Health Ministry to Double PG medical Seats in five years.

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry Plans to double the number of postgraduate seats in medicine over the next five years. 

In order to solve India's accurate dearth of specialised medical professionals, particularly in rural and small-town areas, the decision was taken by the government. 

According to the latest reports, the government intends to increase the number of seats available for the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) programme , which is regarded as being equivalent to postgraduate degrees in medicine (MS and MD ), and identify facilities where new seats can be created and relax norms for MS /MD seats.

According to a senior health ministry official, the preliminary research suggests that the number of PG seats can be doubled over the next few years and it will ensure that the majority of the MBBS pass-outs will stand a chance of securing a PG seat, which is not the case now. 

Central government's Steps to Increase Doctors in India

Recently, in the month of July 2022, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, said in the Rajya Sabha that the government has taken numerous measures to expand the number of doctors in the nation, especially in underserved areas.

Prior to 2014, there were 51,348 UG seats. As of 2014, there are 91,927 UG seats, a 79% increase. In comparison to 2014, when there were 31,185 PG seats, there are now 60,202 seats, an increase of 93% in the PG courses. 

According to the reports by the NMC, there were 13,08,009 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) , as of June 2022. 

The country's doctor-to-population ratio is 1:834, which is higher than the WHO standard of 1:1000 and assumes 80% availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors. 13 lakh allied and healthcare professionals as well as 34.33 lakh registered nurses work in the country. 

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