10.41 lakh Registered Doctors in India, Maximum in Maharashtra: Health Minister

Published On 2018-03-17 06:32 GMT   |   Update On 2018-03-17 06:32 GMT
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It is estimated that around 8.33 lakh doctors may be actually available for active service giving an approx doctor-population ratio of 1:1596 much below the WHO norms prescribes that there should be 1 doctor amongst the population of 1,000

New Delhi: Recently, through a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State ( Independent Charge) Smt Anupriya Patel informed about the Registration of Allopathic Doctors with various medical councils across the country.
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The minister informed that 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. However, WHO norms prescribes that there should be 1 doctor amongst the population of 1,000.

As per records, Maximum number of registered medical practitioners have their registrations in Maharashtra with 153513 registered doctors. This is followed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka who also account for more than 1 lakh registered doctors each.

State-wise details of doctors registered with State Medical Councils / Medical Council of India and number of PHCs with doctors working therein are given below:

Number of Doctors Registered with State Medical Councils / Medical Council of India  as on 31st  December, 2017



























































































































































Sr.



Name of the Medical Council



Number of Doctors



Andhra Pradesh Medical Council



86129



Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council



840



Assam Medical Council



22532



Bihar Medical Council



40043



Chattisgarh Medical Council



6915



Delhi Medical Council



16176



Goa Medical Council



3367



Gujarat Medical Council



53954



Haryana Dental & Medical Council



5717



Himachal Pradesh Medical Council



2849



Jammu & Kashmir



14326



Jharkhand Medical Council



5093



Karnataka Medical Council



104794



Madhya Pradesh Medical Council



34347



Maharashtra Medical Council



153513



Medical Council of India



52666



Nagaland Medical Council



801



Orissa Council of Medical Registration



21681



Punjab Medical Council



44682



Rajasthan Medical Council



40559



Sikkim Medical Council



893



Tamil Nadu Medical Council



126399



Travancore Medical Council



55251



Uttar Pradesh Medical Council



71480



Uttrakhand Medical Council



7060



West Bengal Medical Council



66974



Tripura Medical Council



0



Telangana Medical Council



2354





Total



10,41,395




The other State / UTs do not have their own Medical Registration Council. Hence, their workers get registration with the Councils of other neighbouring States
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