Lok Sabha Question No. 2151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Nursing Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD SEPTEMBER, 2020

## NURSING COLLEGES

## 2151. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the number of nursing colleges operational in the country at present, State/UT - wise;
- (b) the number of new nursing colleges proposed to be opened, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the training being provided in the Nursin g colleges meets the international standards in health care, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the time by which the Nursing Training College in Deo har and Godda district of Jharkhand are likely to start?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) State - wise number of nursing colleges functional in the country is at Annexure -I.
- (b) Health being a State Subject, opening of new nursing colleges fall s under the purview of the respective  State  Governments  However,  129  proposals  have  been  received  in  Indian  Nursi Council from States/UTs under Section 13 and 14 of INC Act for opening of B.Sc. (Nursi programme across the country in 2020 - 21.  State -wise details are at Annexure -II.
- (c) Yes . The training being provided in the Nursing Colleges meets the International stand health  care  as  is  evident  from  the  Indian  Nurses  who  are  able  to  work  efficiently country/International health care fac ilities.
- (d) As per information received from State Government of Jharkhand, there are 6 private Schools runn ing in Godda District. Also , 2 ANM and 1 GNM Schools are functional in Deoghar District of Jharkhand.

## State - wise distribution o f Nursing Colleges as on 31 st March, 2020

| State                | Institutions   | Institutions   | Total   |
|----------------------|----------------|----------------|---------|
| State                | Government     | Private        | Total   |
| Andaman & Nicobar    | 0              | 0              | 0       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 12             | 133            | 145     |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 0              | 1              | 1       |
| Assam                | 4              | 13             | 17      |
| Bihar                | 2              | 8              | 10      |
| Chandigarh           | 2              | 0              | 2       |
| Chattisgarh          | 9              | 89             | 98      |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1              | 0              | 1       |
| Daman & Diu          | 1              | 0              | 1       |
| Delhi                | 7              | 7              | 14      |
| Goa                  | 1              | 2              | 3       |
| Gujarat              | 9              | 94             | 103     |
| Haryana              | 2              | 37             | 39      |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 1              | 30             | 31      |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 4              | 12             | 16      |
| Jharkhand            | 1              | 9              | 10      |
| Karnataka            | 13             | 301            | 314     |
| Kerala               | 12             | 120            | 132     |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 8              | 180            | 188     |
| Maharashtra          | 6              | 98             | 104     |
| Manipur              | 2              | 6              | 8       |
| Meghalaya            | 1              | 1              | 2       |
| Mizoram              | 2              | 1              | 3       |
| Nagaland             | 0              | 1              | 1       |
| Odisha               | 4              | 32             | 36      |
| Pondicherry          | 2              | 13             | 15      |
| Punjab               | 6              | 102            | 108     |
| Rajasthan            | 11             | 138            | 149     |
| Sikkim               | 0              | 3              | 3       |
| Tamil Nadu           | 5              | 183            | 188     |
| Telangana            | 6              | 80             | 86      |
| Tripura              | 0              | 4              | 4       |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 9              | 102            | 111     |
| Uttarakhand          | 7              | 16             | 23      |
| West Bengal          | 13             | 17             | 30      |
| Total                | 163            | 1833           | 1996    |

## Proposal received to open B.Sc (Nursing) programme for the year 2020 - 21

| Sl. No.   | State                  |   Proposal accepted by Indian Nursing Council* | Proposal rejected Indian Nursing Council **   |   by Total |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh         |                                              1 | 8                                             |          9 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                              1 |                                               |          1 |
| 3         | Bihar                  |                                              0 | 2                                             |          2 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh           |                                              0 |                                               |          0 |
| 5         | Delhi                  |                                              0 |                                               |          0 |
| 6         | Gujarat                |                                              1 | 4                                             |          5 |
| 7         | Haryana                |                                              0 |                                               |          0 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh       |                                              3 |                                               |          3 |
| 9         | Jammu & kashmir        |                                              2 | 1                                             |          3 |
| 10        | Jharkhand              |                                              2 | 1                                             |          3 |
| 11        | Karnataka              |                                              8 | 29                                            |         37 |
| 12        | Kerala                 |                                              0 |                                               |          0 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh         |                                              1 | 21                                            |         22 |
| 14        | Maharashtra            |                                              1 | 2                                             |          3 |
| 15        | Orissa                 |                                              0 | 2                                             |          2 |
| 16        | Pondicherry/Puducherry |                                              0 |                                               |          0 |
| 17        | Punjab                 |                                              1 |                                               |          1 |
| 18        | Rajasthan              |                                              0 | 2                                             |          2 |
| 19        | Tamilnadu              |                                              0 | 4                                             |          4 |
| 20        | Telangana              |                                              1 | 2                                             |          3 |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh          |                                             11 | 8                                             |         19 |
| 22        | Uttaranchal            |                                              1 | 2                                             |          3 |
| 23        | West Bengal            |                                              3 | 4                                             |          7 |
|           | Grand Total            |                                             37 | 92                                            |        129 |