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Role of Private Sector in Medical Education and Human Resource Development for Health in India
This paper examines the growth and regional spread of medical education in India, particularly in the private sector. An important feature of the considerable growth of medical education, especially after the 1990s, has been the setting up of numerous private medical colleges in the country. Interestingly, this growth has occurred primarily in the more developed states with better health outcomes, while the low-income states with poor health indicators have lagged behind. This unequal distribution of medical colleges has had an impact on the availability of medical services and has resulted in regional differences in access to doctors in the country.
The author would like to thank an anonymous referee for helpful comments on an earlier version of the paper. The useful comments and suggestions received from the faculty members of the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development are duly acknowledged. However, the views and opinions expressed in the paper are those of the author.
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