Lok Sabha Question No. 3368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: PG Medical Seats
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## PG MEDICAL SEATS

## 3368. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

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

(a) whether there is a huge gap of MBBS and PG seats in the medical colleges across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the present ratio of MBBS and PG seats in the country, State/UT - wise; and

(c)the corrective measures taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the number of PG medical seats in the country?

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

(a) to (c): There are 57138 MBBS Seatsand 25850 PG Seats in the country. Statements indicating State/ UT wise availability of MBBS and PG seats are at Annexures I & II addition, 4640 DNB seats are also available which are considered equivalent to PG seats

A number of measures have been taken in order to increase the number of PG medica seats in the country such as:

- (i)The  ratio  of  teachers  to students  has  been  revised  from  1:1  to  1:2  for  all  MD/MS disciplines  except  in  the  subjects  of  Anesthesiology,  Forensic  Medicine,  Radiothe Medical Oncology and Surgical Oncology where the ratio has been revised from 1:1 1:3.
- (ii) DNB qualification has b een recognized for appointment as faculty to take care of shorta of faculty.
- (iii) Enhancement  of  age  limit  for  appointment/extension/re - employm nt  against  posts  of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65 to 70 years.
- (iv) The requirement of  qualifying   screening test has been dispensed with  if a person an  Under  Graduate  medical  qualification  from  Australia/Canada/NewZealand/United Kingdom/United  States  of  America  and  the  holder  thereof  also  been  awarded  a  Pos Graduate medical qua lification in these countries and has been recognized for enrolme as medical practitioner in that country.
- (v)Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  strengthening/up - gradation  of  Government  Medical colleges  for  starting  new  PG  courses/creating  PG  seats. Under  thescheme,  funds  have been provided to 72 State Government medical colleges across 20 States.

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Number of MBBS Seats |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     |                   7150 |
| 2       | A & N Islands      |                    100 |
| 3       | Assam              |                    726 |
| 4       | Bihar              |                   1350 |
| 5       | Chandigarh         |                    100 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh       |                    700 |
| 7       | Delhi              |                   1000 |
| 8       | Goa                |                    150 |
| 9       | Gujarat            |                   3230 |
| 10      | Haryana            |                    900 |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh   |                    350 |
| 12      | Jammu & Kashmir    |                    500 |
| 13      | Jharkhand          |                    350 |
| 14      | Karnataka          |                   7255 |
| 15      | Kerala             |                   3650 |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh     |                   2000 |
| 17      | Maharashtra        |                   6595 |
| 18      | Manipur            |                    200 |
| 19      | Meghalaya          |                     50 |
| 20      | Orissa             |                   1150 |
| 21      | Pondicherry        |                   1200 |
| 22      | Punjab             |                   1295 |
| 23      | Rajasthan          |                   2150 |
| 24      | Sikkim             |                    100 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu         |                   6215 |
| 26      | Tripura            |                    200 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh      |                   4699 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand        |                    500 |
| 29      | West Bengal        |                   2450 |
| 30      | AIIMS              |                    673 |
| 31      | JIPMER             |                    150 |
|         | TOTAL              |                  57138 |

| S.No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Number of PG Seats (MD/MS/MCH/DM/Diploma |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     |                                       2913 |
| 2       | Assam              |                                        416 |
| 3       | Bihar              |                                        472 |
| 4       | Chandigarh         |                                         64 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh       |                                         90 |
| 6       | Delhi              |                                       1203 |
| 7       | Goa                |                                        103 |
| 8       | Gujarat            |                                       1699 |
| 9       | Haryana            |                                        342 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh   |                                        159 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir    |                                        373 |
| 12      | Jharkhand          |                                        187 |
| 13      | Karnataka          |                                       3618 |
| 14      | Kerala             |                                       1278 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh     |                                        756 |
| 16      | Maharashtra        |                                       3265 |
| 17      | Manipur            |                                        123 |
| 18      | Meghalaya          |                                          8 |
| 19      | Orissa             |                                        558 |
| 20      | Pondicherry        |                                        413 |
| 21      | Punjab             |                                       1054 |
| 22      | Rajasthan          |                                       1064 |
| 23      | Sikkim             |                                         22 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         |                                       2605 |
| 25      | Tripura            |                                         30 |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh      |                                       1628 |
| 27      | Uttarakhand        |                                        170 |
| 28      | West Bengal        |                                       1237 |
|         | Total              |                                      25850 |