Lok Sabha Question No. 5713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Nursing Colleges in Telangana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Kadiyam Kavya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5713 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH APRIL, 2025

## NURSING COLLEGES IN TELANGANA

## 5713. DR. KADIYAM KAVYA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of the Government/Private Nursing colleges in the country at present, State/UT-wise, district-wise including Warangal Parliamentary Constituency of Telangana;

(b) the strength of paramedical staff in the country, State/UT-wise, district-wise including Warangal Parliamentary Constituency of Telangana;

(c) whether the Government has set any standards of training for the paramedical staff and if so, the details thereof along with strength of adequately trained paramedical staff, State/UTwise, district-wise including Warangal Parliamentary Constituency of Telangana; and

(d) whether the Government has a target ratio of patient to paramedical staff to be achieved in the next five years and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) As per the Indian Nursing Council (INC) records, the total number of the Government/Private nursing colleges in the country at present, state-wise, district-wise in Telangana and in Warangal Parliamentary constituency is at annexure-I & annexure-II respectively.

(b) to (d) The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Profession has been constituted vide notification dated 11.03.2024 under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021 to regulate the education and services of the 57 allied and healthcare professionals; assessment and rating of all allied and healthcare institutions to ensure uniform standards and quality assurance; maintenance of live National and State Registers for registration of all allied and healthcare professionals. The commission has launched a portal on 29.10.2024 for enrollment of the existing professionals/institutions imparting services/education related to the 57 professions listed in the Schedule of the Act.

## Annexure reffered to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Que. No. 5713 for 04.04.2025 State-wise distribution of Nursing Colleges as on 31st, December, 2024

|                     | GNM         | GNM         | GNM    | B.Sc(N)     | B.Sc(N)     | B.Sc(N)   |
|---------------------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
|                     | Institution | Institution | Total  | Institution | Institution | Total     |
| States              | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Instt. | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Instt.    |
| Andaman & Nicobar   | 1           | 0           | 1      | 0           | 0           | 0         |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 9           | 139         | 148    | 12          | 132         | 144       |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 0           | 5           | 5      | 2           | 3           | 5         |
| Assam               | 22          | 49          | 71     | 4           | 19          | 23        |
| Bihar               | 8           | 20          | 28     | 5           | 13          | 18        |
| Chandigarh          | 0           | 0           | 0      | 2           | 0           | 2         |
| Chattisgarh         | 10          | 38          | 48     | 8           | 114         | 122       |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Daman &Diu          | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Delhi               | 2           | 19          | 21     | 12          | 4           | 16        |
| Goa                 | 1           | 3           | 4      | 1           | 5           | 6         |
| Gujarat             | 23          | 135         | 158    | 9           | 103         | 112       |
| Haryana             | 6           | 70          | 76     | 4           | 37          | 41        |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 7           | 36          | 43     | 2           | 40          | 42        |
| Jammu & Kashmir     | 0           | 17          | 17     | 8           | 16          | 24        |
| Jharkhand           | 4           | 57          | 61     | 2           | 40          | 42        |
| Karnataka           | 17          | 474         | 491    | 13          | 378         | 391       |
| Kerala              | 20          | 140         | 160    | 29          | 132         | 161       |
| Lakshadweep         | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 11          | 260         | 271    | 16          | 151         | 167       |
| Maharashtra         | 38          | 217         | 255    | 9           | 100         | 109       |
| Manipur             | 2           | 15          | 17     | 2           | 13          | 15        |
| Meghalaya           | 2           | 6           | 8      | 1           | 3           | 4         |
| Mizoram             | 4           | 4           | 8      | 2           | 2           | 4         |
| Nagaland            | 2           | 4           | 6      | 1           | 2           | 3         |
| Odisha              | 2           | 67          | 69     | 12          | 42          | 54        |
| Pondicherry         | 2           | 6           | 8      | 4           | 13          | 17        |
| Punjab              | 10          | 213         | 223    | 8           | 115         | 123       |
| Rajasthan           | 14          | 149         | 163    | 32          | 148         | 180       |
| Sikkim              | 1           | 2           | 3      | 1           | 3           | 4         |
| Tamilnadu           | 25          | 169         | 194    | 5           | 216         | 221       |
| Telangana           | 6           | 74          | 80     | 14          | 89          | 103       |
| Tripura             | 2           | 8           | 10     | 1           | 5           | 6         |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 6           | 291         | 297    | 18          | 176         | 194       |
| Uttarakhand         | 4           | 24          | 28     | 8           | 35          | 43        |
| West Bengal         | 45          | 158         | 203    | 26          | 95          | 121       |

Annexure reffered to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Que. No. 5713 for 04.04.2025

Districts-wise distribution of Nursing Colleges as on 31st, December, 2024 in the State of Telangana

|                   | GNM         | GNM         | GNM    | B.Sc(N)     | B.Sc(N)     | B.Sc(N)   |
|-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
|                   | Institution | Institution | Total  | Institution | Institution | Total     |
| Name of Districts | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Instt. | Govt.       | Pvt.        | Instt.    |
| Adilabad          | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Bhadradri         | 0           | 2           | 2      | 0           | 2           | 2         |
| Hyderabad         | 3           | 20          | 23     | 3           | 26          | 29        |
| Jagtial           | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Jogulamba         | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Kamareddy         | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Karimnagar        | 1           | 3           | 4      | 0           | 4           | 4         |
| Khammam           | 0           | 2           | 2      | 0           | 6           | 6         |
| Mahabubnagar      | 0           | 2           | 2      | 1           | 2           | 3         |
| Mancherial        | 0           | 1           | 1      | 1           | 1           | 2         |
| Medak             | 0           | 1           | 1      | 0           | 0           | 0         |
| Medchal           | 0           | 13          | 13     | 0           | 15          | 15        |
| Nalgonda          | 0           | 5           | 5      | 0           | 2           | 2         |
| Nizamabad         | 1           | 3           | 4      | 0           | 3           | 3         |
| Rajanna           | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Ranga Reddy       | 0           | 13          | 13     | 0           | 11          | 11        |
| Sangareddy        | 0           | 1           | 1      | 0           | 1           | 1         |
| Siddipet          | 0           | 1           | 1      | 1           | 2           | 3         |
| Suryapet          | 0           | 2           | 2      | 1           | 4           | 5         |
| Wanaparthy        | 0           | 0           | 0      | 1           | 0           | 1         |
| Warangal Urban    | 1           | 5           | 6      | 1           | 10          | 11        |