New Delhi, March 17, 2018: As per information provided by Medical Council of India, there are a total 10,41,395 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils/Medical Council of India as on 30th September, 2017. Assuming 80% availability, it is estimated that around 8.33 lakh doctors may be actually available for active service. It gives a doctor-population ratio of 1:1596 as per current population estimate of 1.33 billion.
The Government has taken various steps to increase the number of Allopathic doctors. These efforts include-
Central Government increases UG & PG seats every year implementing the above mentioned measures.
UG and PG seats as on 28.02.2018
Sl. No. | State/UT | UG | PG |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 4750 | 1869 |
2 | A& N Islands | 100 | 0 |
3 | Assam | 726 | 518 |
4 | Bihar | 1350 | 665 |
5 | Chandigarh | 100 | 552 |
6 | Chhattisgarh | 1100 | 119 |
7 | Delhi | 1100 | 2529 |
8 | Goa | 150 | 107 |
9 | Gujarat | 3830 | 2034 |
10 | Haryana | 1450 | 574 |
11 | Himachal Pradesh | 650 | 226 |
12 | Jammu & Kashmir | 500 | 438 |
13 | Jharkhand | 350 | 215 |
14 | Karnataka | 8845 | 4068 |
15 | Kerala | 4150 | 1423 |
16 | Madhya Pradesh | 2600 | 890 |
17 | Maharashtra | 7270 | 3902 |
18 | Manipur | 200 | 207 |
19 | Meghalaya | 50 | 22 |
20 | Orissa | 1350 | 726 |
21 | Pondicherry | 1200 | 652 |
22 | Punjab | 1275 | 708 |
23 | Rajasthan | 2650 | 1475 |
24 | Sikkim | 100 | 22 |
25 | Tamil Nadu | 6850 | 3089 |
26 | Telangana | 3750 | 1628 |
27 | Tripura | 200 | 30 |
28 | Uttar Pradesh | 6349 | 2089 |
29 | Uttarakhand | 800 | 251 |
30 | West Bengal | 2700 | 1490 |
31 | AIIMS | 707 | 0 |
32 | JIPMER | 150 | 0 |
TOTAL | 67352 | 32518 |
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), SmtAnupriya Patel stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.
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