Lok Sabha Question No. 819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: ANM/GNM Schools
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## ANM/GNM SCHOOLS

## 819. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH

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

- (a) the number of nursing schools functioning in the country, State - wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to open more such colleges/ training centres in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken steps to start nursing training centre at Godda (Jharkhand) and Deoghar(Jharkhand); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): The number of Nursing Schools functioning in the country is at Annexure - I .
- (b): Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Upgradation /strengthening  of  Nursing Services (Auxiliary Nurse Midwives/General Nurse Midwives), the Government has approved and released funds to 112 Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM) and 136 General Nurse Midwives (GNM) Schools in the country. The details are enclosed as Annexure - II .
- (c) & (d): An  Auxiliary  Nurse  Midwives  (ANM)  School  has  been  approved  at  Godda, Jharkhand in the year 2011 - 12.

## Annexure -I

## State - wise distribution of Nursing Schools and the Admission Capacity as on 20th November, 2018

|                      | ANM        | ANM        | ANM     | ANM     |        |       | GNM        | GNM        | GNM     | GNM     |        |        |
|----------------------|------------|------------|---------|---------|--------|-------|------------|------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
|                      | Government | Government | Private | Private | Total  | Total | Government | Government | Private | Private | Total  | Total  |
| States               | Instt.     | Seats      | Instt.  | Seats   | Instt. | Seats | Instt.     | Seats      | Instt.  | Seats   | Instt. | Seats  |
| Andaman & Nicobar    | 1          | 20         | 0       | 0       | 1      | 20    | 1          | 20         | 0       | 0       | 1      | 20     |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 4          | 140        | 30      | 870     | 34     | 1010  | 9          | 460        | 152     | 6400    | 161    | 6860   |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 4          | 80         | 3       | 80      | 7      | 160   | 4          | 110        | 3       | 100     | 7      | 210    |
| Assam                | 13         | 398        | 22      | 595     | 35     | 993   | 23         | 1154       | 29      | 910     | 52     | 2064   |
| Bihar                | 20         | 525        | 90      | 3025    | 110    | 3550  | 7          | 371        | 16      | 640     | 23     | 1011   |
| Chandigarh           | 1          | 20         | 0       | 0       | 1      | 20    | 0          | 0          | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      |
| Chattisgarh          | 5          | 210        | 1       | 30      | 6      | 240   | 14         | 430        | 70      | 2425    | 84     | 2855   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0          | 0          | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0     | 0          | 0          | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      |
| Daman & Diu          | 0          | 0          | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0     | 0          | 0          | 0       | 0       | 0      | 0      |
| Delhi                | 2          | 80         | 8       | 240     | 10     | 320   | 3          | 70         | 17      | 675     | 20     | 745    |
| Goa                  | 1          | 40         | 1       | 60      | 2      | 100   | 1          | 50         | 0       | 0       | 1      | 50     |
| Gujarat              | 29         | 900        | 90      | 2610    | 119    | 3510  | 25         | 970        | 118     | 5015    | 143    | 5985   |
| Haryana              | 7          | 190        | 80      | 2520    | 87     | 2710  | 3          | 60         | 81      | 3280    | 84     | 3340   |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 3          | 90         | 6       | 190     | 9      | 280   | 7          | 220        | 34      | 1310    | 41     | 1530   |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 0          | 0          | 14      | 465     | 14     | 465   | 0          | 0          | 16      | 635     | 16     | 635    |
| Jharkhand            | 9          | 290        | 58      | 1690    | 67     | 1980  | 6          | 210        | 22      | 835     | 28     | 1045   |
| Karnataka            | 12         | 360        | 15      | 425     | 27     | 785   | 19         | 851        | 468     | 21556   | 487    | 22407  |
| Kerala               | 9          | 225        | 11      | 320     | 20     | 545   | 16         | 425        | 169     | 5315    | 185    | 5740   |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 19         | 600        | 76      | 2480    | 95     | 3080  | 20         | 1045       | 384     | 14385   | 404    | 15430  |
| Maharashtra          | 32         | 750        | 520     | 11330   | 552    | 12080 | 39         | 1189       | 229     | 6435    | 268    | 7624   |
| Manipur              | 2          | 70         | 6       | 160     | 8      | 230   | 1          | 30         | 15      | 460     | 16     | 490    |
| Meghalaya            | 1          | 20         | 2       | 45      | 3      | 65    | 2          | 60         | 5       | 145     | 7      | 205    |
| Mizoram              | 3          | 90         | 1       | 30      | 4      | 120   | 3          | 60         | 3       | 100     | 6      | 160    |
| Nagaland             | 1          | 30         | 1       | 30      | 2      | 60    | 3          | 100        | 2       | 60      | 5      | 160    |
| Orissa               | 20         | 760        | 111     | 3195    | 131    | 3955  | 10         | 630        | 70      | 2395    | 80     | 3025   |
| Pondicherry          | 1          | 30         | 6       | 150     | 7      | 180   | 2          | 60         | 7       | 270     | 9      | 330    |
| Punjab               | 8          | 290        | 167     | 5495    | 175    | 5785  | 10         | 450        | 208     | 9883    | 218    | 10333  |
| Rajasthan            | 20         | 540        | 10      | 290     | 30     | 830   | 11         | 620        | 165     | 7730    | 176    | 8350   |
| Sikkim               | 1          | 20         | 0       | 0       | 1      | 20    | 1          | 20         | 1       | 30      | 2      | 50     |
| Tamilnadu            | 13         | 630        | 28      | 700     | 41     | 1330  | 23         | 2050       | 188     | 5230    | 211    | 7280   |
| Telangana            | 3          | 60         | 14      | 435     | 17     | 495   | 6          | 300        | 85      | 3722    | 91     | 4022   |
| Tripura              | 3          | 125        | 1       | 60      | 4      | 185   | 2          | 100        | 3       | 70      | 5      | 170    |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 13         | 290        | 226     | 7890    | 239    | 8180  | 8          | 310        | 272     | 12230   | 280    | 12540  |
| Uttarakhand          | 7          | 170        | 13      | 385     | 20     | 555   | 4          | 160        | 28      | 1045    | 32     | 1205   |
| West Bengal          | 16         | 675        | 15      | 570     | 31     | 1245  | 42         | 2345       | 33      | 1375    | 75     | 3720   |
| Grand Total          | 283        | 8718       | 1626    | 46365   | 1909   | 55083 | 325        | 14930      | 2893    | 114661  | 3218   | 129591 |

## State - wise details of Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM) and General Nurse Midwives (GNM) School

| Sl.No.   | State             | ANM Schools (Districts)   | GNM Schools (Districts)   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | Narsapuram                | Tirupathi                 |
|          |                   | Vijaywada                 | Eluru                     |
|          |                   | Kakinada                  | Ongole                    |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit                     | U.Subansiri               |
|          |                   | Tawang                    | East Siang (Pasighat)     |
|          |                   | West Siang                | Naharlagun (Papampure)    |
| 3        | Assam             | Baksa                     | Bongaigaon                |
|          |                   | Udalguri                  |                           |
|          |                   | Chirang                   |                           |
| 4        | Bihar             | Aurangabad                | Banka                     |
|          |                   | Jamui                     | Buxar                     |
|          |                   | Kaimur (Bhabhua)          | Jehanabad                 |
|          |                   | Khagaria                  | Saran                     |
|          |                   | Lakhisarai                | Seikhpur                  |
|          |                   | Nawada                    | Vaishali                  |
|          |                   | Sheohar                   | Purnia                    |
|          |                   | Siwan                     | Sasaram                   |
|          |                   | Supaul                    | Madhepur                  |
|          |                   | Darbanga                  | West Champaran            |
|          |                   | Arwal                     | Katihar                   |
|          |                   | Araria                    | Saharsa                   |
|          |                   |                           | Kishanganj                |
| 5        | Chattisgarh       | Bijapur                   | Dantewada                 |
|          |                   | Kawardha                  | Janjgir - Champa          |
|          |                   | Narayanpur                | Kanker                    |
|          |                   | Bastar                    | Korba                     |
|          |                   | Bilaspur                  | Korea                     |
|          |                   |                           | Mahasamund                |
| 6        | Gujarat           | Ahmedabad                 | Anand                     |
|          |                   | Jamnagar                  | Bhavnagar                 |
|          |                   | Patan                     | Kheda                     |
|          |                   | Valsad                    | Porbander                 |
|          |                   | Tapi                      |                           |
| 7        | Haryana           | Chakhri Dadri             | Palwal                    |
|          |                   | Rewari                    | Mewat                     |
|          |                   |                           | Kurukshetra               |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | Kullu                     | Nahan                     |
|          |                   |                           | Chamba                    |
|          |                   |                           | Mandi                     |

| 9   | Jammu & Kashmir   | Bandipora     | Budgam           |
|-----|-------------------|---------------|------------------|
|     |                   | Kargil        | Gangerbal        |
|     |                   | Kishtwar      | Kulgam           |
|     |                   | Ramban        | Pulwama          |
|     |                   | Bhadarwah     | Reasi            |
|     |                   | Billawar      | Samba            |
|     |                   | Ananthnag     | Shopian          |
|     |                   | Thanmandi     | Udhampur         |
|     |                   | Surankote     | Kathua           |
|     |                   | Kokarnag      | Doda             |
|     |                   |               | Rajouri          |
| 10  | Jharkhand         | Chatra        | Gumla            |
|     |                   | Godda         | Latehar          |
|     |                   | Khunti        | Saraikela        |
|     |                   | Garhwa        | Hazaribagh       |
|     |                   | Ramgarh       | Palamu           |
|     |                   |               | Ranchi           |
|     |                   |               | Jamtara          |
| 11  | Madhya Pradesh    | Annupur       | Mandsour         |
|     |                   | Alirajpur     | Dewas            |
|     |                   | Ashoknagar    |                  |
|     |                   | Burhanpur     |                  |
|     |                   | Dindori       |                  |
|     |                   | Harda         |                  |
|     |                   | Neemuch       |                  |
|     |                   | Rewa          |                  |
|     |                   | Shajapur      |                  |
|     |                   | Sheopur       |                  |
|     |                   | Singrauli     |                  |
|     |                   | Umaria        |                  |
| 12  | Maharashtra       | Gadhchiroli   | Gadchirouli      |
|     |                   | Pusad/Yeotmal | Washim           |
|     |                   | Ratnagiri     | Nandurbar        |
|     |                   |               | Ratnagiri        |
|     |                   |               | Sindhudurg       |
|     |                   |               | Bhandara         |
|     |                   |               | Amravati         |
|     |                   |               | Gondia           |
| 13  | Manipur           |               | Bishnupur        |
|     |                   |               | Chandel          |
|     |                   |               | Senapati         |
|     |                   |               | Tamenglong       |
|     |                   |               | Thoubal          |
|     |                   |               | Ukhrul           |
| 14  | Meghalaya         |               | East Garo Hills  |
|     |                   |               | Ri Bhoi          |
|     |                   |               | South Garo Hills |

|    |            |              | West KhasiHills   |
|----|------------|--------------|-------------------|
| 15 | Mizoram    | Lawngtlai    | Champhai          |
|    |            | Mammit       | Kolasib           |
|    |            | Aizwal       | Saiha             |
|    |            |              | Serchhip          |
| 16 | Nagaland   | Zunheboto    | Mon               |
|    |            | Kohima       | Phek              |
|    |            | Mokokchung   | Tuensang          |
| 17 | Odisha     | Boudh        | Nabrangpur        |
|    |            | Subarnapur   | Kalahandi         |
|    |            | Gajapati     | Sundergarh        |
|    |            | Raigada      | Khandhamal        |
|    |            | Malkangiri   | Dhenkanal         |
|    |            |              | Keonjhar          |
|    |            |              | Mayurbhanj        |
|    |            |              | Koraput           |
|    |            |              | Balasore          |
| 18 | Puducherry | Mahe         | Karaikal          |
|    |            | Yanam        |                   |
| 19 | Punjab     |              | Rupnagar          |
|    |            |              | Bhatinda          |
|    |            |              | Gurdaspur         |
|    |            |              | Sangrur           |
|    |            |              | Patiala           |
| 20 | Rajasthan  | Pratapgarh   | Baran             |
|    |            | Alwar        | Bikaner           |
|    |            |              | Nagour            |
|    |            |              | Jhunjhun          |
|    |            |              | Chittorgarh       |
| 21 | Sikkim     | East Sikkim  |                   |
|    |            | West Sikkim  |                   |
| 22 | Tamil Nadu | Namakkal     |                   |
|    |            | Theni        |                   |
|    |            | Shivganga    |                   |
| 23 | Telangana  |              | Karimnagar        |
| 24 | Tripura    | West Tripura |                   |
| 25 | Uttarkhand | Bageshwar    | Haridwar          |
|    |            | Champawat    | Nainital          |
|    |            | Rudraprayag  | Roorkhi           |
|    |            | Uttarkashi   |                   |

| 26   | 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     |                    | Ghatal           |
|      |                 |                    | Barasat          |
|      |                 |                    | Maldha           |
|      |                 |                    | Jangi pur        |
|      |                 |                    | West Medin i pur |
|      |                 |                    | Ho wrah          |
|      |                 |                    | Kolkata N        |
|      |                 |                    | N. Paragnas      |
|      | Total           | 112                | 136              |