87% increase in MBBS seats, 105% increase in PG seats: Govt

There is an increase of 87% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 96,077 as of now and an increase of 105%in PG seats from 31185 before 2014 to 64,059 as of now.

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar stated in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha that there is an increase of 67% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 648 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 87% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 96,077 as of now and an increase of 105% in PG seats from 31185 before 2014 to 64,059 as of now.

A total of 96,077 MBBS seats are available in the country out of which 51,712 are in government medical colleges and 44365 are in private medical colleges. There are 49,790 postgraduate seats of the National Medical Commission (NMC) available in the country, out of which 30,384 are in government medical colleges and 19,406 are in private medical colleges, she added, as reported by NDTV.

There is also 12,648 Diplomate of National Board (DNB) or Fellowship of National Board (FNB) PG seats out of which 4,185 are in government institutions and 8,463 are in private institutions. In addition, 1,621 PG seats are in the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS).

"As per information received from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, the state in order to promote education in regional languages has taken a decision to impart medical education in Hindi as a pilot project," said Dr Pawar.

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