New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- : There are currently 541 medical colleges across the country with a capacity of 80,312 MBBS seats, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Friday.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Choubey said, "At present, there are 541 medical colleges (280 under government and 261 under private) in the country with an intake capacity of 80,312 MBBS seats annually."
According to the minister, the number of medical colleges in the country has increased by around 45 per cent in the last six years.
In 2014, the number of medical colleges in the country was 381. The number of medical seats has increased from 54,348 in 2014 to 80,312 in 2020, Choubey said.
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