Lok Sabha Question No. 2391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Nursing Institutions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## NURSING INSTITUTIONS

## 2391. SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

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

- (a) the details of the number of nursing i stitutions across the country, location State/UT - wise including Gujarat;
- (b) the number of students that can be admitted in these nursing insti tutions in a year;
- (c) whether the Government is con idering to open more nursing institutions in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a)  to  (d): The State/UT - wise  number  of  nursing  institutions  with  admission  capacity  in  th country is at Annexure.

In addition to the already existing institutions, u nder the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Strengthening/upgradation of Nursing Serv ices ,the Government has sanctioned 128 ANM and 137 GNM Schools in the country.

Annexure State wise distribution of Nursing Institutions and the Admission Capacity as on 31st October, 2015

|                            | ANM   | ANM   | GNM   | GNM      | B.Sc (N)   | B.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | M.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | P.B.B.Sc (N)   | Post Basic Diploma   | Post Basic Diploma   |
|----------------------------|-------|-------|-------|----------|------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| State                      | Instt | Seats | Instt | Seats    | Instt      | Seats      | Instt      | Seats      | Instt          | Seats          | Instt                | Seats                |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR          | 1     | 20    | 1     | 20       | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0                    | 0                    |
| ANDHRA PRADESH & TELANGANA | 64    | 1720  | 255   | 11147    | 231        | 11971      | 56         | 1087       | 41             | 1240           | 26                   | 370                  |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 5     | 120   | 5     | 130      | 1          | 40         | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0                    | 0                    |
| ASSAM                      | 22    | 575   | 32    | 904      | 10         | 500        | 5          | 86         | 4              | 115            | 3                    | 75                   |
| BIHAR                      | 74    | 2285  | 17    | 781      | 5          | 200        | 0          | 0          | 1              | 30             | 0                    | 0                    |
| CHANDIGARH                 | 1     | 20    | 0     | 0        | 2          | 95         | 1          | 20         | 1              | 40             | 0                    | 0                    |
| CHATTISGARH                | 93    | 3046  | 74    | 2425     | 81         | 3590       | 15         | 250        | 17             | 465            | 10                   | 120                  |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI       | 0     | 0     | 1     | 20       | 1          | 40         | 0          | 0          | 1              | 20             | 0                    | 0                    |
| DAMAN & DIU                | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0        | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0                    | 0                    |
| DELHI                      | 7     | 240   | 18    | 700      | 11         | 580        | 4          | 65         | 3              | 70             | 12                   | 210                  |
| GOA                        | 2     | 60    | 1     | 50       | 3          | 180        | 1          | 25         | 1              | 10             | 0                    | 0                    |
| GUJARAT                    | 103   | 3080  | 106   | 4315     | 56         | 2610       | 11         | 216        | 18             | 490            | 19                   | 315                  |
| HARYANA                    | 90    | 2750  | 82    | 3260     | 33         | 1525       | 8          | 142        | 28             | 760            | 8                    | 115                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 7     | 190   | 38    | 1460     | 19         | 770        | 1          | 20         | 4              | 120            | 0                    | 0                    |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR            | 15    | 485   | 16    | 635      | 6          | 300        | 2          | 33         | 4              | 150            | 1                    | 20                   |
| JHARKHAND                  | 58    | 1710  | 24    | 875      | 9          | 370        | 0          | 0          | 5              | 120            | 2                    | 21                   |
| KARNATAKA                  | 41    | 1185  | 517   | 23591    | 328        | 17880      | 180        | 3581       | 192            | 6990           | 62                   | 805                  |
| KERALA                     | 19    | 380   | 207   | 6497     | 131        | 7100       | 68         | 1348       | 51             | 1765           | 35                   | 442                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 102   | 3240  | 334   | 12875    | 148        | 6775       | 37         | 558        | 55             | 1540           | 13                   | 135                  |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 567   | 12320 | 263   | 7524     | 100        | 4405       | 34         | 609        | 58             | 1625           | 35                   | 554                  |
| MANIPUR                    | 10    | 290   | 13    | 390      | 6          | 240        | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 0                    | 0                    |
| MEGHALAYA                  | 2     | 45    | 7     | 195      | 2          | 90         | 0          | 0          | 1              | 30             | 0                    | 0                    |
|                            | 3     | 100   | 5     | 140      | 2          | 65         | 0          | 0          | 0              | 0              | 1                    | 15                   |
| MIZORAM                    |       | 20    | 4     |          |            | 40         | 0          | 0          | 1              | 20             | 0                    | 0                    |
| NAGALAND ORISSA            | 1 134 | 3995  | 79    | 130 3030 | 1 19       | 870        | 8          | 122        | 6              | 200            | 4                    | 75                   |
| PONDICHERRY                | 6     | 160   | 7     | 290      | 15         | 1015       | 7          | 137        | 7              | 220            | 8                    | 95                   |

| PUNJAB           |   174 |   5755 |    214 |   10333 |   100 |   4790 |    40 |   777 |    90 |   2865 | 12   | 123           |
|------------------|-------|--------|--------|---------|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|--------|------|---------------|
| 28               |   670 |    173 |   8220 |     159 |  7226 |     22 |   350 |    48 |  1305 |      8 | 55   | RAJASTHAN     |
| SIKKIM 1         |    20 |      2 |     80 |       2 |   160 |      0 |     0 |     2 |    70 |      0 |      | 0             |
| TAMILNADU 42     |  1160 |    213 |   6890 |     174 |  9970 |     83 |  1881 |    79 |  2700 |     43 | 739  |               |
| 3                |   125 |      5 |    210 |       4 |   180 |      2 |    22 |     1 |    20 |      0 | 0    | TRIPURA       |
| 184              |  6160 |    239 |  10980 |      65 |  3020 |     12 |   222 |    31 |   850 |      8 | 95   | UTTAR PRADESH |
| 21               |   595 |     22 |    800 |      12 |   560 |      4 |    72 |     6 |   170 |      1 | 0    | UTTARANCHAL   |
| 52               |  2250 |     67 |   2765 |      20 |  1045 |      9 |   157 |     9 |   355 |     20 | 357  | WEST BENGAL   |
| Grand Total 1932 | 54771 |   3041 | 121662 |    1756 | 88202 |    610 | 11780 |   765 | 24355 |    331 |      | 4736          |