Lok Sabha Question No. 5738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Nursing Education Infrastructure in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Selvam G, Shri C N Annadurai

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH APRIL, 2025

## NURSING EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN TAMIL NADU

## 5738. SHRI SELVAM G: SHRI C N ANNADURAI:

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

- (a) the current status of nursing education infrastructure including the number of nursing colleges, their distribution across districts and the intake capacity of students in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the major challenges faced in expanding nursing education infrastructure in the State particularly in rural and underserved areas;
- (c) the initiatives taken by the Government to address these challenges including financial assistance, policy reforms and measures to improve the quality of nursing education in the State;
- (d) the details of any new nursing colleges or training institutions approved or established in Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
- (e) the impact of these initiatives on addressing the shortage of nursing professionals in healthcare sector in the State; and
- (f) whether the Government has any other future plans to strengthen nursing education and workforce development in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof?

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

## WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (f) As per the Indian Nursing Council (INC) records, there are 194 institutions running GNM program and 221 Colleges of Nursing with B.Sc.(N) program in Tamil Nadu. The district-wise number of Government/ private nursing colleges and the intake capacity of students in Tamil Nadu is at annexure-I. Details of new nursing colleges or training institutions approved or established in Tamil Nadu is at annexure-II. The Government has taken the following initiatives to improve the quality of nursing education in the State;

- (i) Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Augmenting Nursing Education-

Establishment of new College of Nursing (CoN) in co-location with Medical College' 157 nursing colleges have been sanctioned in the country including elevan (11) in Tamil Nadu.

- (iii) Distance between nursing educational institutions has been reduced from 10 km to 5 km in Hilly areas.
- (ii) Under the Central Sector Scheme 'Development of Nursing Services' financial assistance is provided to States/UTs to upgrade Schools of Nursing into Colleges of Nursing.
- (iv) Maximum distance between hospital and institution can be 50 km in Hilly areas as against 30 km in plain areas.
- (vi) The land requirement for Nursing Educational Institutes from 3 acres has been relaxed to constructed building of 54,000 sq. ft. for School/College of Nursing including Hostel.
- (v) For Nursing Educational Programmes, student patient ratio has been relaxed from 1:5 to 1:3.
- (vii) To open GNM and B.Sc. (Nursing) programme, 100 bedded parent hospital is essential since 2013-2014. However, this is relaxed for hilly and tribal areas.
- (viii) Norms for teaching faculty to start B.Sc. (N) Programme has been relaxed as under:
-  At least 2 M.Sc. (N) faculty to be available
-  Qualification and Experience of the Nursing Teachers has been relaxed.
- (ix) Super speciality Hospital can start M.Sc. (N) without having under graduate programme. Further, student teacher ratio for M.Sc.(N) programme has been relaxed from 1:5 to 1:10
- (x) Age of superannuation for faculty in Nursing has been increased to 70 years.
- (xi) INC has increased the maximum number of sanctioned seats for Nursing programs to 300.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Que. No. 5738 for answer on 04.04.2025

## District-wise number of Govt./Pvt. Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st, December, 2024 in the State of Tamil Nadu

|        |                  | GNM         | GNM         | GNM   | GNM   | B.Sc(N)     | B.Sc(N)     | B.Sc(N)   | B.Sc(N)   |
|--------|------------------|-------------|-------------|-------|-------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| S. No. |                  | Institution | Institution | Seats | Seats | Institution | Institution | Seats     | Seats     |
| S. No. | Tamil Nadu State | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Govt. | Pvt.  | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Govt.     | Pvt.      |
| 1      | Ariyalur         | 0           | 1           | 0     | 20    | 0           | 0           | 0         | 0         |
| 2      | Chengalpattu     | 1           | 3           | 20    | 60    | 0           | 4           | 0         | 290       |
| 3      | Chennai          | 4           | 8           | 350   | 220   | 1           | 10          | 50        | 520       |
| 4      | Coimbatore       | 1           | 16          | 100   | 555   | 0           | 27          | 0         | 1870      |
| 5      | Cuddalore        | 1           | 6           | 50    | 140   | 0           | 2           | 0         | 160       |
| 6      | Dharmapuri       | 0           | 6           | 0     | 210   | 0           | 6           | 0         | 350       |
| 7      | Dindigul         | 1           | 6           | 50    | 220   | 0           | 10          | 0         | 570       |
| 8      | Erode            | 1           | 5           | 60    | 100   | 0           | 4           | 0         | 260       |
| 9      | Kancheepuram     | 2           | 8           | 150   | 250   | 1           | 15          | 50        | 1230      |
| 10     | Kanyakumari      | 1           | 16          | 100   | 405   | 0           | 20          | 0         | 1250      |
| 11     | Karur            | 0           | 2           | 0     | 40    | 0           | 2           | 0         | 110       |
| 12     | Krishnagiri      | 0           | 3           | 0     | 80    | 0           | 4           | 0         | 320       |
| 13     | Madurai          | 1           | 8           | 100   | 295   | 1           | 7           | 50        | 470       |
| 14     | Nagapattinam     | 1           | 4           | 100   | 130   | 0           | 1           | 0         | 40        |
| 15     | Namakkal         | 0           | 5           | 0     | 190   | 0           | 9           | 0         | 670       |
| 16     | Nilgiris         | 1           | 1           | 50    | 20    | 0           | 0           | 0         | 0         |
| 17     | Perambalur       | 0           | 3           | 0     | 70    | 0           | 4           | 0         | 350       |
| 18     | Pudukkottai      | 0           | 5           | 0     | 140   | 0           | 5           | 0         | 250       |
| 19     | Ramanathapuram   | 1           | 1           | 100   | 40    | 0           | 0           | 0         | 0         |
| 20     | Ranipet          | 0           | 1           | 0     | 40    | 0           | 1           | 0         | 50        |
| 21     | Salem            | 1           | 8           | 100   | 200   | 1           | 14          | 50        | 900       |
| 22     | Sivaganga        | 0           | 1           | 0     | 20    | 0           | 3           | 0         | 160       |
| 23     | Tenkasi          | 0           | 1           | 0     | 35    | 0           | 1           | 0         | 40        |
| 24     | Thanjavur        | 1           | 9           | 100   | 200   | 0           | 4           | 0         | 300       |
| 25     | Theni            | 1           | 1           | 100   | 20    | 1           | 2           | 50        | 160       |
| 26     | Thiruvallur      | 0           | 4           | 0     | 180   | 0           | 10          | 0         | 740       |
| 27     | Thoothukudi      | 1           | 4           | 100   | 100   | 0           | 4           | 0         | 210       |
| 28     | Tiruchirappalli  | 1           | 9           | 100   | 200   | 0           | 13          | 0         | 770       |
| 29     | Tirunelveli      | 1           | 2           | 100   | 70    | 0           | 9           | 0         | 470       |
| 30     | Tiruppur         | 1           | 0           | 100   | 0     | 0           | 2           | 0         | 150       |
| 31     | Tirupur          | 0           | 1           | 0     | 20    | 0           | 3           | 0         | 150       |
| 32     | Tiruvannamalai   | 0           | 5           | 0     | 170   | 0           | 4           | 0         | 260       |
| 33     | Vellore          | 1           | 14          | 100   | 475   | 0           | 6           | 0         | 390       |
| 34     | Villuppuram      | 0           | 2           | 0     | 100   | 0           | 5           | 0         | 360       |
| 35     | Virudhunagar     | 1           | 0           | 100   | 0     | 0           | 5           | 0         | 310       |

Annexure reffered to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Que. No. 5738 for 04.04.2025

| Nursing Colleges established during the last 3 years [B.Sc.(N)]   |   Nursing Colleges established during the last 3 years [B.Sc.(N)] |   Nursing Colleges established during the last 3 years [B.Sc.(N)] |   Nursing Colleges established during the last 3 years [B.Sc.(N)] | Nursing Colleges established during the last 3 years [B.Sc.(N)]   | Nursing Colleges established during the last 3 years [B.Sc.(N)]   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                             |                                                              2022 |                                                              2023 |                                                              2024 | Total*                                                            | Number of colleges sanctioned in 2023-24**                        |
| Andaman &Nicobar                                                  |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                    |                                                                 2 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 144                                                               | 3                                                                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                 |                                                                 1 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 2 | 5                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| Assam                                                             |                                                                 0 |                                                                 2 |                                                                 1 | 23                                                                | 5                                                                 |
| Bihar                                                             |                                                                 2 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 4 | 18                                                                | 8                                                                 |
| Chandigarh                                                        |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 2                                                                 | --                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh                                                      |                                                                 0 |                                                                10 |                                                                 5 | 122                                                               | 5                                                                 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                               |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 1                                                                 | --                                                                |
| Daman &Diu                                                        |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 1                                                                 | --                                                                |
| Delhi                                                             |                                                                 0 |                                                                 1 |                                                                 1 | 16                                                                | --                                                                |
| Goa                                                               |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 3 | 6                                                                 | --                                                                |
| Gujarat                                                           |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 6 | 112                                                               | 5                                                                 |
| Haryana                                                           |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 1 | 41                                                                | 1                                                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                  |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 5 | 42                                                                | 3                                                                 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                    |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 3 | 24                                                                | 7                                                                 |
| Jharkhand                                                         |                                                                 5 |                                                                 3 |                                                                14 | 42                                                                | 5                                                                 |
| Karnataka                                                         |                                                                24 |                                                                 7 |                                                                 0 | 391                                                               | 4                                                                 |
| Kerala                                                            |                                                                 1 |                                                                 5 |                                                                18 | 161                                                               | -                                                                 |
| Ladakh                                                            |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 0                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| Lakshadweep                                                       |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 1 | 1                                                                 | --                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                    |                                                                21 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 167                                                               | 14                                                                |
| Maharashtra                                                       |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 | 109                                                               | 2                                                                 |
| Manipur                                                           |                                                                 2 |                                                                 1 |                                                                 2 | 15                                                                | 1                                                                 |
| Meghalaya                                                         |                                                                 0 |                                                                 2 |                                                                 0 | 4                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| Mizoram                                                           |                                                                 0 |                                                                 1 |                                                                 0 | 4                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| Nagaland                                                          |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 1 | 3                                                                 | 2                                                                 |
| Odisha                                                            |                                                                 1 |                                                                 5 |                                                                 5 | 54                                                                | 7                                                                 |
| Pondicherry                                                       |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 2 | 17                                                                | -                                                                 |
| Punjab                                                            |                                                                 4 |                                                                 1 |                                                                 3 | 123                                                               | 3                                                                 |
| Rajasthan                                                         |                                                                 1 |                                                                 0 |                                                                22 | 180                                                               | 23                                                                |
| Sikkim                                                            |                                                                 0 |                                                                 1 |                                                                 0 | 4                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| Tamilnadu                                                         |                                                                 4 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 6 | 221                                                               | 11                                                                |
| Telangana                                                         |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                13 | 103                                                               | --                                                                |
| Tripura                                                           |                                                                 0 |                                                                 0 |                                                                 2 | 6                                                                 | --                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                     |                                                                14 |                                                                 9 |                                                                21 | 194                                                               | 27                                                                |
| Uttarakhand                                                       |                                                                 2 |                                                                 2 |                                                                 2 | 43                                                                | 4                                                                 |
| West Bengal                                                       |                                                                36 |                                                                 5 |                                                                31 | 121                                                               | 11                                                                |