Lok Sabha Question No. 87 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-21
Subject: Vacant Posts in Government Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 8 7 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST JULY, 2017 VACANT POSTS IN GOVE RNMENT MEDICAL COLLE GES

## *87. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of posts of Professor, Nurse, Technician are lying vacan the Government medical colleges across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last t hree years, category - wise and State/ UT -wise including Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh;
- (c) whether any plan has been formulated by the Government to fill up these posts, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the othe r corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)to (d ) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 87* FOR 21 ST JULY, 2017

(a) to (d) Health being a State subject, the responsibility for filling up of in  Government  medical  colleges  is  under  the  jurisdiction  of  respective Governments.    The  data  pertaining  to  vacan t  posts  of  Professor,  Nurses  and Technicians in medical colleges of State Governments is not maintained cent However, the information regarding vacant posts in Central Government Institu is at Annexure.

To  increase  the  availability  of  faculty  in medical  colleges  in  the  country, Central Government has taken several steps. These include:

i) The  ratio  of  teachers  to  students  has  been  revised  from  1:1  to  1:2 MD/MS  disciplines  and  1:1  to  1:3  in  subjects  of  Anaesthesiology,  Fore Medicine,  Radi otherapy,  Medical  Oncology,  Surgical  Oncology  and  Psychiatry. Further, teacher: student ratio in public funded Government Medical College Professor has been increased from 1:2 to 1:3 in all clinical subjects and Prof. from 1:1 to 1:2 if the Asso. Prof. is a unit head.

ii) DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take of shortage of faculty.

iii) Enhancement of age limit for appointment/extension/re - employment  against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65 - 70 years.

iv) Removal of embargo/rider imposed on foreign qualified PG Doctors from fi English speaking nations i.e. US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in ca taking teaching profession. They are now allowed to take up the post of Assistan Professor in respective department.

v) Assured  Career  Progression  Scheme  for  faculty  of  Central  Governmen Institutions has been revised to make it more beneficial.

vi) Various  allowances  available  to  faculty  like  Non  Practicing  Allowa Conveyance Allowance,  Learning  Resource  Allowance,  etc.  have  been  enhanced considerably.

vii) The Central Government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for increase of PG seats in Government Medical Colleges.

## Annexure

## Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medic al Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Post      |   Number of Vacancies 2014- 15 |   Number of Vacancies 2015- 16 |   Number of Vacancies 2016- 17 |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Professor             |                             22 |                             23 |                              0 |
|         2 | Staff Nurse           |                             40 |                             40 |                             82 |
|         3 | Laboratory Technician |                             48 |                             13 |                             21 |

## North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong

|   Sr. No. | Name of the Post   |   Number of Vacancies 2015 |   Number of Vacancies 2016 |   Number of Vacancies 2017 (as on 17.07.2017) |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Professor          |                         65 |                         61 |                                            44 |
|         2 | Staff Nurse        |                         26 |                         23 |                                            04 |
|         3 | Technician         |                         88 |                         59 |                                            53 |

## Teaching Specialist Sub - Cadre of Central Health Service (CHS)

|   Sr. No. | Institute                |   Number of Vacancies 2015 |   Number of Vacancies 2016 |   Number of Vacancies 2017 |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | LHMC, New Delhi          |                         73 |                         62 |                         64 |
|         2 | S.J. Hospital (including |                         49 |                        211 |                        194 |
|         3 | AIIH&PH, Kolkata         |                          5 |                          3 |                          4 |
|         4 | CIP, Ranchi              |                         32 |                         32 |                         21 |
|         5 | AIPMR, Mumbai            |                          4 |                          2 |                          2 |
|         6 | RML Hospital, Delhi      |                         72 |                         40 |                         34 |
|         7 | Total                    |                        235 |                        350 |                        319 |

## Recruitment status of Professor posts in AIIMS

|   Sr. No. | Institute         |   Sanctioned |   Employed |   Vacancies | Advertised                              |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------|------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | AIIMS Bhopal      |           54 |          8 |          46 | 46                                      |
|         2 | AIIMS Bhubaneswar |           54 |         13 |          41 | 41                                      |
|         3 | AIIMS Jodhpur     |           54 |         14 |          40 | Being re - advertised                   |
|         4 | AIIMS Patna       |           54 |          8 |          46 | 46                                      |
|         5 | AIIMS Raipur      |           54 |          9 |          45 | 45                                      |
|         6 | AIIMS Rishikesh   |           54 |         14 |          40 | Joining of 4 awaited. 36 -re advertised |