1 doctor for every 1668 people, about 8 Lakh overall: Govt
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New Delhi: India has one doctor for every 1,668 people, while nearly eight lakh doctors across the country may be in active service at present, the government said.
"As per the information provided by Medical Council of India, there are a total 9,88,922 allopathic doctors registered with the state medical council or MCI as on June 30, 2016.
"Assuming 80 per cent availability, it is estimated that around 7.91 lakh doctors may be actually available for active service. It gives a doctor population ratio of 1:1668 as per current population estimate of 1.32 billion," Minister of State for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
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