Significant Improvements in the Ratio of Patients to Doctors and Nurses in India

The Indian healthcare system has undergone substantial changes in recent years, with the government focusing on increasing the availability of medical professionals. The number of medical colleges has surged by 82%, and MBBS and postgraduate (PG) medical seats have also seen dramatic growth, helping to improve the doctor and nurse populations across the country.

These efforts have resulted in a doctor-population ratio of 1:834 and a nurse-population ratio of 1:476 as of 2022. Government initiatives, such as new medical college establishments and relaxed norms for setting up nursing programs, have played a crucial role in these advancements.

State/ UT-Wise List of Doctors Possessing Recognised Medical Qualifications and Registered With State Medical Councils / The Erstwhile Medical Council of India/ National Medical Commission as on June, 2022

SI. No.	Name of State Medical Council	Total number of allopathic doctors
1.	Andhra Pradesh Medical Council	105799
2.	Arunachal Pradesh Medical Council	1461
3.	Assam Medical Council	25561
4.	Bihar Medical Council	48192
5.	Chhattisgarh Medical Council	10020
6.	Delhi Medical Council	30817
7.	Goa Medical Council	4035
8.	Gujarat Medical Council	72406
9.	Haryana Medical Council	15687
10.	Himachal Pradesh Medical Council	5038
11.	Jammu & Kashmir Medical Council	17574
12.	Jharkhand Medical Council	7374
13.	Karnataka Medical Council	134426
1.	Madhya Pradesh Medical Council	42596
2.	Maharashtra Medical Council	188545
3.	Erstwhile Medical Council of India	52669
4.	Mizoram Medical Council	156
5.	Nagaland Medical Council	141
6.	Orissa Council of Medical Registration	26924
7.	Punjab Medical Council	51689
8.	Rajasthan Medical Council	48232
9.	Sikkim Medical Council	1501
10.	Tamil Nadu Medical Council	148217
11.	Travancore Medical Council	72999
12.	Uttar Pradesh Medical Council	89287
13.	Uttaranchal Medical Council	10243
14.	West Bengal Medical Council	78740
14.	Tripura Medical Council	2681
15.	Telangana Medical Council	14999
	Grand Total	1308009

Source: The National Medical Commission
Note:- Erstwhile MCI had stopped the registration since 2015.

State/UT wise number of trained nurses as on 31.12.2022

S.No.	STATE	ANM	RN & RM
1	Andhra Pradesh	140072	273430
2	Arunachal Pradesh	8147	9070
3	Assam	30174	28599
4	Bihar	19499	26421
5	Chhattisgarh	15213	35052
6	Delhi	5404	85001
7	Goa	424	1546
8	Gujarat	57731	151108
9	Haryana	31989	41518
10	Himachal Pradesh	12007	26611
11	Jharkhand	10900	6773
12	Karnataka	54039	231643
13	Kerala	31646	329492
14	Madhya Pradesh	39563	118793
15	Maharashtra	86426	162205
16	Meghalaya	2339	10626
17	Manipur	4361	12136
18	Mizoram	2570	5282
19	Orissa	75137	91157
20	Punjab	23029	76680
21	Rajasthan	110443	209554
22	Tamil Nadu	64012	348538
23	Tripura	2954	8699
24	Uttar Pradesh	75671	111860
25	Uttarakhand	9779	16947
26	West Bengal	69709	76318
27	Telangana	10219	53314
28	Sikkim	236	2508
29	Nagaland	1477	1536
30	Jammu and Kashmir	5264	3999

Source: Respective State Nurses Registration Council

ANM: Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, RN & RM: Registered Nurses & Registered Midwives.

Reference:

1. Update on Ratio Of Patients And Doctors Nurses - https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1985423

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