Table 1: Number of Health Care Services Available - All India
| Year |
1961 |
1966 |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1988 |
1991 |
1996 |
1998 |
| Hospitals |
3054 |
3982 |
3862 |
4465 |
6805 |
7764 |
10145 |
11174 |
15170 |
15533 |
| Beds |
229634 |
299904 |
348655 |
448866 |
504538 |
594747 |
622668 |
664135 |
893000 |
898000 |
| Dispensaries |
9406 |
9459 |
12180 |
11696 |
16754 |
25871 |
29189 |
27431 |
25653 |
22708 |
| Allopathy Doctors |
* |
* |
151129 |
210504 |
268712 |
319254 |
* |
398238 |
477610 |
510744 |
| Nurses |
35584 |
* |
80620 |
113455 |
150399 |
207430 |
* |
311235 |
565696 |
671341 |
| PHCs |
2695 |
5069 |
5131 |
5373 |
5568 |
14145 |
16756 |
22243 |
21853 |
23179 |
| Sub Centres |
— |
— |
27929 |
37931 |
51192 |
98987 |
112004 |
131098 |
132778 |
137006 |
Table 1: Health Care Services Per 1 Lakh Population
| Year |
1961 |
1966 |
1971 |
1976 |
1981 |
1986 |
1988 |
1991 |
1996 |
1998 |
| Hospitals |
0.7 |
0.81 |
0.7 |
0.72 |
0.99 |
1.02 |
1.27 |
1.32 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| Beds |
52.28 |
60.75 |
63.6 |
72.79 |
73.64 |
77.79 |
78.19 |
78.7 |
95 |
92.5 |
| Dispensaries |
2.14 |
1.92 |
2.22 |
1.9 |
2.45 |
3.38 |
3.67 |
3.25 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
| Allopathy Doctors |
* |
* |
27.57 |
34.14 |
39.22 |
41.76 |
* |
47.19 |
50.8 |
52.6 |
| Nurses |
8.1 |
* |
14.71 |
18.4 |
21.95 |
27.13 |
* |
36.88 |
60.2 |
69.1 |
| PHCs |
0.75 |
1.27 |
1.17 |
1.11 |
1.06 |
2.45 |
2.81 |
3.55 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
| Sub Centres |
— |
— |
6.36 |
7.87 |
9.74 |
17.18 |
18.77 |
20.9 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
Notes: Beds = Beds in hospitals and dispensaries. Nurses = Nurses and Midwives. PHCs = Primary
Health Centres.
* = Not available; — = Not applicable.
Sources: Health Information of India, Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of India (GOI), respective years.