Lok Sabha Question No. 2214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Nursing Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2214 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## NURSING COLLEGES

## 2214. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

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

- (a) the number of nursing colleges, both in the Government and private sector, presently existing in the country, State/UTwise;
- (b) whether the Government has received complaints against these colleges regarding th e quality of education imparted by them; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): The  State/UT - wise  number  of  nursing  institutions  with  admission  capacity  in  India  is Annexure .
- (b)& (c): Indian Nursing Council has taken a decision to conduct 10% surprise inspecti in a year to improve the quality of nursing education. Some of the other steps taken to improve the quality of nursing education are as follows: -
1. Institution sh ouldhave its own 100 bedded hospital .
2. Institution should have own building within two years of the establishment.
3. Renewals are issued every year after scrutiniz ing the documents w.r.t. INC norms.
4. Faculty details are to be updated on the website by the institution.

## ANNEXURE

## State - wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st March, 2016

| State               | B.Sc (N)     | B.Sc (N)     | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)     | M.Sc (N)     | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   |
|---------------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| State               | Institutions | Institutions | Seats      | Seats      | Total      | Total      | Institutions | Institutions | Seats      | Seats      | Total      | Total      | Institutions   | Institutions   | Seats          | Seats          | Total          | Total          |
| State               | Govt         | Pvt          | Govt       | Pvt        | Instt      | Seats      | Govt         | Pvt          | Govt       | Pvt        | Instt      | Seats      | Govt           | Pvt            | Govt           | Pvt            | Instt          | Seats          |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR   | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| ANDHRAPRADESH       | 8            | 136          | 381        | 6990       | 144        | 7371       | 1            | 31           | 30         | 573        | 32         | 603        | 0              | 29             | 0              | 860            | 29             | 860            |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0            | 1            | 0          | 40         | 1          | 40         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| ASSAM               | 4            | 6            | 230        | 270        | 10         | 500        | 3            | 2            | 57         | 29         | 5          | 86         | 0              | 4              | 0              | 115            | 4              | 115            |
| BIHAR               | 1            | 4            | 40         | 160        | 5          | 200        | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 1              | 0              | 30             | 1              | 30             |
| CHANDIGARH          | 2            | 0            | 95         | 0          | 2          | 95         | 1            | 0            | 20         | 0          | 1          | 20         | 1              | 0              | 40             | 0              | 1              | 40             |
| CHATTISGARH         | 8            | 73           | 370        | 3250       | 81         | 3620       | 1            | 14           | 25         | 240        | 15         | 265        | 1              | 16             | 20             | 465            | 17             | 485            |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 1            | 0            | 40         | 0          | 1          | 40         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 1              | 0              | 20             | 0              | 1              | 20             |
| DAMAN & DIU         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| DELHI               | 7            | 4            | 385        | 210        | 11         | 595        | 2            | 2            | 30         | 35         | 4          | 65         | 1              | 2              | 20             | 50             | 3              | 70             |
| GOA                 | 1            | 2            | 100        | 80         | 3          | 180        | 1            | 0            | 25         | 0          | 1          | 25         | 1              | 0              | 10             | 0              | 1              | 10             |
| GUJARAT             | 8            | 50           | 390        | 2350       | 58         | 2740       | 2            | 11           | 35         | 236        | 13         | 271        | 1              | 17             | 30             | 460            | 18             | 490            |
| HARYANA             | 1            | 31           | 75         | 1410       | 32         | 1485       | 1            | 7            | 20         | 122        | 8          | 142        | 1              | 27             | 30             | 730            | 28             | 760            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 1            | 18           | 60         | 710        | 19         | 770        | 0            | 1            | 0          | 20         | 1          | 20         | 1              | 3              | 30             | 90             | 4              | 120            |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR     | 3            | 5            | 150        | 250        | 8          | 400        | 0            | 2            | 0          | 33         | 2          | 33         | 0              | 4              | 0              | 150            | 4              | 150            |
| JHARKHAND           | 1            | 8            | 50         | 320        | 9          | 370        | 0            | 1            | 0          | 17         | 1          | 17         | 1              | 3              | 30             | 60             | 4              | 90             |
| KARNATAKA           | 12           | 313          | 730        | 16940      | 325        | 17670      | 5            | 171          | 62         | 3456       | 176        | 3518       | 4              | 187            | 160            | 6830           | 191            | 6990           |
| KERALA              | 8            | 123          | 525        | 6585       | 131        | 7110       | 6            | 62           | 130        | 1223       | 68         | 1353       | 6              | 45             | 190            | 1575           | 51             | 1765           |
| MADHYA PRADESH      | 4            | 143          | 220        | 6515       | 147        | 6735       | 2            | 35           | 15         | 543        | 37         | 558        | 3              | 52             | 100            | 1450           | 55             | 1550           |
| MAHARASHTRA         | 6            | 93           | 300        | 4095       | 99         | 4395       | 3            | 32           | 60         | 559        | 35         | 619        | 1              | 55             | 20             | 1545           | 56             | 1565           |
| MANIPUR             | 1            | 5            | 40         | 200        | 6          | 240        | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| MEGHALAYA           | 1            | 1            | 50         | 40         | 2          | 90         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 1              | 0              | 30             | 1              | 30             |
| MIZORAM             | 2            | 0            | 65         | 0          | 2          | 65         | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              |
|                     |              | 1            |            |            |            |            | 0            | 0            | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          |                |                | 0              | 20             |                |                |
| NAGALAND            | 0            |              | 0          | 40         | 1          | 40         |              |              |            |            |            |            | 0              | 1              |                |                | 1              | 20             |
| ORISSA              | 1            | 19           | 40         | 850        | 20         | 890        | 1            | 7            | 17         | 105        | 8          | 122        | 1              | 5              | 40             | 160            | 6              | 200            |
| PONDICHERRY         | 2            | 13           | 175        | 840        | 15         | 1015       | 1            | 6            | 17         | 120        | 7          | 137        | 1              | 6              | 25             | 195            | 7              | 220            |

| PUNJAB          | 5   |   96 |   320 |   4510 |   101 |   4830 |   2 |   38 |   50 |   727 |   40 |   777 |   3 |   87 | 85     | 2780   |   90 |   2865 |
|-----------------|-----|------|-------|--------|-------|--------|-----|------|------|-------|------|-------|-----|------|--------|--------|------|--------|
| RAJASTHAN       | 8   |  151 |   570 |   6730 |   159 |   7300 |   5 |   17 |  100 |   250 |   22 |   350 |   2 |   46 | 45     | 1260   |   48 |   1305 |
| SIKKIM          | 1   |    1 |   100 |     60 |     2 |    160 |   0 |    0 |    0 |     0 |    0 |     0 |   0 |    2 | 0      | 70     |    2 |     70 |
| TAMILNADU       | 5   |  168 |   250 |   9670 |   173 |   9920 |   2 |   81 |   65 |  1815 |   83 |  1880 |   2 |   77 | 90     | 2610   |   79 |   2700 |
| TELANGANA       | 6   |   78 |   330 |   4170 |    84 |   4500 |   1 |   24 |   30 |   474 |   25 |   504 |   0 |   16 | 0      | 490    |   16 |    490 |
| TRIPURA         | 0   |    4 |     0 |    180 |     4 |    180 |   0 |    2 |    0 |    22 |    2 |    22 |   0 |    1 | 0      | 20     |    1 |     20 |
| UTTAR PRADESH 5 |     |   60 |   240 |   2820 |    65 |   3060 |   0 |   12 |    0 |   237 |   12 |   237 |   2 |   27 | 50     | 750    |   29 |    800 |
| UTTARANCHAL 1   |     |   11 |    60 |    500 |    12 |    560 |   1 |    3 |   18 |    54 |    4 |    72 |   1 |    5 | 30 140 |        |    6 |    170 |
| WEST BENGAL     | 9   |   11 |   410 |    635 |    20 |   1045 |   6 |    3 |  105 |    52 |    9 |   157 |   5 |    3 | 230    | 105    |    8 |    335 |
| Grand Total     | 123 | 1629 |  6791 |  81420 |  1752 |  88211 |  47 |  564 |  911 | 10942 |  611 | 11853 |  40 |  722 | 1295   | 23040  |  762 |  24335 |

Note: - Institutions have been closed due to non-admission of students in last two years