Lok Sabha Question No. 3258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Registered Psychiatrist
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## REGISTERED PSYCHIATR IST

## 3258. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) the number of registered psychiatrists practising, State/UT -wise; (b) whether many of the above psychiatrists are employed in Government run hospitals/cli and

(c) if so, the details thereof, Sta te/ UT - wise?

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

(a) to (c): As informed by the State/UT Governments, the total number of psychiatrists as 01/01/2015  in Government and Private Medical Colleges, State/UT -wise is 3827. Out of these 3827 psychiatrists, 1417 psychiatrists are employed in Government run hospitals/cli nics as per details at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Details of Psychiatrists presently employed in the Government and private medical college/hospitals in the country (as on 1.1.2015)

| S.No.   | State/UT                    | Government Sector   | Private Sector   |
|---------|-----------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh              | 127                 | 370              |
| 2.      | Telangana                   |                     |                  |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 4                   | 1                |
| 4.      | Assam                       | 53                  | 30               |
| 5.      | Bihar                       | 31                  | 25               |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh                | 12                  | 16               |
| 7.      | Goa                         | 20                  | 21               |
| 8.      | Gujarat                     | 72                  | 261              |
| 9.      | Haryana                     | 18                  | 21               |
| 10.     | Himachal Pradesh            | 10                  | 4                |
| 11.     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 28                  | 8                |
| 12.     | Jharkhand                   | 15                  | 43               |
| 13.     | Karnataka                   | 99                  | 174              |
| 14.     | Kerala                      | 123                 | 126              |
| 15.     | Madhya Pradesh              | 37                  | 47               |
| 16.     | Maharashtra                 | 26                  | 117              |
| 17.     | Manipur                     | 16                  | 3                |
| 18.     | Meghalaya                   | 8                   | 8                |
| 19.     | Mizoram                     | 6                   | 0                |
| 20.     | Nagaland                    | 6                   | 0                |
| 21.     | Odisha(Orissa)              | 25                  | 34               |
| 22.     | Punjab                      | 61                  | 71               |
| 23.     | Rajasthan                   | 55                  | 16               |
| 24.     | Sikkim                      | 8                   | 8                |
| 25.     | Tamil Nadu                  | 252                 | 290              |
| 26.     | Puducherry                  | 11                  | 5                |
| 28.     |                             |                     |                  |
| 27.     | Tripura                     |                     |                  |
|         | Uttar Pradesh               | 30                  | 250              |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand                 | 6                   | 10               |
| 30.     | West Bengal                 | 117                 | 343              |
| 31.     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 2                   | 0                |
| 32.     | Chandigarh                  | 34                  | 14               |
| 33.     | Delhi                       | 102                 | 94               |
| 34.     | Daman & Diu                 | 1                   | 0                |
| 35.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        | 1                   | 0                |
| 36.     | Lakshadweep                 | 1                   | 0                |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                       | 1417                | 2410             |