With 91,927 MBBS seats, 612 Medical Colleges operative in India: Health Minister gives breakup
As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), a total of 91,927 MBBS seats are available in 612 Medical Colleges, 322 being Government Medical Colleges with 48,012 seats and 290 Private Institutes with 43,915 seats.;
New Delhi: With an intake capacity of 91,927 MBBS seats, a total of 612 Medical Colleges are currently functioning in India, the Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Lok Sabha.
The aggregate has significantly increased by 8,652 MBBS seats in 54 institutes from last year's 83,275 seats in 558 medical colleges.
During a recent question hour in Lok Sabha, the Health Minister was asked to provide details on the number of MBBS seats allotted to Government and private medical colleges in the country and the institutes which have been set up during the last five years. Dr Heena Gavit and Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde also sought to know whether the seats in existing medical colleges of various States are proposed to be increased and the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to fulfil the requirement of doctors as per the population in the country.
The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Private (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country:
S.No. | Name of the State/UT | Government Colleges | Government Seats | Private Colleges | Private Seats | Total Colleges | Total Seats |
1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 13 | 2485 | 18 | 2850 | 31 | 5335 |
3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
4 | Assam | 9 | 1150 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1150 |
5 | Bihar | 12 | 1515 | 8 | 900 | 20 | 2415 |
6 | Chandigarh | 1 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
7 | Chhattisgarh | 8 | 965 | 4 | 600 | 12 | 1565 |
8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 |
9 | Delhi | 8 | 1247 | 2 | 250 | 10 | 1497 |
10 | Goa | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
11 | Gujarat | 18 | 3700 | 13 | 2000 | 31 | 5700 |
12 | Haryana | 5 | 710 | 7 | 950 | 12 | 1660 |
13 | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 770 | 1 | 150 | 8 | 920 |
14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 9 | 1047 | 1 | 100 | 10 | 1147 |
15 | Jharkhand | 7 | 680 | 2 | 250 | 9 | 930 |
16 | Karnataka | 21 | 3150 | 42 | 6995 | 63 | 10145 |
17 | Kerala | 10 | 1555 | 21 | 2700 | 31 | 4255 |
18 | Madhya Pradesh | 14 | 2180 | 11 | 1900 | 25 | 4080 |
19 | Maharashtra | 29 | 4825 | 33 | 5070 | 62 | 9895 |
20 | Manipur | 2 | 225 | 1 | 150 | 3 | 375 |
21 | Meghalaya | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
22 | Mizoram | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
23 | Orissa | 9 | 1375 | 4 | 750 | 13 | 2125 |
24 | Puducherry | 2 | 380 | 7 | 1250 | 9 | 1630 |
25 | Punjab | 5 | 800 | 7 | 950 | 12 | 1750 |
26 | Rajasthan | 17 | 3055 | 9 | 950 | 26 | 4005 |
27 | Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 150 |
28 | Tamil Nadu | 38 | 5225 | 32 | 5500 | 70 | 10725 |
29 | Telangana | 11 | 1840 | 23 | 3200 | 34 | 5040 |
30 | Tripura | 1 | 125 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 225 |
31 | Uttar Pradesh | 35 | 4303 | 32 | 4750 | 67 | 9053 |
32 | Uttarakhand | 5 | 700 | 3 | 450 | 8 | 1150 |
33 | West Bengal | 20 | 3225 | 7 | 1000 | 27 | 4225 |
Total | 322 | 48012 | 290 | 43915 | 612 | 91927 |
Government and private colleges set up in the country during the last five years:
As per this data, the total number of medical colleges has increased from 480 in the academic year 2017-2018 to 612 institutes this year.
Year | Government Colleges | MBBS Seats | Private Colleges | MBBS Seats | Total No. of Colleges | Total No. of Seats |
2017-18 | 237 | 31483 | 243 | 36040 | 480 | 67523 |
2018-19 | 253 | 33893 | 248 | 36540 | 499 | 70433 |
2019-20 | 279 | 42222 | 260 | 38090 | 539 | 80312 |
2020-21 | 289 | 43435 | 269 | 39840 | 558 | 83275 |
2022-23 | 322 | 48212 | 290 | 43915 | 612 | 91927 |
Seats approved under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Up-gradation of existing Government medical colleges to increase MBBS seats in India:
The Minister further informed the Parliament that 3495 MBBS seats have been approved under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Up-gradation of existing Government medical colleges to increase MBBS seats in the country.
S. No. | State/UT | Number of MBBS seats approved |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 150 |
2 | Gujarat | 270 |
3 | Himachal Pradesh | 20 |
4 | Jammu and Kashmir | 60 |
5 | Jharkhand | 100 |
6 | Karnataka | 550 |
7 | Madhya Pradesh | 600 |
8 | Maharashtra | 150 |
9 | Manipur | 50 |
10 | Odisha | 200 |
11 | Punjab | 100 |
12 | Rajasthan | 700 |
13 | Tamil Nadu | 345 |
14 | Uttar Pradesh | 50 |
15 | Uttarakhand | 50 |
16 | West Bengal | 100 |
TOTAL | 3495 |
Seats approved under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for "Strengthening and up- gradation of Government Medical Colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats"
Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Strengthening and up-gradation of State Government medical colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats', 5930 seats (4058 PG medical seats in Phase I and 1872 seats in Phase II) have been approved in 22 States/UTs in 2 Phases.
Phase-I
S. No | State/UT | Number of PG seats approved |
1 | Assam | 143 |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 410 |
3 | Bihar | 199 |
4 | Chandigarh | 48 |
5 | Chhattisgarh | 79 |
6 | Goa | 124 |
7 | Gujarat | 86 |
8 | Himachal Pradesh | 17 |
9 | Jammu & Kashmir | 127 |
10 | Jharkhand | 102 |
11 | Kerala | 150 |
12 | Madhya Pradesh | 203 |
13 | Maharashtra | 692 |
14 | Orissa | 107 |
11 | Punjab | 87 |
16 | Rajasthan | 297 |
17 | Telangana | 279 |
18 | Tripura | 115 |
19 | Uttarakhand | 62 |
20 | Uttar Pradesh | 265 |
21 | West Bengal | 466 |
Total | 4058 |
Phase-II
S. No. | State | Number of PG seats approved |
1 | Bihar | 115 |
2 | Rajasthan | 977 |
3 | Karnataka | 70 |
4 | Gujarat | 64 |
5 | Madhya Pradesh | 646 |
Total | 1872 |
Dr Mandaviya further apprised about the various steps taken by the Government to increase the availability of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Seats:-
i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for establishment of new medical college by upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 157 new medical colleges have been approved and 72 are functional
ii. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats.
iii. Central Sector Scheme for "Upgradations of Government Medical College by construction of Super Specialty Blocks" . A total of 75 projects have been approved
iv Under Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 19 AIIMS.
v. Relaxation in the norms for setting up of Medical College in terms of requirement for faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
vi. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.
vii. Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re-employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.
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