Concerns about quality of health care, unemployment, as RMPs in Keralam cross one-lakh mark
The number of registered medical practitioners in Kerala has surpassed 100,000, with a significant surge in registrations between 2021 and 2025. Experts express concern that this rapid growth may lead to unemployment among graduates and the commercialization of healthcare.
Why it matters
The data raises questions about the sustainability of medical education and the quality of healthcare delivery in the state.
Concerns about quality of health care, unemployment, as RMPs in Keralam cross one-lakh mark left Image for representation KSL https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/imuggd/article71623793.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/SC_ST-quota-medGC7GFRNK5.3.jpg.jpg MURALI KUMAR K BENGALURU KARNATAKA 12/08/2024 : Karnataka Resident Doctors Association members, includes interns, postgraduates, super-specialty residents and senior residents, in government medical colleges across the State, at an indefinite strike, demanding pay parity in stipend with residents in other states, terming their stipend unjustifiable, at Freedom Park, in Bengaluru on August 12, 2024. Photo MURALI KUMAR K / The Hindu As many as 31,446 doctors got their registrations between 2021 and 2025, show data from the Kerala State Medical Councils Kozhikode The number of registered medical practitioners (RMP) in Keralam has crossed one-lakh mark, and 32.75% of them got their registrations between 2021 and 2025, data collected from the Kerala State Medical Councils (KSMC) till October 8, 2026, show.
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