80% availability of registered allopathic, 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors in India: Health Minister

While responding to the Lok Sabha question to provide the details of allopathic doctors and nurses registered across the country and their actual requirement State/ UT wise, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar stated that there are 12.68 lakh allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC). 

 

The doctor-population ratio is 1:854 in the country assuming 80% availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors. Further, as per information available with Indian Nursing Council, there are around 32.63 lakh registered nursing personnel (22.72 lakh registered nurses (RN&RM) and 9.91 lakh registered nurse associates (RANM)) in the country. Considering around 70% availability of registered nursing personnel, the nurse-population ratio in the country is 1:559, she added.

The National Board of Examinations (NBE) have started 2 years post- MBBS Diploma courses in eight disciplines - Anaesthesia, OBGY, Paediatrics, Family Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Radio Diagnosis and Tuberculosis & Chest Disease. These Diploma courses shall mostly be run in the District hospitals and thereby improve the availability of trained healthcare manpower at district level.

District Residency Scheme for compulsory three months training of PG medical students at District Hospitals as an essential component of postgraduate medical training curriculum has been notified. Under the Scheme, the second/third year PG students of medical colleges would be posted in the district hospitals for a period of three months. This will ensure round the year availability of residents at the district level.

Furthermore, she added that the government took various steps to increase the availability of doctors, nurses and paramedics in the country.

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