Poverty, Healthcare and Human Development · indicator 39
Medical colleges
Modi aheadNo comparable cross-country series exists for this measure, so no synthetic counterfactual can be estimated. The verdict here compares observed Indian figures over time — a weaker basis than the estimated indicators.
2014
387
baseline
2026
846
latest observed
Change
+119%
2014 vs latest observed
What this measures
Medical colleges, in colleges. A rising number is an improvement. Reported by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare / NMC / PIB.
It stood at 387 in 2014, and under Modi’s current India reached 846 by 2026 — a rise of 119%. That is an improvement against India’s pre-2014 figure.
No comparison country reports an equivalent series, so there is no Rahul's India to compare against. This is a before-and-after reading, not a treatment effect.
Decade totals
colleges · Ministry of Health & Family Welfare / NMC / PIB
Why no counterfactual
medical colleges -> physicians per 1000
Observation quality
- 2010
- 335
- 2014
- 387
- 2024
- 780
- 2026
- 846
Nearest published observation used · 2011-12
Comparable observation for the requested year · before/around 2014
Comparable observation for the requested year · Dec-2024
Comparable observation for the requested year · 07-Aug-2026
The counterfactual is 'India without the 2014 structural break', estimated from comparator countries. It is not a forecast of any individual's policies.