There are a total of 119 Post Graduate and 1100 Under Graduate seats in Allopathic Medical Collages in Chhattisgarh as on February 28, 2018, the Central Government has informed.
As per information provided by Medical Council of India, there are a total 10,41,395 Allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils/Medical Council of India as on September 30, 2017. Assuming 80% availability, it is estimated that around 8.33 lakh doctors may be actually available for active service. It gives a doctor-population ratio of 1:1596 as per current population estimate of 1.33 billion.
Notably, there are two Government medical colleges in Chhattisgarh among 73 across the country which been approved for up-gradation by Central Public Works Department (CPWD) in different phases under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The institutions are Government Medical College, Bilaspur and Government Medical College, Jagdalpur, the Central Government has informed.
The work of upgradation of the two medical colleges under Phase-IV of the project had already been taken up by CPWD.
This apart, the upgradation of 13 existing Government Medical Colleges under PMSSY Phase-IV at the cost of 200.00 crore each with Central share of Rs.120 crore and State share of Rs 80 crore.
The project is to be completed by December 2018 as approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on August 3, 2016.
Notably, the Central government had also released Rs 34 crores and Rs 49 crores each for setting up the new medical colleges at Rajnandgaon and Ambikapur respectively in Chhattisgarh during financial year 2015-16, officials informed.
It may be recalled that the Chhattisgarh government had also already issued appointment letters to 300 newly appointed doctors under Class-II category in a bid to tide over shortage of doctors in government hospitals of the State.
The Health and Family Welfare Department has also issued posting orders for the newly appointed doctors, officials informed.
Notably in April 2014, the Chhattisgarh government had also decided to recruit MBBS doctors without carrying out interviews.