New Delhi: India has a total number of 1,08,940 MBBS and 70,645 Postgraduate medical seats, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

As per the data provided by the Union Health Minister, when compared with the seat and medical college matrix before 2014, the medical colleges have been increased by 82%, MBBS seats by 112% and the PG medical seats have been increased by 127%.

Among these, the highest number of medical colleges is in Tamil Nadu, which has altogether 74 medical colleges. However, Karnataka has the highest number of MBBS seats i.e. 11745 MBBS seats. The number of private medical colleges is highest in Karnataka i.e. 46 for the academic year 2023-2024. Karnataka also has the highest i.e. 6449 postgraduate medical seats and most of these PG seats are available in the private medical institutes.

The Health Minister shared this information while responding to a series of questions raised by Shrimati Poonam Mahajan and Dr. Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi. These questioned included the queries regarding the adequate measures taken by the Government to increase the number of medical colleges and undergraduate/postgraduate seats in the country to meet the medical standards as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the details along with the number of Medical Colleges established and seats increased, State/UT wise details during the last five years and the current year, the details of Government and Private medical colleges along with the total intake capacity in the country, State/UT wise, the steps taken by the Government to improve the quality of medical education in the country etc.

Responding to these questions, the Union Health Minister informed in a written statement, "The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 82% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 706 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 112% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,08,940 as of now, there is also an increase of 127% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 70,645 as of now."

"Further during last five years,, the number of medical colleges has been increased from 499 in 2018-19 to 648 in 2022-23 alongwith increase in MBBS seats from 70012 seats in 2018-19 to 96077 seats in 2022-23. The PG seats has also increased from 39583 in 2018-19 to 64059 in 2022-23," the statement further mentioned.

The Ministry also provided the details regarding the the State/UT wise details of medical colleges along with the intake capacity for the current Academic Year 2023-24, and the details of number of medical colleges, MBBS seats and PG seats for 2018-2019 and 2022-2023.

As per the data shared by the Union Health Minister, for the current academic year, there is 1 Government medical college with an intake capacity for 114 MBBS seats at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Andhra Pradesh has 37 medical colleges with 6485 MBBS and 3568 PG medical seats, Arunachal Pradesh has 1 medical college with 50 MBBS seats, Assam has 13 medical colleges with 1550 MBBS and 738 PG medical seats, Bihar has 21 medical colleges with 2765 MBBS and 1229 PG medical seats, Chandigarh has 1 medical college with 150 MBBS and 585 PG medical seats, Chhattisgarh has 14 medical colleegs with 2005 MBBS and 589 PG medical seats, Dadra and Nagar Haveli has 1 medical college with 177 MBBS seats, Delhi has 10 medical colleges with 1487 MBBS and 2838 PG medical seats, Goa has 1 medical college with 180 MBBS and 137 PG medical seats, Gujarat has 40 medical colleges with 7150 MBBS and 2910 PG medical seats, Haryana has 15 medical colleges with 2185 MBBS and 897 PG medical seats, Himachal Pradesh has 8 medical colleges with 920 MBBS and 356 PG medical seats, Jammu & Kashmir has 12 medical colleges with 1339 MBBS and 657 PG medical seats, Jharkhand has 9 medical colleges with 980 MBBS and 263 PG medical seats, Karnataka has 70 medical colleges with 11745 MBBS and 6449 PG medical seats, Kerala has 33 medical colleges with 4655 MBBS and 1945 PG medical seats.

Madhya Pradesh has 27 medical college with 4800 MBBS and 2348 PG medical seats, Maharashtra has 68 medical colleges with 10845 MBBS and 6074 PG medical seats, Manipur has 4 medical colleges with 525 MBBS and 255 PG medical seats, Meghalaya has 1 medical college with 50 MBBS and 37 PG medical seats, Mizoram has 1 medical college with 100 MBBS seats, Nagaland has 1 medical college with 100 MBBS seats, Orissa has 17 medical colleges with 2525 MBBS and 1234 PG medical seats, Puducherry has 9 medical colleges with 1830 MBBS and 1034 PG medical seats, Punjab has 12 medical colleges with 1800 MBBS and 792 PG medical seats, Rajasthan has 35 medical colleges with 5575 MBBS and 3288 PG medical seats, Sikkim has 1 medical college with 150 MBBS and 34 PG medical seats, Tamil Nadu has 74 medical colleges with 11650 MBBS and 5134 PG medical seats, Telangana has 56 medical colleges with 8490 MBBS and 3112 PG medical seats, Tripura has 2 medical colleges with 225 MBBS and 91 PG medical seats, Uttar Pradesh has 68 medical colleges with 9903 MBBS and 4220 PG medical seats, Uttarakhand has 8 medical colleges with 1150 MBBS and 1832 PG medical seats, and West Bengal has 35 medical colleges with 5275 MBBS and 2088 PG medical seats, revealed the data.

During these years, 1 medical college has been added in Andhra Pradesh, 8 in Bihar, 5 in Chhattisgarh, 2 in Delhi, 10 in Gujarat, 2 in Haryana, 1 in Himachal Pradesh, 6 in Jammu & Kashmir, 6 in Jharkhand, 10 in Karnataka, 3 in Madhya Pradesh, 12 in Maharashtra, 2 in Manipur, 4 in Orissa, 1 in Pondicherry, 4 in Punjab, 9 in Rajasthan, 22 in Tamil Nadu, 14 in Telangana, 19 in Uttar Pradesh, 2 in Uttarakhand, and 13 in West Bengal.

As per the data provided by the Health Minister, the measures/steps taken by the Government to augment the medical education facilities and to improve the medical standards in the country include the following:

i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 157 new medical colleges have been approved, out of which 108 are already functional.

ii. CSS for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government medical colleges to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats, under which support has been provided for increase of 4977 MBBS seats in 83 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 5972.20 Cr, 4058 PG seats in phase-I in 72 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 1498.43 cr and 4000 PG seats in phase-II in 65 colleges with an approved cost of Rs. 4475.25 Cr.

iii. Under “Upgradation of Government medical colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks” component of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), a total of 75 projects have been approved, of which 64 projects are complete.

iv. Under the Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 19 of these.

v. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as teaching faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.

vi. Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re-employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.

To view the Health Ministry statement, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/mbbs-pg-seats-231533.pdf

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