Lok Sabha Question No. 4957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Inadequate Medical Education Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Francisco Cosme Sardinha, Sougata Ray

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4957 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  April, 2022

## INADEQUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION SEATS

4957#  SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

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

- (a) the number of undergraduate medical education seats in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the ratio of students applying for NEET vis-à-vis the total number of medical seats;
- (c) the reasons for limited medical seats in the country and the impediments in setting up new medical colleges;
- (d) the reasons for the students going in large numbers to foreign countries to pursue medical education thereby causing foreign exchange loss;
- (e)  whether the huge fee for medical education in India and lack of enough medical seats are behind such migration;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to rationalize fee and develop infrastructure in medical education and also amend policy related to admission in MBBS/BDS courses to reduce the number of students going abroad for medical education, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (f) : There are 89,875 undergraduate seats in the country. Details are at Annexure. Further, as per information provided by National Testing Agency (NTA), total number of students registering for and passing NEET UG exam is as under:-

| Year                          | 2021      |
|-------------------------------|-----------|
| Number of students registered | 16,14,777 |
| Number of students passed     | 8,70,074  |
| No. of seats                  | 89875     |

Clause (i)  of  Sub-section  (1)  of  Section  10  of  National  Medical  Commission  Act,  2019  provides  for framing of guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty percent of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which are governed under the provisions of the Act. Accordingly, National Medical Commission has framed the guidelines and the same was issued on 03.02.2022.

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| S.No.                                                                                                      | Name of the State/UT                                                                                       | Govt. College                                                                                              | Govt. Seats                                                                                                | Pvt. College                                                                                               | Pvt. Seats                                                                                                 | Grand Total Colleges                                                                                       | Grand Total Seats                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                          | Andaman &Nicobar Island                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                         | 2410                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                         | 2800                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                         | 5210                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                          | 1100                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                          | 1100                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                         | 1490                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                          | 1050                                                                                                       | 20                                                                                                         | 2540                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                          | 965                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                          | 600                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                         | 1565                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                         | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                          | 1222                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                          | 200                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                         | 1422                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 180                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 180                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                         | 3650                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                         | 2000                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                         | 5650                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                          | 710                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                          | 950                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                         | 1660                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                          | 720                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                          | 870                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                          | 985                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                          | 1085                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                          | 630                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          | 250                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                          | 880                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                         | 2900                                                                                                       | 41                                                                                                         | 6795                                                                                                       | 60                                                                                                         | 9695                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                         | 1555                                                                                                       | 21                                                                                                         | 2650                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                         | 4205                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                         | 2135                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                          | 1600                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                         | 3735                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 28                                                                                                         | 4630                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                         | 4820                                                                                                       | 59                                                                                                         | 9450                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                          | 225                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                          | 375                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                          | 1350                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                          | 750                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                         | 2100                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                          | 380                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                          | 1150                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                          | 1530                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                          | 750                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                          | 800                                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                         | 1550                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                         | 3030                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                          | 1650                                                                                                       | 26                                                                                                         | 4680                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 37                                                                                                         | 5175                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                         | 5250                                                                                                       | 69                                                                                                         | 10425                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                         | 1790                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                         | 3550                                                                                                       | 34                                                                                                         | 5340                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                          | 125                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          | 225                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 35                                                                                                         | 4178                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                         | 4500                                                                                                       | 67                                                                                                         | 8678                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                          | 525                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          | 300                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                          | 825                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 20                                                                                                         | 3150                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                         | 4150                                                                                                       |