Lok Sabha Question No. 2394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Doctor-Population Ratio in India
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2394 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2026

## DOCTOR-POPULATION RATIO IN INDIA

## 2394. MR PATHAN YUSUF:

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

- (a) the total number of Government hospitals in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of hospitals under the Union Government, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the total number of allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils/Medical Council of India; and
- (d) the details of doctor-population ratio in the country along with the total number of allopathic doctors available for active service, State-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a): The State/UT-wise details of Government hospitals in the country are available at website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the Uniform Resources Locator (URL) as under:

https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Infrastr ucture%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23\_RE%20%281%29.pdf

- (b): The list of hospitals under the Union Government is provided in the Annexure-I .
- (c) & (d): As per information provided by National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 13,88,185 registered allopathic doctors and 7,51,768 registered AYUSH practitioners. Assuming that 80% of registered practitioners in both the allopathic and AYUSH systems are available, the doctor-population ratio in the country is estimated to be 1:811.

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## List of hospitals under the Union Government

|   Sr. No. | Medical College/Institutes                                                                                             |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi                                                             |
|         2 | 22 New AIIMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)                                                     |
|         3 | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGIMER)                                          |
|         4 | Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (JIPMER)                               |
|         5 | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC), New Delhi (Associated with Safdarjung Hospital)                               |
|         6 | Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC), New Delhi                                                                        |
|         7 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences(ABVIMS), New Delhi (Associated with Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital) |
|         8 | North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health &Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong                       |
|         9 | Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal                                                                  |
|        10 | Rural Health Training Centre, Najafgarh, New Delhi                                                                     |
|        11 | Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing Sciences (RIPANS), Aizawl, Mizoram                                       |

## Annexure-I