Overview
- Over the past 11 years, medical colleges increased from 387 to 819, with undergraduate seats rising from 51,000 to 129,000 and postgraduate seats from 31,000 to 78,000.
- The government targets adding 75,000 additional seats across undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the next five years, as outlined by the Union health minister.
- Citing Sample Registration System data, the minister reported declines in maternal mortality from 130 to 88 and infant mortality from 39 to 27, with notable reductions in under‑five and neonatal mortality rates.
- Referencing The Lancet, he said tuberculosis incidence fell by 17.7%, outpacing the global reduction of 8.3%.
- AIIMS Delhi conferred degrees on 326 graduates at its 50th convocation, as the minister urged adoption of AI, genomics, precision medicine and telehealth without losing the human touch, and noted the expansion to 23 AIIMS institutions.