Seat Expansion in Medical Education: How 775 Colleges Are Adding Thousands of New Doctors to India’s Healthcare Map

Seat Expansion in Medical Education: How 775 Colleges Are Adding Thousands of New Doctors to India’s Healthcare Map

For decades, India has faced a stark reality: too few doctors for too many people. With a doctor-to-population ratio that has historically lagged behind WHO recommendations, the shortage has been felt most acutely in rural and underserved areas. Successive governments have tried various measures—rural service bonds, higher stipends, new AIIMS institutions—but the bottleneck has always […]