Number of medical colleges in India has gone up to 654 from 387 since 2014: Govt

The government said that the number of medical colleges in India has gone up to 654 from 387 since 2014.

The government said that the number of medical colleges in India has gone up to 654 from 387 since 2014.

By India Today Web Desk: There has been a 69 percent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 654 as of now, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday.

Further, there has been a 94 percent rise in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 99,763, and a 107 percent increase in the number of postgraduate (PG) seats, from 31,185 before 2014 to 64,559 as of now, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.