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Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
13-March-2018 18:08 IST
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
13-March-2018 18:08 IST
Shortage of Allopathic Doctors
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. 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.
NUMBER OF PHCs WITH DOCTORS AND WITHOUT DOCTOR/LAB TECHNICIAN/PHARMACIST
|
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(As on 31st March, 2017)
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Number of PHCs functioning |
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S. No.
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State/UT |
Total
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with 4+ |
with 3
|
with 2
|
with 1
|
without
|
without
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without
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with
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PHCs
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functioning
|
doctors |
doctors
|
doctors
|
doctor
|
doctor
|
lab tech.
|
pharma.
|
lady
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
doctor
|
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh |
1147
|
11
|
31
|
476
|
629
|
0
|
364
|
329
|
518
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
143
|
3
|
6
|
27
|
81
|
40
|
55
|
55
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
Assam |
1014
|
67
|
63
|
182
|
626
|
76
|
87
|
110
|
183
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
Bihar |
1899
|
439
|
41
|
56
|
1363
|
0
|
256
|
201
|
156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh |
785
|
0
|
6
|
71
|
318
|
390
|
303
|
185
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
Goa |
24
|
5
|
7
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
Gujarat |
1392
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1392
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
516
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
Haryana # |
366
|
3
|
22
|
97
|
187
|
57
|
144
|
106
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh |
538
|
0
|
3
|
20
|
469
|
69
|
446
|
229
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
637
|
71
|
96
|
169
|
180
|
121
|
294
|
62
|
239
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
Jharkhand |
297
|
1
|
1
|
40
|
147
|
108
|
204
|
207
|
37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
Karnataka |
2359
|
0
|
14
|
169
|
1973
|
203
|
507
|
531
|
627
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
Kerala |
849
|
1
|
110
|
47
|
694
|
0
|
610
|
0
|
460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh |
1171
|
4
|
17
|
180
|
577
|
393
|
525
|
382
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
Maharashtra |
1814
|
0
|
0
|
1382
|
432
|
0
|
446
|
152
|
516
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
Manipur |
85
|
54
|
14
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
33
|
19
|
53
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
Meghalaya |
109
|
0
|
12
|
55
|
41
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
Mizoram |
57
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
48
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
|
Nagaland |
126
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
89
|
17
|
87
|
44
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
20
|
Odisha |
1280
|
0
|
1
|
673
|
520
|
86
|
1239
|
134
|
507
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
|
Punjab |
432
|
15
|
18
|
121
|
240
|
38
|
149
|
38
|
184
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
Rajasthan |
2079
|
0
|
30
|
319
|
1563
|
167
|
669
|
1526
|
188
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
|
Sikkim |
24
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
21
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu |
1362
|
204
|
90
|
871
|
197
|
0
|
630
|
221
|
908
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25
|
Telangana |
689
|
20
|
13
|
269
|
387
|
0
|
48
|
31
|
390
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26
|
Tripura |
93
|
23
|
16
|
45
|
9
|
0
|
15
|
2
|
43
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand |
257
|
3
|
8
|
61
|
122
|
63
|
191
|
21
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28
|
Uttar Pradesh |
3621
|
26
|
88
|
735
|
2772
|
0
|
1252
|
0
|
319
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29
|
West Bengal |
914
|
2
|
12
|
169
|
592
|
139
|
623
|
143
|
112
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30
|
A& N Islands |
22
|
2
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh |
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32
|
D & N Haveli |
9
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu |
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
34
|
Delhi |
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
Lakshadweep |
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36
|
Puducherry |
40
|
1
|
18
|
5
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
|
|
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|
All India1/ Total |
25650
|
958
|
752
|
6305
|
15700
|
1974
|
9183
|
4744
|
6611
|
|
|
|
|
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Note:
|
NA: Not Available. |
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1
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For calculating the overall percentages, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded |
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The
Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Smt Anupriya Patel
stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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