Lok Sabha Question No. 2138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-15
Subject: Medical Colleges and UG/PG Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2138 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH DECEMBER, 2023

## MEDICALCOLLEGES AND UG/PG SEATS

## 2138. SHRI JAGDAMBIKAPAL:

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

- (a) the total number of medical colleges in the country, State/UT-wise along with the total number of UG (Under Graduate) and PG (Post Graduate) seats across the country, State/UTwise; and
- (b) the number of new medical colleges and UG/PG seats created since 2014 till date, State/UTwise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) & (b): The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 82% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 706 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 112% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,08,940 as of now, there is also an increase of 127% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 70,674 as of now. The State/UT-wise details of medical colleges along with UG seats and State/UT wise details of PG seats for the Academic Years 2013-14 and 2023-24 are at AnnexureI & II respectively.

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## The State/UT-wise details of Medical Colleges and UG seats in the country for the Academic Years 2013-14 & 2023-24

| S.No.   |                          | 2013-14         | 2013-14    | 2023-24         | 2023-24    |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
| S.No.   | State                    | No. of Colleges | MBBS Seats | No. of Colleges | MBBS Seats |
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicorbar Island | 0               | 0          | 1               | 114        |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh           | 43              | 6230       | 37              | 6485       |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0               | 0          | 1               | 50         |
| 4.      | Assam                    | 5               | 626        | 13              | 1550       |
| 5.      | Bihar                    | 13              | 1310       | 21              | 2765       |
| 6.      | Chandigarh               | 1               | 100        | 1               | 150        |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh             | 5               | 600        | 14              | 2005       |
| 8.      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 0               | 0          | 1               | 177        |
| 9.      | Delhi                    | 7               | 900        | 10              | 1497       |
| 10.     | Goa                      | 1               | 150        | 1               | 180        |
| 11.     | Gujarat                  | 22              | 3180       | 40              | 7150       |
| 12.     | Haryana                  | 7               | 800        | 15              | 2185       |
| 13.     | Himachal Pradesh         | 3               | 350        | 8               | 920        |
| 14.     | Jammu &Kashmir           | 4               | 500        | 12              | 1339       |
| 15.     | Jharkhand                | 3               | 350        | 9               | 980        |
| 16.     | Karnataka                | 46              | 6755       | 70              | 11745      |
| 17.     | Kerala                   | 25              | 3025       | 33              | 4655       |
| 18.     | Madhya Pradesh           | 12              | 1700       | 27              | 4800       |
| 19.     | Maharashtra              | 44              | 5590       | 68              | 10845      |
| 20.     | Manipur                  | 2               | 200        | 4               | 525        |
| 21.     | Meghalaya                | 1               | 50         | 1               | 50         |
| 22.     | Mizoram                  | 0               | 0          | 1               | 100        |
| 23.     | Nagaland                 | 0               | 0          | 1               | 100        |
| 24.     | Orissa                   | 8               | 1050       | 17              | 2525       |
| 25.     | Pondicherry              | 8               | 1100       | 9               | 1830       |
| 26.     | Punjab                   | 10              | 1245       | 12              | 1800       |
| 27.     | Rajasthan                | 10              | 1750       | 35              | 5575       |
| 28.     | Sikkim                   | 1               | 100        | 1               | 150        |
| 29.     | Tamil Nadu               | 45              | 6215       | 74              | 11650      |
| 30.     | Telangana                | 0               | 0          | 56              | 8490       |
| 31.     | Tripura                  | 2               | 200        | 2               | 225        |
| 32.     | Uttar Pradesh            | 30              | 3749       | 68              | 9903       |
| 33.     | Uttarakhand              | 4               | 450        | 8               | 1150       |
| 34.     | West Bengal              | 17              | 2400       | 35              | 5275       |
| 35.     | AIIMS                    | 7               | 673        | *               | *          |

## The State/UT-wise details of PG seats in the country for the Academic Years 2013-14 & 2023-24

| S.No.    | State            |   2013-14 |   2023-24 |
|----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh   |      2737 |      2816 |
| 2.       | Assam            |       397 |       738 |
| 3.       | Bihar            |       464 |      1150 |
| 4.       | Chandigarh       |        41 |       578 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh     |        81 |       562 |
| 6.       | Delhi            |      1190 |      2915 |
| 7.       | Goa              |        82 |       131 |
| 8.       | Gujarat          |      1620 |      2483 |
| 9.       | Haryana          |       282 |       745 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh |       154 |       342 |
| 11.      | Jammu &Kashmir   |       367 |       611 |
| 12.      | Jharkhand        |       187 |       263 |
| 13.      | Karnataka        |      3325 |      6006 |
| 14.      | Kerala           |      1230 |      1889 |
| 15.      | Madhya Pradesh   |       687 |      1935 |
| 16.      | Maharashtra      |      3130 |      5765 |
| 17.      | Manipur          |       115 |       241 |
| 18.      | Meghalaya        |         8 |        37 |
| 19.      | Orissa           |       464 |      1203 |
| 20.      | Pondicherry      |       373 |       943 |
| 21.      | Punjab           |      1035 |       754 |
| 22.      | Rajasthan        |       948 |      2980 |
| 23.      | Sikkim           |        22 |        34 |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu       |      2429 |      4935 |
| 25.      | Telangana        |         0 |      2723 |
| 26.      | Tripura          |        30 |        85 |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh    |       148 |      1811 |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand      |      1462 |      3795 |
| 29.      | West Bengal      |      1188 |      1998 |
| CPS      | CPS              |      1259 |      1621 |
| DNB/ FNB | DNB/ FNB         |      4995 |     13246 |