Lok Sabha Question No. 5574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Incentive to Doctors
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5574 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH APRIL, 2017

## INCENTIVE TO DOCTORS

## 5574. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to incentivize doctors to serve in the rural or remote
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) wheth er the Government is planning to involve AYUSH practitioners to make primary heal services available in rural or remote areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- ( a)  &  (b) : Public health and hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibil ensure  availability  of  healthcare  facilities  and  health  human resources  lies  with  the  State Governments.  However,  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  financial  and  technica support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems including supp insourcing or engagement of doctors on cont ractual basis, based on the requirements posed by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall res envelope.

Support is also provided to States/UTs for hard area allowance to doctors for serv rural and remo te areas and for their residential quarters so that they find it attractive public health facilities in such areas. Performance based incentives are also provided u NHM.

Contd………

Further, in order to encourage doctors to work in remote and difficult areas, the Medical Council  of  India,  with  the  previous  approval  of  Central  Government,  has  amended  the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 to provide:

- (i)50%  reservation  in  Post  Graduate  Diploma  Courses  for  Medical  O ff ers  in  the Government  service,  who  have  served  for  at  least  three  years  in  remote  and  diff areas; and
- (ii) Incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for each year in service in re difficult areas as upto the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in the entrance test for admissions in Post Graduate Medical Courses.

( c) & (d) : Public health and hospitals is State subject. However, under the NHM, finan and  technical  support  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for  strengthening  their  hea lthcare  systems, including for mainstreaming of AYUSH, based on the requirements posed by the States/UTs their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). The principle of 'Mainstreaming of AYUSH' was adopted to  enhance choice of services  for beneficiaries o f publ c health facilities and also to revitalize local health care traditions. Accordingly, NHM Implementation Framework envisa co- location of AYUSH services in public health facilities. Further, under NHM, support is provided to upgrade Sub - Health Centres into Health and Wellness Centres managed by a mid -level provider, who may be an Ayurveda doctor who has received training in public health primary care.

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