April 1, 2025 10:14 PM

13.86 lakh registered allopathic doctors, 7.51 lakh practitioners in AYUSH system: Centre

The government on Tuesday said that there are 13,86,150 registered allopathic doctors and 7,51,768 registered practitioners in the AYUSH system of medicine, contributing to an estimated doctor-population ratio of 1:811. To date, there are a total of 74,306 postgraduate seats and 1,18,190 MBBS seats in the country, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. "Assuming that 80 percent of registered practitioners in both the allo...