Lok Sabha Question No. 2281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Shortage of Specialists Doctors in Rural Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh, Upendra Singh Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 2281 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SHORTAGE OF SPECIALI STS DOCTORS IN RURAL AREAS

## 2281. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH: SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

(a) the details of measures taken to make up the shortage of doctors and to correct this ratio in Government healthcare centres operated in the country particularly in rural areas during the last three years and the current year, State/UT - wise;

(b) whether the Government have identified such areas in country including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh where there is acute shortage of doctors and medical fa cilities;

- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether  any  steps  are  being  taken  by  the Government  to  ensure  better  availability  of specialist doctors in rural and remote areas of the country; and
- (e) if so, the details there of, State/UT - wise, including Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) As per information provided by the Board of Governors in supersession of Medical Council of  India (MCI), 12,55,786 allopathic doctors are registered in the country as th June, 2020. Assuming 80% availability, it is estimated that around 10.05 lakh doctors m actually  available  for  active  s ervice.  Besides,  there  are  7.88  lakh  Ayurveda,  Unani  and Homeopathy (AUH) doctors registered in the country. Assuming 80% availability, it is esti that around 6.30 lakh Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy (AUH) doctors may also be availabl for  service.  Th e  details  of  number  of  allopathic  doctors  registered  with  the  concerned  S Medical Council State/UT - wise  are  at  Annexure.  The  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to further increase the availability of doctors in the country which include:

- i. Establis hment  of  New  Medical  Colleges  attached  with  district/referral  hospitals underserved districts of the country.
- ii. Strengthening/  upgradation  of  existing  State  Government/Central  Government  Medica Colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats.
3. iii.Relaxation in  the  norms  for  setting  up  of  Medical  College  in  terms  of  requirement faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
- iv. Enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250.
- v. DNB qualification has been recognized for appoint ment as faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.
- vi. Enhancement  of  age  limit  for  appointment/  extension/  re - employment  against  posts  of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.
7. vii.The  ratio  of  teachers  to  students  for  Pro fessor  has  been  revised  from  1:1  to  1:2  for  all MD/MS disciplines and 1:1 to 1:3 in all clinical subjects in Government funded med colleges  and  in  Private  medical  colleges  with  15  years  standing.  Further,  for  Ass Professor, the said ratio has bee n revised from 1:1 to 1:2 and 1:3 if he/she is a unit head all clinical subjects in Government medical colleges and in Private medical colleges years standing. This would result in increase in number of PG seats in the country.
- viii. By amendingthe Regulations, it has been made mandatory for all medical colleges to s PG  courses  within  3  years  from  the  date  of  their  MBBS  recognition  /continuation recognition.
- ix. Colleges are allowed to apply for PG medical courses in clinical subjects at the time of 4th renewal. It will serve to advance the process for starting PG medical courses by more year.
- x. Provision has been made in the regulations to offer less number of seats to the ap medical college, in case, it falls short of min imum prescribed requirements of applied intake to avoid wastage of human resources.
11. xi.A Consortium (a group of 2 or upto 4 private organizations) has been allowed to estab medical college.

## Annexure Number of Doctors Registered with State Medical Councils / Medical Council of India as on 30 th June. 2020

| S. No.   | Name of the State         | Number of Registered Doctors   |
|----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh            | 102924                         |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1179                           |
| 3.       | Assam                     | 24083                          |
| 4.       | Bihar                     | 45795                          |
| 5.       | Chattisgarh               | 10020                          |
| 6.       | Delhi                     | 26685                          |
| 7.       | Goa                       | 4035                           |
| 8.       | Gujarat                   | 69746                          |
| 9.       | Haryana                   | 14517                          |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh          | 3406                           |
| 11.      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 16491                          |
| 12.      | Jharkhand                 | 6837                           |
| 13.      | Karnataka                 | 130698                         |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh            | 40171                          |
| 15.      | Maharashtra               | 188540                         |
| 16.      | Kerala                    | 65685                          |
| 17.      | Mizoram                   | 118                            |
| 18.      | Nagaland                  | 141                            |
| 19.      | Orissa                    | 24780                          |
| 20.      | Punjab                    | 51685                          |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                 | 46253                          |
| 22.      | Sikkim                    | 1414                           |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                | 148216                         |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh             | 84560                          |
| 25.      | Uttarakhand               | 9348                           |
| 26.      | West Bengal               | 75917                          |
| 27.      | Tripura                   | 1945                           |
| 28.      | Telangana                 | 7931                           |
| 29.      | Medical Council of India* | 52666                          |
|          | Total                     | 12,55,786                      |