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.
The State/UT-wise details of Medical Colleges along with UG and PG seats for the current academic year 2023-24.
S.
No.
Name of the State/UT
Number of Colleges
UG seats
PG seats
Govt
Private
Govt
Private
Govt
Private
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
1
0
114
0
0
0
2
Andhra Pradesh
18
19
3235
3250
1923
1645
3
Arunachal Pradesh
1
0
50
0
0
0
4
Assam
13
0
1550
0
738
0
5
Bihar
13
8
1615
1150
908
321
6
Chandigarh
1
0
150
0
585
0
7
Chhattisgarh
11
3
1555
450
475
114
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
1
0
177
0
0
0
9
Delhi
8
2
1247
250
2889
49
10
Goa
1
0
180
0
137
0
11
Gujarat
23
17
4250
2900
2186
724
12
Haryana
6
9
835
1350
432
465
13
Himachal Pradesh
7
1
770
150
264
92
14
Jammu & Kashmir
11
1
1239
100
606
51
15
Jharkhand
7
2
730
250
263
0
16
Karnataka
24
46
3750
7995
1856
4593
17
Kerala
12
21
1755
2900
1077
868
18
Madhya Pradesh
15
12
2400
2400
1489
859
19
Maharashtra
32
36
5125
5720
3576
2498
20
Manipur
3
1
375
150
255
0
21
Meghalaya
1
0
50
0
37
0
22
Mizoram
1
0
100
0
0
0
23
Nagaland
1
0
100
0
0
0
24
Orissa
12
5
1675
850
725
509
25
Puducherry
2
7
380
1450
314
720
26
Punjab
5
7
850
950
408
384
27
Rajasthan
26
9
3925
1650
2255
1033
28
Sikkim
0
1
0
150
0
34
29
Tamil Nadu
38
36
5275
6375
2765
2369
30
Telangana
28
28
3890
4600
1504
1608
31
Tripura
1
1
125
100
85
6
32
Uttar Pradesh
35
33
4303
5600
2301
1919
33
Uttarakhand
5
3
700
450
1572
260
34
West Bengal
26
9
3825
1450
1791
297
# PG seats also includes 1621 CPS and 14190 DNB seats.
Further, the Minister also provided the data regarding the number of medical colleges, MBBS seats and PG medical seats available for the academic year 2018-2019 and for the academic year 2022-2023. The maximum number of medical colleges have been added to Tamil Nadu in these last five years. While during 2018-2019, the State had only 49 medical colleges, it has increased to 71 during the academic year 2022-2023.
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.
STATE WISE DETAILS OF MEDICAL COLLEGES and UG/PG seats
Sl.
No.
State
No. of Colleges
UG Seats
PG seats
2018-19
2022-23
2018-19
2022-23
2018-19
2022-23
1
Andhra Pradesh
31
32
4850
5485
1870
2807
2
A & N Islands
1
1
100
100
0
0
3
Assam
6
10
726
1250
536
738
4
Arunachal Praresh
1
1
50
50
0
0
5
Bihar
12
20
1300
2415
678
1139
6
Chandigarh
1
1
100
150
546
565
7
Chhattisgarh
9
14
1100
1765
121
558
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
1
150
0
0
9
Delhi
8
10
1100
1497
2540
2868
10
Goa
1
1
150
180
122
131
11
Gujarat
26
36
4350
6200
2100
2432
12
Haryana
11
13
1450
1760
574
729
13
Himachal Pradesh
7
8
750
920
226
342
14
Jammu & Kashmir
4
10
500
1147
482
608
15
Jharkhand
3
9
350
930
215
263
16
Karnataka
57
67
8845
10745
4128
5984
17
Kerala
34
32
4150
4355
1498
1850
18
Madhya Pradesh
22
25
3100
4080
902
1913
19
Maharashtra
51
63
7460
9995
3988
5677
20
Manipur
2
4
200
475
207
241
21
Meghalaya
1
1
50
50
22
35
22
Mizoram
1
1
100
100
0
0
23
Orissa
11
15
1550
2325
730
1168
24
Pondicherry
8
9
1200
1630
652
927
25
Punjab
8
12
975
1750
714
754
26
Rajasthan
21
30
3150
4405
1518
2873
27
Sikkim
1
1
100
150
22
34
28
Tamil Nadu
49
71
6850
10825
3160
4830
29
Telangana
27
41
4050
6040
1655
2652
30
Tripura
2
2
200
225
30
85
31
Uttar Pradesh
48
67
6499
9053
2125
3772
32
Uttarakhand
6
8
800
1150
251
1811
33
West Bengal
19
32
2850
4725
1568
2004
34
INIs
10
*
1007
*
* Number of INIs and their UG seats for the year 2022-23 are mentioned in concerned State/UT.
# PG seats also includes 1320 & 1621 CPS and 6848 & 12648 DNB seats for year 2018-19 and 2022-23 respectively.
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 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://.in/pdf_upload/mbbs-pg-seats-231533.pdf
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