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India doubled medical colleges, expanded seats, and reduced mortality and TB rates, health minister says.
India has nearly doubled its medical colleges to 819 and expanded medical education capacity, with undergraduate seats rising to 129,000 and postgraduate seats to 78,000, with 75,000 more seats planned in five years.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reported significant public health gains, including declines in maternal, infant, under-five, and neonatal mortality rates surpassing global averages, and a 17.7% drop in tuberculosis incidence—more than double the global rate.
He addressed graduates at AIIMS’ 50th convocation, urging them to serve with empathy, ethics, and a commitment to innovation and lifelong learning.
India duplicó los colegios médicos, amplió las plazas y redujo la mortalidad y las tasas de tuberculosis, dice el ministro de salud.