Lok Sabha Question No. 4172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Medical and Dental Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## MEDICAL AND DENTAL C OLLEGES

## 4172. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

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

- (a) the number of medical and dental colleges, State/UT/Government/private college -wise; and
- (b) the total number of doctors working as MD/MS/M.Ch. at present in the country, State -wise?

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

- (a):      There are 539 Medical Colleges and 313 Dental Colleges in the Country.  The Sta / Government / Private college - wise break up of medical and dental colleges are in Annexure - I and Annexure - II respectively.
- (b): As  per  information  received  from  the  Board  of  Governors - Medical  Council  of  India (BOG - MCI), a total of 3,34,774 doctors with  Postgraduate Medical qualifications (MD / M.Ch  /  DM)  in  the  country  are    registered  with  the  Medical  Council  of  India  and  the State Medical Councils. The State / UT - wise details are in Annexure - III.

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Annexure-I

| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State                                                                                    | Number of Medical Colleges                                                               | Number of Medical Colleges                                                               | Number of Medical Colleges                                                               |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State                                                                                    | Government                                                                               | Private                                                                                  | Total                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 12                                                                                       | 18                                                                                       | 30                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                        | A & N Islands                                                                            | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                    | 6                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 6                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 9                                                                                        | 5                                                                                        | 14                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                               | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 6                                                                                        | 3                                                                                        | 9                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                    | 7                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        | 9                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                        | D & Nagar Haveli                                                                         | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                      | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                  | 17                                                                                       | 12                                                                                       | 29                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                  | 5                                                                                        | 7                                                                                        | 12                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 6                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 7                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                       | J & K                                                                                    | 7                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 8                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 6                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 6                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 19                                                                                       | 40                                                                                       | 59                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 10                                                                                       | 24                                                                                       | 34                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 13                                                                                       | 9                                                                                        | 22                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 24                                                                                       | 28                                                                                       | 52                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                  | 2                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                                  | 1                                                                                        | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                       | Orissa                                                                                   | 7                                                                                        | 4                                                                                        | 11                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                       | Pondicherry                                                                              | 1                                                                                        | 7                                                                                        | 8                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                   | 3                                                                                        | 5                                                                                        | 8                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 14                                                                                       | 8                                                                                        | 22                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                                   | 0                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 26                                                                                       | 23                                                                                       | 49                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 10                                                                                       | 22                                                                                       | 32                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 1                                                                                        | 1                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 24                                                                                       | 31                                                                                       | 55                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 3                                                                                        | 2                                                                                        | 5                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                              | 18                                                                                       | 6                                                                                        | 24                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                       | Institutes of National Importance (INIs) #                                               | 16                                                                                       | 0                                                                                        | 16                                                                                       |
| # AIIMS(Delhi) /JIPMER(Pondicherry)/PGIMER (Chandigarh) and AIIMS at 13 other locations. | # AIIMS(Delhi) /JIPMER(Pondicherry)/PGIMER (Chandigarh) and AIIMS at 13 other locations. | # AIIMS(Delhi) /JIPMER(Pondicherry)/PGIMER (Chandigarh) and AIIMS at 13 other locations. | # AIIMS(Delhi) /JIPMER(Pondicherry)/PGIMER (Chandigarh) and AIIMS at 13 other locations. | # AIIMS(Delhi) /JIPMER(Pondicherry)/PGIMER (Chandigarh) and AIIMS at 13 other locations. |
| TOTAL                                                                                    | TOTAL                                                                                    | 279                                                                                      | 260                                                                                      | 539                                                                                      |

| S.NO.   | STATE            | Number of Dental Colleges   | Number of Dental Colleges   | Number of Dental Colleges   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.NO.   | STATE            | Government                  | Private                     | Total                       |
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADSH    | 2                           | 14                          | 16                          |
| 2       | ASSAM            | 3                           | 0                           | 3                           |
| 3       | BIHAR            | 1                           | 4                           | 5                           |
| 4       | CHANDIGARH       | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH     | 1                           | 5                           | 6                           |
| 6       | DAMAN & DIU (UT) | 0                           | 1                           | 1                           |
| 7       | DELHI            | 3                           | 0                           | 3                           |
| 8       | GOA              | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 9       | GUJARAT          | 4                           | 9                           | 13                          |
| 10      | HARYANA          | 1                           | 10                          | 11                          |
| 11      | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1                           | 4                           | 5                           |
| 12      | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 2                           | 1                           | 3                           |
| 13      | JHARKHAND        | 1                           | 3                           | 4                           |
| 14      | KARNATAKA        | 3                           | 44                          | 47                          |
| 15      | KERALA           | 5                           | 21                          | 26                          |
| 16      | MADHYA PRADESH   | 1                           | 14                          | 15                          |
| 17      | MAHARASHTRA      | 4                           | 33                          | 37                          |
| 18      | MANIPUR          | 2                           | 0                           | 2                           |
| 19      | ORISSA           | 1                           | 3                           | 4                           |
| 20      | PONDICHERRY      | 1                           | 3                           | 4                           |
| 21      | PUNJAB           | 2                           | 13                          | 15                          |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN        | 1                           | 15                          | 16                          |
| 23      | TAMIL NADU       | 1                           | 28                          | 29                          |
| 24      | TELANGANA        | 1                           | 11                          | 12                          |
| 25      | UTTAR PRADESH    | 3                           | 23                          | 26                          |
| 26      | UTTARANCHAL      | 0                           | 2                           | 2                           |
| 27      | WEST BENGAL      | 3                           | 3                           | 6                           |
|         |                  | 49                          | 264                         | 313                         |

Total  Number of Doctors registered  with their  Postgraduate  Medical Qualification  with the Medical Council of India and State/UT Medical Councils.

| Name of State Medical Councils Medical Council of India                    | and PG qualification (Broad - Specialty) and (Super - Specialty) (MD/MS) (M.ch) (DM)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pr adesh                                                            | 22926                                                                                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 397                                                                                    |
| Assam                                                                      | 6752                                                                                   |
| Bihar                                                                      | 3158                                                                                   |
| Chattisgarh                                                                | 4158                                                                                   |
| Delhi                                                                      | 6452                                                                                   |
| Goa                                                                        | 1435                                                                                   |
| Gujarat                                                                    | 22676                                                                                  |
| Harayan                                                                    | 10113                                                                                  |
| Himachal                                                                   | 914                                                                                    |
| J & K                                                                      | 4813                                                                                   |
| Jharkhand                                                                  | 1714                                                                                   |
| Karnataka                                                                  | 43424                                                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                             | 14208                                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                                | 65652                                                                                  |
| MCI, New Delhi                                                             | 24543                                                                                  |
| Manipur                                                                    | 917                                                                                    |
| Mizoram                                                                    | 315                                                                                    |
| Nagaland                                                                   | 417                                                                                    |
| Odisha                                                                     | 2992                                                                                   |
| Punjab                                                                     | *                                                                                      |
| Rajasthan                                                                  | 10211                                                                                  |
| Sikkim                                                                     | *                                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                 | 56922                                                                                  |
| Kerala                                                                     | *                                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                              | 2729                                                                                   |
| Uttarakhand                                                                | 3564                                                                                   |
| West Bengal                                                                | 14262                                                                                  |
| Tripura                                                                    | 654                                                                                    |
| Telengana                                                                  | 8456                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                      | 334774                                                                                 |
| * Information sought from the States of Punjab, Sikkim and Kerala were not | * Information sought from the States of Punjab, Sikkim and Kerala were not             |