Lok Sabha Question No. 2067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Doctor-Patient Ratio
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd AUGUST, 2024

## DOCTOR-PATIENT RATIO

## 2067. SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

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

- (a) the details of the medical infrastructure in the country;
- (b) the details of the prevailing and desired patient-doctor ratio in the country, State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the patient doctor ratio?

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

## WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (c): There are 731 medical colleges in the country with an annual intake of 1,12,112 MBBS seats as of now. Further, there are 72,627 PG seats as of now.

As per information provided by National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 13,86,136 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on July, 2024. Assuming 80% availability of registered allopathic doctors and around 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors, the doctor-population ratio in the country is around 1:836 which is better than the WHO standard of 1:1000. The State/UT - wise details of allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils / NMC is at Annexure.

Some of the measures/steps taken by the Government to augment the medical education facilities and to improve the medical standards in the country include: -

- i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 157 new medical colleges have been approved, out of which 109 are already functional.
- ii. CSS for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government medical colleges to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats, under which support has been provided for increase of 4977 MBBS seats in 83 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 5972.20 Cr, 4058 PG seats in phase-I in 72 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 1498.43 cr and 4000 PG seats in phase-II in 65 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 4478.25 Cr.
- iii. Under 'Upgradation of Government medical colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks' component of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), a total of 75 projects have been approved, of which 66 projects are complete.
- iv. Under the Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 19 of these.
- v. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as teaching 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.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2067 for answer on 02.08.2024

State/UT-wise details of Allopathic Doctors Registered with State Medical Councils / National Medical Commission as on July, 2024

| SI. No.   | Name of State Medical Council          |   Total number of allopathic doctors |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh Medical Council         |                               105805 |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council      |                                 1660 |
| 3.        | Assam Medical Council                  |                                25980 |
| 4.        | Bihar Medical Council                  |                                48200 |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh Medical Council           |                                10962 |
| 6.        | Delhi Medical Council                  |                                31479 |
| 7.        | Goa Medical Council                    |                                 4720 |
| 8.        | Gujarat Medical Council                |                                79169 |
| 9.        | Haryana Medical Council                |                                15714 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh Medical Council       |                                 7296 |
| 11.       | Jammu &Kashmir Medical Council         |                                18720 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand Medical Council              |                                 8544 |
| 13.       | Karnataka Medical Council              |                               141154 |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh Medical Council         |                                49730 |
| 15.       | Maharashtra Medical Council            |                               209540 |
| 16.       | Erstwhile Medical Council of India     |                                52667 |
| 17.       | Mizoram Medical Council                |                                  156 |
| 18.       | Nagaland Medical Council               |                                  166 |
| 19.       | Orissa Council of Medical Registration |                                29792 |
| 20.       | Punjab Medical Council                 |                                53446 |
| 21.       | Rajasthan Medical Council              |                                49049 |
| 22.       | Sikkim Medical Council                 |                                 1880 |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu Medical Council             |                               149399 |
| 24.       | Travancore Medical Council             |                                73069 |
| 25.       | Uttar Pradesh Medical Council          |                                99737 |
| 26.       | Uttaranchal Medical Council            |                                10249 |
| 27.       | West Bengal Medical Council            |                                78759 |
| 28.       | Tripura Medical Council                |                                 2683 |
| 29.       | Telangana Medical Council              |                                26411 |
|           | Grand Total                            |                              1386136 |

Source: The National Medical Commission

Note:- Erstwhile MCI had stopped the registration since 2015.