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True Statistic · Medium confidence

PIB and Health Ministry figures record 387 medical colleges before 2014 rising to about 660 by 2023, and MBBS seats rising from about 51,348 to over one lakh, matching the minister's numbers.

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English · ParaphrasedThere is a 71 per cent increase in medical colleges, from 387 before 2014 to 660 as of now. The number of MBBS seats increased by 87 per cent and PG seats by 105 per cent in the last eight years.

Paraphrased from news reports; not a verbatim quote.

Speaker

Mansukh Mandaviya

Party

BJP

Office

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare

Venue

Outside Parliament, New Delhi

Date

2022-12-15

Topics

health, education

Researched by

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Grounding check

2 of 2 checkable evidence pages contain the cited figures

Video

MBBS seats crosses 1 lakh mark; rise in PG seats by 110 per cent: Mandaviya (news)

Transcript / text sources

• Deccan Herald: MBBS seats increased by 87%, PG by 105% during NDA rule — Mandaviya
• Careers360: Mandaviya on medical education expansion

Evidence

Government's response

Analysis

Speaking to reporters outside Parliament on 15 December 2022, the Union Health Minister said there had been a 71 per cent increase in medical colleges, from 387 before 2014 to 660, along with an 87 per cent rise in MBBS seats and a 105 per cent rise in PG seats over eight years.

Government material published since is consistent: a PIB document records medical colleges rising about 70 per cent, from 387 in 2014 to 660 in 2023, with AIIMS rising from 7 to 22. Mint reported the Health Ministry stating a 71 per cent increase in medical colleges and a 97 per cent rise in MBBS seats, from 51,348 before 2014 to 101,043.

Different outlets quote slightly different percentage rises for MBBS and PG seats depending on the comparison date, but the college counts and the direction of change match official figures.

Confidence in verdict & review

Confidence in verdict

Medium

Review status

draft

Last reviewed

2026-10-17

Notes

This measures medical colleges, a different metric from the excluded modi-2021-medical-seats-60000-added claim (which concerned medical seats). Percentages for MBBS/PG seats vary across reports (87%/105% in the minister's December 2022 statement; 97% in later ministry figures) depending on base year. The PIB PDF date is set to 2023-05-01 because only the month is indicated by the URL.