Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Panel flags medical seat disparity and high education costs
A group in the Indian government has noticed that there are not enough medical school seats in some parts of the country, and the ones that are available are very expensive.
They said that some places like Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have a lot of seats, but others like Bihar have very few.
The group wants the government to open more medical schools, especially in areas that need them the most.
They also think that the fees for medical education are too high and suggested that the government should help make it more affordable.
They also talked about how some students go abroad to study medicine because there are not enough seats in India, and it's hard for them to come back and work as doctors here.
The group wants to make things better by having more medical schools and making sure that the ones that exist are good quality.
Parliamentary committee highlights uneven distribution of medical seats across India.
Some states have 150 seats per million population, while others have fewer than 50.
Committee urges government to open new medical colleges, especially in underserved areas.
High medical education fees, ranging from Rs 60 lakh to Rs 1 crore, burden families.
Panel recommends need-based scholarships, PPP models, and tax benefits for medical colleges.
- Who
- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare
- What
- Raised concerns over uneven distribution of medical seats and high education costs
- When
- Report presented to the Rajya Sabha on 11 December
- Where
- India
- Why
- To address disparities in medical education and improve accessibility
- National average MBBS seats
- 75 per million population
- Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu seats
- 150 per million population
- Puducherry seats
- 2,000+ per million population
- Bihar seats
- 21 per million population
- Medical education fees
- Rs 60 lakh to Rs 1 crore or more
- UG-MSR 2023 guidelines
- Allows new colleges with 50, 100, or 150 MBBS seats
- Foreign Medical Graduate Regulation 2021
- Mandates one-year rotating internship
- National Exit Test
- Proposed for universal assessment of medical graduates