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-
- Enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250.
- relaxation in the norms of setting up of Medical College in terms of requirement for land, faculty, staff, bed/bed strength and other infrastructure.
- Strengthening/upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting new PG courses/Increase of PG seats.
- Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals
- Strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS seats.
- VI. The ratio of teachers to students has been revised from 1:1 to 1:2 for all MD/MS disciplines and 1:1 to 1:3 in subjects of Anesthesiology, Forensic Medicine, Radiotherapy, Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology and Psychiatry in all medical colleges across the country. Further, teacher: student ratio in public funded Government Medical Colleges for Professor has been increased from 1:2 to 1:3 in all clinical subjects and for Asso. Prof. from 1:1 to 1:2 if the Asso. Prof. is a unit head. This would result in increase in number of specialists in the country.
- Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re-employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65-70 years.
- DNB qualification as well as Foreign qualification have been recognized for appointment as faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.
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.
