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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1069
TO BE ANSWERED ON24THJULY, 2026
REGISTRATIONOFNURSES AND MIDWIVES
1069: SHRIANTOANTONY:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a)the totalnumberof registered nurses andmidwivesinthe country, State/UT-wise;
(b) the number of nurses and midwives enrolled on the National Register Tracking System
(NRTS), State/UT-wise;
(c) whether the Government has assessed the impact of non-enrolment on verification of
credentials,inter-State mobilityandworkforce planning, if so, the detailsthereof; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to increase enrolment and address technical and
proceduraldifficulties facedby nurses inregistering onthe NRTS?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH
AND FAMILYWELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to (d): The State Nursing Councils (SNCs) as per the provisions of respective State Act
register nurses and midwives. SNCs maintain data base of available nursing personnel
practising intheirStatesbyregistering variouscategoriesof Nurses andMidwives. As perthe
records received from Indian Nursing Council (INC), there are 46.02 lakh nursing personnel
registered. State/UT-wise total number of registered nurses in the country is given at
Annexure I.
Nurses Registration & Tracking System (NRTS) is a fully computerised interactive system
launched by INC in association with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for maintaining a
live register of nursing personnel. Nurses apply to get registered on NRTS and after
verification of their data by the concerned State Nursing Council, the nurse is issued a Nurse
Unique IdentificationNumber (NUID)Card andNurse Passbook. State/UT-wise totalnumber
of enrolled nurses in the NRTS is given at Annexure II. For inter-state mobility Nurses can
applytotheirrespective Nursing Councilsfor NOC. NOCletter issent via email/hardcopyto
the requested council.
INC has conducted meetings with Registrars of State Nursing Councils to facilitate
implementation of NRTS. INC also conducts virtual training programmes, provides online
user manuals, and operates a dedicated helpdesk and technical support email for resolving
registration-related difficulties. This Ministry has also issued directions toState Governments
for implementation of NRTS.
*****Reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1069 to be answered on
24.07.2026.
Annexure I
STATEWISE NUMBEROFREGISTEREDNURSES ININDIA
Total No.of Registered Nurses& AuxiliaryNurses
S. No. STATE inIndiaason31.12.2025
ANM RN & RM LHV
1. Andhra Pradesh 142608 306983 2480
2. Arunachal Pradesh 8761 10930 383
3. Assam 32572 35677 524
4. Bihar 42605 19475 511
5. Chhattisgarh 15238 45631 1352
6. Delhi 6333 111322 0
7. Goa 558 2277 0
8. Gujarat 44037 135421 0
9. Haryana*** 33079 46864 694
10. HimachalPradesh** 7181 39066 500
11. Jharkhand 16270 10748 142
12. Karnataka 21690 530321 6840
13. Kerala 32573 379090 8507
14. Madhya Pradesh** 51613 175363 1731
15. Maharashtra 96299 190398 968
16. Meghalaya 2622 12845 264
17. Manipur 4941 18189 0
18. Mizoram 3007 6244 0
19. Odisha 45533 52423 238
20. Punjab 54519 154784 2584
21. Rajasthan 76654 237217 323
22. Tamil Nadu 70564 394405 11295
23. Tripura 3594 11186 148
24. Uttar Pradesh 148297 234174 2763
25. Uttarakhand 12729 24790 55
26. West Bengal 72129 228758 12854
27. Telangana 4746 60919 0
28. Sikkim 308 3486 0
29. Nagaland 2922 3886 0
30. Jammu andKashmir* 5264 4859 0
Total 1059246 3487731 55156
Source: Respective StateNurses Council,ANM:AuxiliaryNurseMidwives,RN & RM:
Registered Nurses & Registered Midwives,
LHV: LadyHealthVisitors, Note - *Data upto31.12.2021; ** Data upto31.12.2023; ***
Data up to31.12.2024.Reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1069 to be answered on
24.07.2026.
Annexure - II
STATE WISE NUMBER OFREGISTERED NURSES & MIDWIVES ENROLLED ONTHE
NURSES REGISTRATION& TRACKING SYSTEM(NRTS) AS ON13/07/2026
S. No. STATE ANM RN & RM LHV
1 Andhra Pradesh 22622 69204 45
2 Arunachal Pradesh 2082 3440 8
3 Assam 9725 21572 0
4 Bihar 42557 19452 11
5 Chhattisgarh 11328 25888 6
6 Delhi 1731 27414 3
7 Goa 652 3710 1
8 Gujarat 9447 45582 0
9 Haryana 7363 19883 13
10 HimachalPradesh 3548 30759 0
11
Jharkhand 12699 11924 17
12 Karnataka 470 81711 13
13 Kerala 7415 142349 4
14 Madhya Pradesh 17084 53214 33
15 Maharashtra 19781 59947 8
16 Meghalaya 130 3563 2
17 Manipur 2603 10478 0
18
Mizoram 1387 4688 0
19 Odisha 31039 47200 5
20 Punjab 9184 55423 4
21 Rajasthan 18101 64564 35
22 Tamil Nadu 916 56129 39
23 Tripura 1120 5937 0
24
Uttar Pradesh 40039 88302 22
25 Uttarakhand 6323 17984 0
26 West Bengal 22047 70843 2
27
Telangana 8898 58860 2050
28
Sikkim 181 2478 0
29
Nagaland 320 704 0
30
Jammu andKashmir 1356 6476 1
Total
312148 1109678 2322
Source-IndianNursing Council.