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Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
16-March-2018 15:16 IST
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
16-March-2018 15:16 IST
Increasing of UG and PG Medicalseats
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.
- III. Strengthening/upgradation of State Government Medical Colleges for starting new PG courses/Increase of PG seats.
- IV. 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.
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