Lok Sabha Question No. 1122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Migration of Health Care Professionals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, C. N. JAYADEVAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1122 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## MIGRATION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

## 1122. SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  allopathic  doctors who  have  registered with  State  medical councils  and Medical Council of India (MCI) during each of the last three years and the current year, State -wise;
- (b) whether India's doctor patient ratio continues to remain dismal despite availability of more doctors and nurses over t h  previous years, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether India continues to retain its position as the world's top supplier of expatriate doctors to  34  member  countries of  the  Organization  for  Economic  Cooperation and Development (OECD);
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating the  number  of  doctors,  nurses  and  other healthcare professionals migrated to other countries during the said period; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide adequate f acilities to doctors, so that they do not migrate to other countries?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): The details of doctors newly registered with State Medical Councils /Medical Council of India during eac h of the last three years and current year is as given at Annexure .
- (b): As per information provided by MCI there are total 9,59,198 doctors registered wit State  Medical  Council/Medical  Council  of  India  as  on  30 th June,  2015.  Assuming  80% availability, it is estimated that around 7.67 lakh doctors may be actually available service.  It  gives  a  doctor - population  ratio  of  1:1681.  Besides  there  are  6.77  lakh  Ayurveda Unani and Homeopathy (AUH) doctors in th e country. If the allopathic and AUH streams are considered together, it gives a doctor population ratio of 1: 893.

As  informed  by  Indian  Nursing  Council  (INC), 7,89,796  Auxiliary  Nurse  Midwives (ANM) and 17,93,337 Registered Nurse & Registered Midwives (RN&RM) are registered in the country. Assuming 80% availability of ANMs and 60% of RN&RMs, 17.08 lakh Nurses may be currently available in the country, which would give a Nurse population ratio of 1:731.

(c) & (d): The  Government  is  aware  that  doctors,  n urses  and  other  health  professionals migrate to other countries either for pursuing higher studies or for employment.  No such maintained centrally.  However, MCI issues Good Standing Certificate to Indian doctors wish  to  serve  abroad.    The  num ber  of  Good  Standing  Certificates  issued  by  MCI  during 01.01.2015 to 30.11.2015 is 1416.

(e): In order to stop migration of doctors working under Government sector, the follo steps have further been taken by the Central Government:

- I. All Postgraduate m edical qualifications from the five English speaking countries (U UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) have been recognized for practice in Indi PG and UG degrees, when both are obtained from these five countries have also be recognized.
- II. Pay andallowances of doctors have been enhanced considerably after implementation of  the 6 th Central Pay Commission.
- III. Enhancement of age limit for appointment/extension/re - employm nt against posts of teachers/dean/principal/director in medical colleges from 65 - 70 years.
- IV. Assured Promotion Scheme for faculty of Central Government Institutions has bee revised to make it more beneficial.
- V. Various allowances available to faculty like Non Practising Allowance, Conveyan Allowance, Learning Resource Allowance, etc. have been enhanced considerably.

## ANNEXURE

## NUMBER OF DOCTORS POSSESSING RECOGNISED MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS (UNDER IMC ACT) AND REGISTERED STATE MEDICAL COUNCILS/ MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA FROM THE YEAR 2012 TO 2015

| S.No   | Name of State Medical Council          |   2012 | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   |
|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh Medical Council         |    320 | NR     | NR     | NR     |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council      |     12 | 55     | 29     | 100    |
| 3.     | Assam Medical Council                  |    487 | 529    | 152    | 594    |
| 4.     | Bihar Medical Council                  |    463 | 429    | NR     | NR     |
| 5.     | Chattisgarh Medical Council            |    595 | 556    | 488    | 370    |
| 6.     | Delhi Medical Council                  |    946 | 1073   | 1159   | NR     |
| 7.     | Goa Medical Council                    |    136 | 132    | NR     | 103    |
| 8.     | Gujarat Medical Council                |   2197 | 2153   | NR     | 578    |
| 9.     | Haryana Dental & Medical Councils      |      0 | NR     | NR     | NR     |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh Medical Council       |    377 | 296    | 139    | NR     |
| 11.    | Jammu & Kashmir                        |    471 | 473    | 67     | 387    |
| 12.    | Jharkhand Medical Council              |    355 | 283    | 45     | 57     |
| 13.    | Karnataka Medical Council              |   4207 | 4772   | 833    | NR     |
| 14.    | Madhya Pradesh Medical Council         |   1077 | 1298   | 899    | 153    |
| 15.    | Maharashtra Medical Council            |   3433 | 3682   | 4938   | NR     |
| 16.    | Medical Council of India               |   4864 | 5603   | 1169   | NR     |
| 17.    | Nagaland Medical Council               |      0 | 0      | 0      | 111    |
| 18.    | Orissa Council of Medical Registration |      0 | 0      | 2402   | 0      |
| 19.    | Punjab Medical Council                 |    768 | 1129   | NR     | NR     |
| 20.    | RajasthanMedical Council               |   1442 | 1490   | 1265   | 1029   |
| 21.    | Sikkim Medical Council                 |     74 | 73     | NR     | 40     |
| 22.    | Tamil Nadu Medical Council             |   4182 | 9218   | 4119   | 3508   |
| 23.    | Travancore Medical Council, Cochin     |      0 | NR     | 2500   | 1257   |
| 24.    | Uttar Pradesh Medical Council          |   2247 | 2253   | 594    | NR     |
| 25.    | Uttaranchal Medical Council            |    527 | 169    | 660    | 636    |
| 26.    | West Bengal Medical Council            |    917 | 1419   | 953    | 355    |
| 27.    | Tripura Medical Council                |      0 | NR     | NR     | NR     |
|        | Grand Total                            |  30097 | 37085  | 22411  | 9238   |