Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare plans to double the number of undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats to meet a target of 80,000 MBBS and 45,000 PG seats in India by 2021.
According to a statement made by the ministry, its intention is to improve the availability of doctors by ensuring a doctor-patient ratio of 1:1000, against the present 1:2000.
While its intention is appreciative, it is not going to be that easy to execute, as even the existing medical institutions are facing a slew of problems like dearth of the faculty, facilities and bodies.
The ministry is targeting additional 38,431 seats in the MBBS and 22,806 seats in the PG streams by 2021, representing a whopping rise of 92.45 per cent and 102.75 per cent respectively over the current availability.
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