MBBS, PG medical seats in India increased over 2 times in 10 years: Mansukh Mandaviya shares data

MBBS, PG medical seats in India increased over 2 times in 10 years: Mansukh Mandaviya shares data

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the number of MBBS and PG seats in the country has increased over two times in the past 10 years.

Sharing data, the minister said that the total number of MBBS seats in the country has increased to 1,08,940 and PG seats to 70,674. While it was only 51,348 in 2014, the minister claimed as many as 57,592 new MBBS seats have been introduced in the past 10 years between 2014 and 2024.

For the PG medical seats, the minister said, as many as 39,489 seats have been introduced in the past decade from 2014 to 2024.

– ⁠- MBBS सीट – –

65 साल में ➡️ 51,348

10 साल में ➡️ 57,592

कुल ➡️ 1,08,940

– ⁠- PG सीट – –

65 साल में ➡️ 31,185

10 साल में ➡️ 39,489

कुल ➡️ 70,674 pic.twitter.com/LidmTxUyA5

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) January 6, 2024

Last month, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar said that under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), 157 government medical colleges have been approved in three phases, of which 108 are already functional.

Read | 157 new medical colleges approved; 108 made functional: Govt

Pawar claimed that the government has increased the number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. As per the data made available by the government, she added there is an increase of 82 per cent in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 706 in 2023. It was in the last month that Pawar claimed the MBBS seats had increased to 1,08,848 from 50,000 in 2014.

For the latest news from across India, Political updates, Explainers, Sports News, Opinion, Entertainment Updates and more Top News, visit Indian Express. Subscribe to our award-winning Newsletter Download our App here Android & iOS