Lok Sabha Question No. 2529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Shortage of Nursing Manpower in Maharashtra
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2529 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13th FEBRUARY, 2026

## SHORTAGE OF NURSING MANPOWER IN MAHARASHTRA

## 2529: SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has assessed the acute shortage of nursing manpower in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total number of functional Schools and Colleges of Nursing in the State along with their sanctioned intake capacity and district-wise distribution and location-wise;

(c) the number of new Colleges of Nursing approved in Maharashtra under scheme for establishing such colleges in co-location with existing Medical Colleges, names and locations -wise;

(d) the number of projects sanctioned for upgradation of existing Schools of Nursing into Colleges of Nursing and the present status of their implementation in the State of Maharashtra;

(e) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised under the above schemes in Maharashtra during the last five years;

(f) whether any proposals are pending under the said schemes from Maharashtra; and

(g) if so, the details thereof along with the timelines fixed for their approval, in view of the growing requirement of trained nurses in the State?

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

( a) & (b) As per the Indian Nursing Council, there are around 42.94 lakh nursing personnel registered in the country. Assuming 80% nursing personnel are active in the country, it is estimated that around 34.35 lakh nursing personnel are available for active services. There are around 2.63 lakh nursing personal registered in the State of Maharashtra. Districts wise details of the total number of functional Schools and Colleges of Nursing in the State along with their sanctioned intake capacity is at Annexure-I.

(c) to (g) The Government has approved a Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Augmenting Nursing EducationEstablishment of new Colleges of Nursing (CoN) in co-location with Medical Colleges' to establish new nursing colleges for the period from 2023-24 to 2026-27. These new nursing colleges are being established in co-location with the existing medical colleges established since 2014. Under this scheme, the establishment of six (06) Colleges of

Nursing has been approved in the districts of Gondia, Nandurbar, Yavatmal, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, and Sindhudurg.

Further, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare also administers a Central Sector Scheme titled 'Development of Nursing Services', which provides for the upgradation of existing Schools of Nursing into Colleges of Nursing. As per the scheme guidelines, an amount of ₹7 crore is released to each School of Nursing for such upgradation. During the last five years, an amount of ₹21.30 crore has been released under the said scheme to Schools of Nursing in Maharshtra for their upgradation into Colleges of Nursing. The details of funds released under both the schemes are placed at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2529 for answer on 13.02.2026

Districts wise details of the total number of functional Schools and Colleges of Nursing in the State along with their sanctioned intake capacity as on 31.10.2025.

|            | GNM          | GNM   | B.Sc(N)      | B.Sc(N)   |
|------------|--------------|-------|--------------|-----------|
| States     | Institutions | Seats | Institutions | Seats     |
| Ahmednagar | 23           | 845   | 8            | 430       |
| Akola      | 8            | 200   | 2            | 80        |
| Amravati   | 3            | 80    | 0            | 0         |
| Aurangabad | 8            | 280   | 9            | 470       |
| Beed       | 16           | 430   | 3            | 120       |
| Bhandara   | 4            | 100   | 1            | 30        |
| Buldana    | 3            | 60    | 5            | 190       |
| Chandrapur | 5            | 120   | 1            | 40        |
| Dhule      | 3            | 80    | 1            | 50        |
| Gadchiroli | 2            | 50    | 0            | 0         |
| Gondiya    | 3            | 60    | 1            | 30        |
| Hingoli    | 1            | 20    | 0            | 0         |
| Jalgaon    | 3            | 160   | 1            | 100       |
| Jalna      | 6            | 140   | 2            | 90        |
| Kolhapur   | 9            | 270   | 3            | 140       |
| Latur      | 16           | 365   | 4            | 150       |
| Mumbai     | 12           | 585   | 10           | 400       |
| Nagpur     | 7            | 384   | 7            | 470       |
| Nanded     | 5            | 140   | 1            | 40        |
| Nandurbar  | 3            | 80    | 0            | 0         |
| Nashik     | 19           | 670   | 7            | 330       |
| Osmanabad  | 5            | 130   | 1            | 40        |
| Palghar    | 1            | 40    | 0            | 0         |
| Parbhani   | 6            | 150   | 2            | 100       |
| Pune       | 23           | 750   | 14           | 765       |

| Raighar     |   2 |   80 |   3 |   190 |
|-------------|-----|------|-----|-------|
| Ratnagiri   |   6 |  210 |   3 |   150 |
| Sangli      |   9 |  270 |   4 |   250 |
| Satara      |   7 |  230 |   2 |   190 |
| Sindhudurga |   4 |  150 |   2 |    80 |
| Solapur     |   9 |  200 |   3 |   110 |
| Thane       |  11 |  255 |   5 |   250 |
| Wardha      |   5 |  240 |   3 |   240 |
| Washim      |   3 |  100 |   1 |    40 |
| Yavatmal    |   4 |  120 |   1 |    40 |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c)to (g) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2529 for answer on 13.02.2026.

Details of funds released under Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Augmenting Nursing EducationEstablishment of new Colleges of Nursing (CoN) in co-location with Medical Colleges'

Amount in crores

|   S.No. | Name District   |   Funds allocated (Central Share) |   Funds released ( first installment) | Year of release   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|
|       1 | Gondia          |                                 6 |                                     3 | 2024-25           |
|       2 | Nandurbar       |                                 6 |                                     2 | 2024-25           |
|       3 | Yavatmal        |                                 6 |                                     3 | 2025-26           |
|       4 | Chandrapur      |                                 6 |                                     3 | 2025-26           |
|       5 | Jalgaon         |                                 6 |                                     3 | 2025-26           |
|       6 | Sindhudurg      |                                 6 |                                     3 | 2025-26           |

The details of funds released under the Central Sector Scheme of Development of Nursing Services are as below:

| S. No.   | Name of Institute                                                                                                             | Funds released (Rs. acutals)   | Year of release   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | School of Nursing Sh. CSM Gen. Hosp. Solapur                                                                                  | 3,00,00,000/-                  | 2024-25           |
| 2        | Vilashrao Deshmukh Govt. Med. College and Hospital, Latur                                                                     | 2,71,34,000/-                  | 2024-25           |
| 3        | Training College of Nursing & RCSM Govt. Med. College & Chatrapati Pramila Raje Ganesh Hospital, Kolhapur                     | 2,71,34,000/-                  | 2024-25           |
| 4        | Training College of Nursing Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, Mumbai                                                                  | 1,23,18,000/-                  | 2024-25           |
| 5        | School of Nursing at Training College of Nursing PVP, Govt. Hospital, Sangli                                                  | 2,24,00,000/-                  | 2025-26           |
| 6        | School of Nursing at Training School of Nursing Govt. Medical College &Hospital, Akola                                        | 3,25,00,000/-                  | 2025-26           |
| 7        | School of Nursing at Training College of Nursing Swami Ramanand Teerth Govt. Medical College and Hospital Ambajogai District. | 3,25,00,000/-                  | 2025-26           |
| 8        | School of Nursing, Shri Bhausaheb Hire Government Medical College & Sarvopchar Rugnalaya Dhule Maharashtra                    | 2,90,00,000/-                  | 2025-26           |
| Total    | Total                                                                                                                         | 21,29,86,000/-                 |                   |