AP Govt Sets Quotas for PG Medical Seats: 15% Clinical, 30% Non-Clinical

Quick Summary

• Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has approved a 15% in-service quota for government doctors in seven clinical departments of Post Graduate (PG) medical courses, effective from academic year 2025-26.
• A total of 154 seats are set aside for government service doctors under teh clinical departments quota.
• Nine non-clinical departments will have a 30% in-service quota, totaling 118 seats. Combined across both categories, 272 PG seats have been earmarked for government doctors.
• eligibility requires MBBS graduates to serve at Primary Health centres (PHCs) or other government institutions for at least two years prior to applying for PG courses.
• Currently, Andhra Pradesh has 2,288 government doctors stationed across its network of 1,144 PHCs statewide.
• Last year witnessed protests by PHC doctors due to reductions in the in-service reservation; this decision appears to be aimed at addressing that outcry and projected demands by the healthcare system through improved specialist capacity planning.

Indian Opinion analysis
The reintroduction and restructuring of quotas for in-service government doctors signifies an attempt by Andhra PradeshS administration to bridge gaps between rural healthcare needs and advanced medical education accessibly rooted within public health systems. With widespread past dissatisfaction regarding quota policies among PHC practitioners – which culminated in large-scale protests – this move aims not only to pacify grievances but also align state-wide demand projections with sustainable specialist growth ideas-with incentivised structured meanwhile dat