Parliament Question: Doctor Patient Ratio

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3538 TOBE ANSWERED ON13TH MARCH, 2026 DOCTORPATIENTRATIO 3538PROF. SOUGATARAY: Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate: (a)the detailsof India's nationaldoctor-patient ratio,State/UT-wise andsector-wise; (b) whether some Statesare showingbetter doctor-patientratiointhe country; (c)if so, the detailsthereof alongwith the reasons for some Stateslaggingbehind; (d) the number of existing medical seats for MBBS, MD, BAMS in Government and private sectors inthe country, State/UT-wise; (e) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the seats for medical education and if so, the detailsthereof; and (f) whether the Government hasanyproposal to opennewAIIMS inthe countryandif so, the detailsthereof? ANSWER THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL) (a) to (f): There are 13,88,185 registered allopathic doctors and 7,51,768 registered practitioners in the AYUSH system of medicine. Assuming that 80% of registered practitioners in both the allopathic and AYUSH systems are available, the doctor-population ratiointhe countryisestimated tobe 1:811. The government has increased number of Medical Colleges, Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) seats. The number of Medical Colleges have increased from 387 to 818; UG seats from 51,348 to 1,28,976; and PG seats from 31,185 to 85,020 from 2014 to as on date. Further, there are 45,245BAMS seats availableacross the country. The Government hastakenseveral steps toincrease the medicalseats inthe country:  Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), ‘Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’, 137 new medical colleges are functionalout of 157approvedmedical colleges.  Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Collegestoincrease MBBS andPGseats. Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), establishment of 22 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) hasbeenapprovedinvariousStates/UTs inthe countrytill date. *****