   9418 |   207 |   9868 |   5 |   95 |   260 |   4620 |   100 |   4880 |
|---------------|-----|-------|-------|--------|-------|--------|------|-------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-----|------|-------|--------|-------|--------|
| Rajasthan     |  19 |    10 |   515 |    300 |    29 |    815 |   10 |   164 |   560 |   7790 |   174 |   8350 |   8 |  157 |   570 |   7075 |   165 |   7645 |
| Sikkim        |   0 |     1 |     0 |     20 |     1 |     20 |    1 |     1 |    20 |     30 |     2 |     50 |   0 |    2 |     0 |    130 |     2 |    130 |
| Tamilnadu     |   5 |    24 |   190 |    580 |    29 |    770 |   21 |   178 |  1850 |   4965 |   199 |   6815 |   5 |  161 |   250 |   9360 |   166 |   9610 |
| Telangana     |   3 |    14 |    60 |    435 |    17 |    495 |    6 |    82 |   300 |   3602 |    88 |   3902 |   6 |   77 |   330 |   4150 |    83 |   4480 |
| Tripura       |   2 |     0 |    65 |      0 |     2 |     65 |    2 |     3 |   100 |    120 |     5 |    220 |   0 |    3 |     0 |    140 |     3 |    140 |
| Uttar Pradesh |  14 |   144 |   320 |   5260 |   158 |   5580 |    8 |   189 |   310 |   8935 |   197 |   9245 |   5 |   55 |   240 |   2520 |    60 |   2760 |
| Uttarakhand   |   7 |     7 |   170 |    230 |    14 |    400 |    4 |    12 |   160 |    495 |    16 |    655 |   6 |    7 |   260 |    360 |    13 |    620 |
| West Bengal   |  19 |    25 |   900 |   1025 |    44 |   1925 |   30 |    26 |  1265 |   1105 |    56 |   2370 |  11 |   10 |   510 |    595 |    21 |   1105 |
| Grand Total   | 269 |  1529 |  8288 |  43505 |  1798 |  51793 |  277 |  2543 | 12145 | 101451 |  2820 | 113596 | 126 | 1541 |  6745 |  77580 |  1667 |  84325 |

State-wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 01st April, 2017

|                     | 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)   | PB B.Sc (N)   | PBDP         | PBDP         | PBDP   | PBDP   | PBDP   | PBDP   |
|---------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|                     | Institutions | Institutions | Seats       | Seats       | Total       | Total         | Institutions  | Institutions  | Seats         | Seats         | Total         | Total         | Institutions | Institutions | 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    | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 1            | 28           | 30          | 508         | 29          | 538           | 0             | 26            | 0             | 775           | 26            | 775           | 3            | 10           | 45     | 105    | 13     | 150    |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0             | 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           | 1            | 0            | 30     | 0      | 1      | 30     |
| Bihar               | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0             | 0             | 1             | 0             | 30            | 1             | 30            | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Chandigarh          | 1            | 0            | 20          | 0           | 1           | 20            | 1             | 0             | 40            | 0             | 1             | 40            | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Chattisgarh         | 0            | 14           | 0           | 239         | 14          | 239           | 0             | 16            | 0             | 465           | 16            | 465           | 2            | 4            | 40     | 40     | 6      | 80     |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1            | 0            | 20          | 0           | 1           | 20            | 1             | 0             | 20            | 0             | 1             | 20            | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Delhi               | 3            | 3            | 45          | 60          | 6           | 105           | 1             | 2             | 20            | 50            | 3             | 70            | 7            | 3            | 140    | 40     | 10     | 180    |
| Goa                 | 1            | 0            | 25          | 0           | 1           | 25            | 1             | 0             | 10            | 0             | 1             | 10            | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Gujarat             | 2            | 9            | 35          | 196         | 11          | 231           | 1             | 9             | 30            | 250           | 10            | 280           | 6            | 1            | 115    | 10     | 7      | 125    |
| Haryana             | 1            | 4            | 30          | 67          | 5           | 97            | 1             | 18            | 30            | 485           | 19            | 515           | 0            | 5            | 0      | 55     | 5      | 55     |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 1            | 0            | 25          | 0           | 1           | 25            | 1             | 3             | 30            | 90            | 4             | 120           | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | 0            | 2            | 0           | 33          | 2           | 33            | 0             | 4             | 0             | 150           | 4             | 150           | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Jharkhand           | 0            | 1            | 0           | 17          | 1           | 17            | 1             | 3             | 30            | 70            | 4             | 100           | 2            | 0            | 21     | 0      | 2      | 21     |
| Karnataka           | 5            | 150          | 62          | 3107        | 155         | 3169          | 4             | 177           | 160           | 6430          | 181           | 6590          | 12           | 32           | 155    | 420    | 44     | 575    |
| Kerala              | 6            | 54           | 130         | 1061        | 60          | 1191          | 6             | 41            | 190           | 1395          | 47            | 1585          | 11           | 22           | 122    | 280    | 33     | 402    |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 1            | 40           | 5           | 628         | 41          | 633           | 3             | 48            | 100           | 1365          | 51            | 1465          | 0            | 10           | 0      | 105    | 10     | 105    |
| Maharashtra         | 4            | 30           | 80          | 527         | 34          | 607           | 2             | 49            | 50            | 1405          | 51            | 1455          | 14           | 17           | 199    | 285    | 31     | 484    |
| Manipur             | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Meghalaya           | 1            | 0            | 10          | 0           | 1           | 10            | 0             | 1             | 0             | 30            | 1             | 30            | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Mizoram             | 0            | 0            | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0             | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
|                     | 0            |              | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0             | 0             | 1             |               | 20            |               | 20            | 0            | 0            | 0      | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| Nagaland            |              | 0            |             |             |             |               |               |               | 0             |               | 1             |               |              |              |        |        |        |        |
| Orissa              | 1            | 8            | 17          | 145         | 9           | 162           | 1             | 5             | 40            | 170           | 6             | 210           | 1            | 2            | 20     | 25     | 3      | 45     |
| Pondicherry         | 1            | 5            | 22          | 100         | 6           | 122           | 1             | 5             | 25            | 165           | 6             | 190           | 0            | 7            | 0      | 95     | 7      | 95     |

| Punjab        |   2 |   38 |   50 |   704 |   40 |   754 |   3 |   84 |   85 |   2660 |   87 |   2745 |   5 |   3 |   53 |   40 |   8 |   93 |
|---------------|-----|------|------|-------|------|-------|-----|------|------|--------|------|--------|-----|-----|------|------|-----|------|
| Rajasthan     |   5 |   19 |  100 |   285 |   24 |   385 |   2 |   45 |   45 |   1230 |   47 |   1275 |   0 |   2 |    0 |   25 |   2 |   25 |
| Sikkim        |   0 |    1 |    0 |    25 |    1 |    25 |   0 |    1 |    0 |     50 |    1 |     50 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |
| Tamilnadu     |   2 |   77 |   65 |  1714 |   79 |  1779 |   2 |   68 |   90 |   2350 |   70 |   2440 |   1 |  24 |   10 |  360 |  25 |  370 |
| Telangana     |   1 |   23 |   30 |   449 |   24 |   479 |   0 |   16 |    0 |    460 |   16 |    460 |   1 |   8 |   15 |   95 |   9 |  110 |
| Tripura       |   0 |    2 |    0 |    22 |    2 |    22 |   0 |    1 |    0 |     20 |    1 |     20 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |
| Uttar Pradesh |   0 |   12 |    0 |   262 |   12 |   262 |   2 |   24 |   50 |    670 |   26 |    720 |   3 |   1 |   50 |   20 |   4 |   70 |
| Uttarakhand   |   1 |    3 |   18 |    51 |    4 |    69 |   1 |    2 |   30 |     60 |    3 |     90 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |   0 |    0 |
| West Bengal   |   8 |    4 |  135 |    77 |   12 |   212 |   7 |    4 |  330 |    125 |   11 |    455 |  10 |   7 |  145 |  100 |  17 |  245 |
| Grand Total   |  52 |  529 | 1011 | 10311 |  581 | 11322 |  42 |  658 | 1405 |  21085 |  700 |  22490 |  79 | 158 | 1160 | 2100 | 237 | 3260 |

## 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       | 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      | EastSikkim    | 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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