Parameters | Health worker density threshold^ | Required new production (‘000’) per annum during 2021–2025* | Required number of seat expansion per college (total seats ‘000’) | Required number of new colleges (total seats ‘000’) | Estimated total cost of investment (in INR billion)^^ |
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Lower bound of investment—actual stock shortages | |||||
Doctors | 34.5 | 39 | 39 (26) | 87 (13) | 523 |
44.5 | 160 | 39 (26) | 892 (134) | 2 941 | |
Nurses/midwives | 34.5 | 161 | 21 (149) + 2(14)** | 0 | 0 |
44.5 | 406 | 21 (149) + 20 (142)*** | 1 918 (115) | 707 | |
Upper bound of investment—active health workforce shortages | |||||
Doctors | 34.5 | 142 | 39 (26) | 772 (116) | 2 580 |
44.5 | 263 | 39 (26) | 1 578 (237) | 4 998 | |
Nurses/midwives | 34.5 | 494 | 21 (149) + 20 (142)*** | 3 385 (203) | 1 096 |
44.5 | 740 | 21 (149) + 20 (142)*** | 7 475 (448) | 2 180 | |
Middle bound of investment—by considering 50% of the out of workforce qualified health personnel into active health workforce^^^ | |||||
Doctors | 34.5 | 95 | 39 (26) | 458 (69) | 1 636 |
44.5 | 216 | 39 (26) | 1 263 (189) | 4 053 | |
Nurses/midwives | 34.5 | 357 | 21 (149)*** + 20 (142) | 1 100 (66) | 491 |
44.5 | 603 | 21 (149)*** + 20 (142) | 5 190 (311) | 1 574 |