Lok Sabha Question No. 3429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Primary Health Centres and Community Health Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kunhalikutty, P.K., RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST, 2017

## PRIMARY HEALTH CENTR ES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CEN TRES

## 3429. SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set parameters to set up Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community HealthCentres (CHCs) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the percentage of population covered by PHCs and CHCs services;
- (c) whether there is an acute shortage of Doctors, lab technicians, pharmacists and other health workers in PHCs and CHCs in the country including Churu district of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether people in rural areas are unable to get proper medical facility due to absence of doctors from duty and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be taken  to  fill  the  above  vaca nt  posts  to  ensure ad quate healthcare facility in rural areas; and
- (f) the steps taken to set up PHCs and CHCs all over the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): A PrimaryHealth Centre covers a population of 20,000 in hilly, tribal, or difficul and 30,000 populations in plain areas. As per norms, 4 PHCs are included under each CHC catering to approximately 80,000 populations in tribal/hilly/desert areas and 1,20 ,000 population for plain areas.
- (b): No such information is maintained.
- (c): There is some shortage of health human resource. The State/UT - wise position including that of the State of Rajasthan, is placed at Annexures I to VI.  No separate record r ing district - wise shortage of health manpower, is maintained.

(d): Public Health and hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibility of pr adequate  medical  facilities  and  HR  such  as  doctors/specialists,  in  rural  areas,  is  t States/UTs.Further,  all  administrative  and  personnel  matters,  includ ing  filling  up  of  vacant posts  falls  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State/UT  Governments. However,  u der NRHM (now subsumed in NHM), financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs t strengthen their healthcare systems including insou rcing or engagement of human resources on contractual basis for provision of equitable, affordable healthcare particularly in rural on  requirements  posed  by  the  States  in  their  Programme  Implementation  Plans within  their overall resource envelo pe.

(e): All administrative and personnel matters, including filling up of vacant posts fal the jurisdiction of the respective State/ UT Governments.  However, under NHM the State/ Governments are advised from time to time to expedite recruitme nt of health human resources to fill the vacant posts in various public health facilities.

Support  is  also  provided  to  States/  UTs  for  hard  area  allowance  to  health professionals for serving in rural and remote areas and for their residential quarters so that they find it attractive to serve in public health facilities in such areas.

(f): Public Health and hospitals being a State subject, the primary responsibility of pr adequate healthcare facilities including setting up of PHCs and CHCs, is t hat of the States/UTs. However, under NHM, financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs to streng their healthcare systems including for setting up of new/upgrading existing PHCs/CHCs, b on requirements projected by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans.

Notes:

## Sanctioned data for 2015 used

## Annexure-I

| DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                |                                       | (As on 31st March, 2016)              | (As on 31st March, 2016)              | (As on 31st March, 2016)              | (As on 31st March, 2016)              | (As on 31st March, 2016)              |
|                                       | State/UT                              | Required 1                            | Sanctioned                            | In Position                           | Vacant                                | Shortfall                             |
|                                       |                                       | [R]                                   | [S]                                   | [P]                                   | [S-P]                                 | [R-P]                                 |
| 1                                     | Andhra Pradesh                        | 1075                                  | 2270                                  | 1412                                  | 858                                   | *                                     |
| 2                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 143                                   | NA                                    | 122                                   | NA                                    | 21                                    |
| 3                                     | Assam                                 | 1014                                  | NA                                    | 932                                   | NA                                    | 82                                    |
| 4                                     | Bihar**                               | 1802                                  | 2078                                  | 1786                                  | 292                                   | 16                                    |
| 5                                     | Chhattisgarh                          | 790                                   | 777                                   | 344                                   | 433                                   | 446                                   |
| 6                                     | Goa                                   | 22                                    | 48                                    | 56                                    | *                                     | *                                     |
| 7                                     | Gujarat                               | 1314                                  | 1697                                  | 1105                                  | 592                                   | 209                                   |
| 8                                     | Haryana                               | 474                                   | 635                                   | 489                                   | 146                                   | *                                     |
| 9                                     | Himachal Pradesh                      | 518                                   | 636                                   | 424                                   | 212                                   | 94                                    |
| 10                                    | Jammu & Kashmir                       | 637                                   | 1347                                  | 761                                   | 586                                   | *                                     |
| 11                                    | Jharkhand                             | 327                                   | 327                                   | 271                                   | 56                                    | 56                                    |
| 12                                    | Karnataka                             | 2353                                  | 2353                                  | 2133                                  | 220                                   | 220                                   |
| 13                                    | Kerala                                | 824                                   | 1120                                  | 1169                                  | *                                     | *                                     |
| 14                                    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 1171                                  | 1771                                  | 946                                   | 825                                   | 225                                   |
| 15                                    | Maharashtra                           | 1811                                  | 3009                                  | 2927                                  | 82                                    | *                                     |
| 16                                    | Manipur                               | 85                                    | 238                                   | 194                                   | 44                                    | *                                     |
| 17                                    | Meghalaya##                           | 109                                   | 128                                   | 105                                   | 23                                    | 4                                     |
| 18                                    | Mizoram ^                             | 57                                    | 152                                   | 71                                    | 81                                    | *                                     |
| 19                                    | Nagaland                              | 126                                   | 108                                   | 120                                   | *                                     | 6                                     |
| 20                                    | Odisha                                | 1305                                  | 1312                                  | 959                                   | 353                                   | 346                                   |
| 21                                    | Punjab                                | 427                                   | 518                                   | 494                                   | 24                                    | *                                     |
| 22                                    | Rajasthan                             | 2080                                  | 2807                                  | 2422                                  | 385                                   | *                                     |
| 23                                    | Sikkim                                | 24                                    | NA                                    | 26                                    | NA                                    | *                                     |
| 24                                    | Tamil Nadu                            | 1368                                  | 2927                                  | 2751                                  | 176                                   | *                                     |
| 25                                    | Telangana                             | 668                                   | 1318                                  | 1024                                  | 294                                   | *                                     |
| 26                                    | Tripura ##                            | 94                                    | 158                                   | 147                                   | 11                                    | *                                     |
| 27                                    | Uttarakhand                           | 257                                   | 386                                   | 215                                   | 171                                   | 42                                    |
| 28                                    | Uttar Pradesh                         | 3497                                  | 4509                                  | 2209                                  | 2300                                  | 1288                                  |
| 29                                    | West Bengal                           | 909                                   | 1324                                  | 721                                   | 603                                   | 188                                   |
| 30                                    | A& N Islands                          | 22                                    | 42                                    | 36                                    | 6                                     | *                                     |
| 31                                    | Chandigarh##                          | 3                                     | 0                                     | 2                                     | *                                     | 1                                     |
| 32                                    | D & N Haveli                          | 11                                    | 6                                     | 11                                    | *                                     | 0                                     |
| 33                                    | Daman & Diu                           | 4                                     | 3                                     | 7                                     | *                                     | *                                     |
| 34                                    |                                       |                                       |                                       | 20                                    | 1                                     |                                       |
| 35                                    | Delhi Lakshadweep                     | 5 4                                   | 21                                    | 7                                     | *                                     | *                                     |
| 36                                    | Puducherry                            | 24                                    | 5 38                                  | 46                                    | *                                     | * *                                   |
|                                       | All India 2 / Total                   | 25354                                 | 34068                                 | 26464                                 | 8774                                  | 3244                                  |

** Sanctioned data for 2011 used ^ Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used NA: Not Available. +: Allopathic Doctors

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

*: Surplus.

1 One per Primary Health Centre

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded

| PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                        | State/UT                                      | Required 1                                    | Sanctioned                                    | In Position                                   | Vacant                                        | Shortfall                                     |
|                                               |                                               | [R]                                           | [S]                                           | [P]                                           | [S-P]                                         | [R-P]                                         |
| 1                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                | 193                                           | 96                                            | 38                                            | 58                                            | 155                                           |
| 2                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                             | 63                                            | NA                                            | 1                                             | NA                                            | 62                                            |
| 3                                             | Assam                                         | 151                                           | NA                                            | 31                                            | NA                                            | 120                                           |
| 4                                             | Bihar                                         | 148                                           | NA                                            | 8                                             | NA                                            | 140                                           |
| 5                                             | Chhattisgarh                                  | 155                                           | 155                                           | 12                                            | 143                                           | 143                                           |
| 6                                             | Goa                                           | 4                                             | 1                                             | 1                                             | 0                                             | 3                                             |
| 7                                             | Gujarat                                       | 322                                           | 0                                             | 12                                            | *                                             | 310                                           |
| 8                                             | Haryana                                       | 110                                           | 48                                            | 11                                            | 37                                            | 99                                            |
| 9                                             | Himachal Pradesh                              | 79                                            | NA                                            | 7                                             | NA                                            | 72                                            |
| 10                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                               | 84                                            | 107                                           | 45                                            | 62                                            | 39                                            |
| 11                                            | Jharkhand                                     | 188                                           | 51                                            | 32                                            | 19                                            | 156                                           |
| 12                                            | Karnataka                                     | 206                                           | 206                                           | 106                                           | 100                                           | 100                                           |
| 13                                            | Kerala                                        | 225                                           | 2                                             | 2                                             | 0                                             | 223                                           |
| 14                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                | 334                                           | 334                                           | 51                                            | 283                                           | 283                                           |
| 15                                            | Maharashtra                                   | 360                                           | 153                                           | 49                                            | 104                                           | 311                                           |
| 16                                            | Manipur                                       | 17                                            | 1                                             | 1                                             | 0                                             | 16                                            |
| 17                                            | Meghalaya##                                   | 27                                            | 0                                             | 11                                            | *                                             | 16                                            |
| 18                                            | Mizoram**                                     | 9                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 9                                             |
| 19                                            | Nagaland                                      | 21                                            | NA                                            | 0                                             | NA                                            | 21                                            |
| 20                                            | Odisha                                        | 377                                           | 133                                           | 60                                            | 73                                            | 317                                           |
| 21                                            | Punjab                                        | 150                                           | 136                                           | 46                                            | 90                                            | 104                                           |
| 22                                            | Rajasthan                                     | 571                                           | 665                                           | 189                                           | 476                                           | 382                                           |
| 23                                            | Sikkim                                        | 2                                             | NA                                            | 0                                             | NA                                            | 2                                             |
| 24                                            | Tamil Nadu                                    | 385                                           | NA                                            | 11                                            | NA                                            | 374                                           |
| 25                                            | Telangana                                     | 114                                           | 71                                            | 28                                            | 43                                            | 86                                            |
| 26                                            | Tripura                                       | 20                                            | 0                                             | 1                                             | *                                             | 19                                            |
| 27                                            | Uttarakhand                                   | 59                                            | 49                                            | 11                                            | 38                                            | 48                                            |
| 28                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                 | 773                                           | 523                                           | 103                                           | 420                                           | 670                                           |
| 29                                            | West Bengal                                   | 349                                           | 95                                            | 56                                            | 39                                            | 293                                           |
| 30                                            | A& N Islands                                  | 4                                             | 3                                             | 0                                             | 3                                             | 4                                             |
| 31                                            | Chandigarh##                                  | 2                                             | 2                                             | 1                                             | 1                                             | 1                                             |
| 32                                            | D & N Haveli                                  | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 33                                            | Daman & Diu                                   | 2                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 2                                             |
| 34                                            | Delhi                                         | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 35                                            | Lakshadweep                                   | 3                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 3                                             |
| 36                                            | Puducherry                                    | 3                                             | 1                                             | 1                                             | 0                                             | 2                                             |
|                                               | All India/ Total                              | 5510                                          | 2832                                          | 925                                           | 1989                                          | 4585                                          |

Notes:

## Sanctioned data for 2015 used

** Data for 2015 used

### Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

- *: Surplus.
- 1 One per Community Health Centre NA: Not Available.

| TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY,   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY,   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY,   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY,   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY,   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY,   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY,   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                 |                                                                 | Physicians &Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2016)            | Physicians &Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2016)            | Physicians &Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2016)            | Physicians &Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2016)            | Physicians &Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2016)            |
| S. No.                                                          | State/UT                                                        | Required 1                                                      | Sanctioned                                                      | In Position                                                     | Vacant                                                          | Shortfall                                                       |
| 1                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                  | [R] 772                                                         | [S] 384                                                         | [P] 159                                                         | [S-P] 225                                                       | [R-P] 613                                                       |
| 2                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                               | 252                                                             | NA                                                              | 4                                                               | NA                                                              | 248                                                             |
| 3                                                               | Assam                                                           | 604                                                             | NA                                                              | 131                                                             | NA                                                              | 473                                                             |
| 4                                                               | Bihar                                                           | 592                                                             | NA                                                              | 40                                                              | NA                                                              | 552                                                             |
| 5                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                    | 620                                                             | 620                                                             | 61                                                              | 559                                                             | 559                                                             |
| 6                                                               | Goa                                                             | 16                                                              | 5                                                               | 5                                                               | 0                                                               | 11                                                              |
| 7                                                               | Gujarat                                                         | 1288                                                            | 186                                                             | 148                                                             | 38                                                              | 1140                                                            |
| 8                                                               | Haryana                                                         | 440                                                             | 153                                                             | 30                                                              | 123                                                             | 410                                                             |
| 9                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                | 316                                                             | NA                                                              | 7                                                               | NA                                                              | 309                                                             |
| 10                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                 | 336                                                             | 344                                                             | 190                                                             | 154                                                             | 146                                                             |
| 11                                                              | Jharkhand                                                       | 752                                                             | 131                                                             | 122                                                             | 9                                                               | 630                                                             |
| 12                                                              | Karnataka                                                       | 824                                                             | 824                                                             | 498                                                             | 326                                                             | 326                                                             |
| 13                                                              | Kerala                                                          | 900                                                             | 30                                                              | 40                                                              | *                                                               | 860                                                             |
| 14                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                  | 1336                                                            | 1336                                                            | 289                                                             | 1047                                                            | 1047                                                            |
| 15                                                              | Maharashtra                                                     | 1440                                                            | 823                                                             | 505                                                             | 318                                                             | 935                                                             |
| 16                                                              | Manipur                                                         | 68                                                              | 4                                                               | 3                                                               | 1                                                               | 65                                                              |
| 17                                                              | Meghalaya##                                                     | 108                                                             | 3                                                               | 12                                                              | *                                                               | 96                                                              |
| 18                                                              | Mizoram###                                                      | 36                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 36                                                              |
| 19                                                              | Nagaland                                                        | 84                                                              | NA                                                              | 8                                                               | NA                                                              | 76                                                              |
| 20                                                              | Odisha                                                          | 1508                                                            | 908                                                             | 354                                                             | 554                                                             | 1154                                                            |
| 21                                                              | Punjab                                                          | 600                                                             | 578                                                             | 196                                                             | 382                                                             | 404                                                             |
| 22                                                              | Rajasthan                                                       | 2284                                                            | 1654                                                            | 497                                                             | 1157                                                            | 1787                                                            |
| 23                                                              | Sikkim                                                          | 8                                                               | NA                                                              | 0                                                               | NA                                                              | 8                                                               |
| 24                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                      | 1540                                                            | NA                                                              | 76                                                              | NA                                                              | 1464                                                            |
| 25                                                              | Telangana                                                       | 456                                                             | 284                                                             | 147                                                             | 137                                                             | 309                                                             |
| 26                                                              | Tripura                                                         | 80                                                              | 0                                                               | 1                                                               | *                                                               | 79                                                              |
| 27                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                     | 236                                                             | 200                                                             | 41                                                              | 159                                                             | 195                                                             |
| 28                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                   | 3092                                                            | 2099                                                            | 484                                                             | 1615                                                            | 2608                                                            |
| 29                                                              | West Bengal                                                     | 1396                                                            | 669                                                             | 125                                                             | 544                                                             | 1271                                                            |
| 30                                                              | A& N Islands                                                    | 16                                                              | 9                                                               | 0                                                               | 9                                                               | 16                                                              |
| 31                                                              | Chandigarh**                                                    | 8                                                               | 11                                                              | 14                                                              | *                                                               | *                                                               |
| 32                                                              | D & N Haveli                                                    | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 33                                                              | Daman & Diu                                                     | 8                                                               | 2                                                               | 0                                                               | 2                                                               | 8                                                               |
| 34                                                              |                                                                 | 0                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 | 0                                                               |                                                                 |
|                                                                 | Delhi                                                           | 12                                                              | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |                                                                 | 0                                                               |
| 35 36                                                           | Lakshadweep Puducherry                                          | 12                                                              | 0 5                                                             | 0 5                                                             | 0 0                                                             | 12 7                                                            |
|                                                                 | All India 2 / Total                                             | 22040                                                           | 11262                                                           | 4192                                                            | 7359                                                            | 17854                                                           |

Notes:

**Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

##Sanctioned data for 2015 used ### Data for 2015 repeated NA: Not Available.

1

Four per Community Health Centre All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

- *: Surplus.

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy and shortfall, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded

| PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No.                      |                             | (As on 31st March, 2016)    | (As on 31st March, 2016)    | (As on 31st March, 2016)    | (As on 31st March, 2016)    | (As on 31st March, 2016)    |
|                             | State/UT                    | Required 1                  | Sanctioned                  | In Position                 | Vacant                      | Shortfall                   |
| 1                           | Andhra Pradesh              | [R] 1268                    | [S] 1325                    | [P] 1069                    | [S-P] 256                   | [R-P] 199                   |
| 2                           | Arunachal Pradesh           | 206                         | NA                          | 89                          | NA                          | 117                         |
| 3                           | Assam#                      | 1165                        | 1284                        | 1369                        | *                           | *                           |
| 4                           | Bihar                       | 1950                        | 989                         | 287                         | 702                         | 1663                        |
| 5                           | Chhattisgarh                | 945                         | 1064                        | 862                         | 202                         | 83                          |
| 6                           | Goa                         | 26                          | 17                          | 16                          | 1                           | 10                          |
| 7                           | Gujarat                     | 1636                        | 1669                        | 1343                        | 326                         | 293                         |
| 8                           | Haryana                     | 584                         | 568                         | 508                         | 60                          | 76                          |
| 9                           | Himachal Pradesh            | 597                         | 594                         | 485                         | 109                         | 112                         |
| 10                          | Jammu & Kashmir             | 721                         | 1137                        | 738                         | 399                         | *                           |
| 11                          | Jharkhand                   | 515                         | 515                         | 236                         | 279                         | 279                         |
| 12                          | Karnataka                   | 2559                        | 2668                        | 2522                        | 146                         | 37                          |
| 13                          | Kerala                      | 1049                        | 1036                        | 1102                        | *                           | *                           |
| 14                          | Madhya Pradesh              | 1505                        | 3076                        | 2583                        | 493                         | *                           |
| 15                          | Maharashtra                 | 2171                        | 2355                        | 2112                        | 243                         | 59                          |
| 16                          | Manipur                     | 102                         | 145                         | 152                         | *                           | *                           |
| 17                          | Meghalaya**                 | 136                         | 135                         | 164                         | *                           | *                           |
| 18                          | Mizoram                     | 66                          | NA                          | 50                          | NA                          | 16                          |
| 19                          | Nagaland                    | 147                         | 114                         | 101                         | 13                          | 46                          |
| 20                          | Odisha                      | 1682                        | 1819                        | 1650                        | 169                         | 32                          |
| 21                          | Punjab                      | 577                         | 841                         | 805                         | 36                          | *                           |
| 22                          | Rajasthan                   | 2651                        | 1240                        | 623                         | 617                         | 2028                        |
| 23                          | Sikkim                      | 26                          | NA                          | 10                          | NA                          | 16                          |
| 24                          | Tamil Nadu                  | 1753                        | 1795                        | 1528                        | 267                         | 225                         |
| 25                          | Telangana                   | 782                         | 928                         | 691                         | 237                         | 91                          |
| 26                          | Tripura**                   | 114                         | 102                         | 156                         | *                           | *                           |
| 27                          | Uttarakhand                 | 316                         | 325                         | 307                         | 18                          | 9                           |
| 28                          | Uttar Pradesh               | 4270                        |                             | 2883                        | 69                          |                             |
| 29                          | West Bengal                 | 1258                        | 2952 1300                   | 1067                        | 233                         | 1387 191                    |
| 30                          | A& N Islands                | 26                          | 53                          | 49                          | 4                           | *                           |
| 31                          | Chandigarh^^                | 5                           | 16                          | 20                          | *                           | *                           |
| 32                          | D & N Haveli                | 11                          | 7                           | 11                          | *                           | 0                           |
| 33                          | Daman & Diu                 |                             |                             | 7                           | *                           | *                           |
| 34                          |                             | 6                           | 5                           |                             |                             |                             |
|                             | Delhi                       | 5                           | 7                           | 7                           | 0                           | *                           |
| 35                          | Lakshadweep                 | 7 27                        | 15 42                       | 15 37                       | 0 5                         | * *                         |
|                             | All India/Total             | 30864                       | 30138                       | 25654                       | 4884                        | 6969                        |

# Data  for 2013 used

**Sanctioned data for 2015 used

^^Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

- 1 One per each Primary Health Centre and Community Health Centre

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

- *: Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

Notes:

## Annexure-V

| LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                 |                                        | (As on 31st March, 2016)               | (As on 31st March, 2016)               | (As on 31st March, 2016)               | (As on 31st March, 2016)               | (As on 31st March, 2016)               |
|                                        | State/UT                               | Required 1                             | Sanctioned                             | In Position                            | Vacant                                 | Shortfall                              |
|                                        |                                        | [R]                                    | [S]                                    | [P]                                    | [S-P]                                  | [R-P]                                  |
| 1                                      | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1268                                   | 1053                                   | 806                                    | 247                                    | 462                                    |
| 2                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 206                                    | NA                                     | 123                                    | NA                                     | 83                                     |
| 3                                      | Assam#                                 | 1165                                   | 860                                    | 1260                                   | *                                      | *                                      |
| 4                                      | Bihar                                  | 1950                                   | 683                                    | 611                                    | 72                                     | 1339                                   |
| 5                                      | Chhattisgarh                           | 945                                    | 945                                    | 690                                    | 255                                    | 255                                    |
| 6                                      | Goa                                    | 26                                     | 15                                     | 14                                     | 1                                      | 12                                     |
| 7                                      | Gujarat                                | 1636                                   | 1649                                   | 1128                                   | 521                                    | 508                                    |
| 8                                      | Haryana                                | 584                                    | 517                                    | 437                                    | 80                                     | 147                                    |
| 9                                      | Himachal Pradesh                       | 597                                    | 300                                    | 146                                    | 154                                    | 451                                    |
| 10                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 721                                    | 826                                    | 734                                    | 92                                     | *                                      |
| 11                                     | Jharkhand                              | 515                                    | 515                                    | 276                                    | 239                                    | 239                                    |
| 12                                     | Karnataka                              | 2559                                   | 1790                                   | 1532                                   | 258                                    | 1027                                   |
| 13                                     | Kerala                                 | 1049                                   | 324                                    | 365                                    | *                                      | 684                                    |
| 14                                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | 1505                                   | 1731                                   | 1279                                   | 452                                    | 226                                    |
| 15                                     | Maharashtra                            | 2171                                   | 1474                                   | 1411                                   | 63                                     | 760                                    |
| 16                                     | Manipur                                | 102                                    | 102                                    | 70                                     | 32                                     | 32                                     |
| 17                                     | Meghalaya                              | 136                                    | 118                                    | 148                                    | *                                      | *                                      |
| 18                                     | Mizoram                                | 66                                     | NA                                     | 81                                     | NA                                     | *                                      |
| 19                                     | Nagaland                               | 147                                    | 72                                     | 73                                     | *                                      | 74                                     |
| 20                                     | Odisha                                 | 1682                                   | 476                                    | 465                                    | 11                                     | 1217                                   |
| 21                                     | Punjab                                 | 577                                    | 737                                    | 670                                    | 67                                     | *                                      |
| 22                                     | Rajasthan                              | 2651                                   | 3571                                   | 1996                                   | 1575                                   | 655                                    |
| 23                                     | Sikkim                                 | 26                                     | NA                                     | 21                                     | NA                                     | 5                                      |
| 24                                     | Tamil Nadu                             | 1753                                   | 2138                                   | 893                                    | 1245                                   | 860                                    |
| 25                                     | Telangana                              | 782                                    | 765                                    | 566                                    | 199                                    | 216                                    |
| 26                                     | Tripura**                              | 114                                    | 50                                     | 86                                     | *                                      | 28                                     |
| 27                                     | Uttarakhand                            | 316                                    | 106                                    | 65                                     | 41                                     | 251                                    |
| 28                                     | Uttar Pradesh                          | 4270                                   | 1331                                   | 963                                    | 368                                    | 3307                                   |
| 29                                     | West Bengal                            | 1258                                   | 1083                                   | 444                                    | 639                                    | 814                                    |
| 30                                     | A& N Islands                           | 26                                     | 23                                     | 19                                     | 4                                      | 7                                      |
| 31                                     | Chandigarh^^                           | 5                                      | 8                                      | 16                                     | *                                      | *                                      |
| 32                                     | D & N Haveli                           | 11                                     | 7                                      | 15                                     | *                                      | *                                      |
| 33                                     | Daman & Diu                            | 6                                      | 4                                      | 6                                      | *                                      | 0                                      |
| 34                                     | Delhi                                  | 5                                      | 5                                      | 5                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 35 36                                  | Lakshadweep Puducherry                 | 7 27                                   | 11 10                                  | 11 38                                  | 0 *                                    | * *                                    |
|                                        | All India/Total                        | 30864                                  | 23299                                  | 17463                                  | 6615                                   | 13659                                  |

Notes:

# Data  for 2013 used

**Sanctioned data for 2015 used

^^Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

1 One per each Primary Health Centre and Community Health Centre All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

*: Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

|        |                   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                             | Sanctioned                                             | In Position                                            | Vacant                                                 | Shortfall 1                                            |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | [R1] 2426                                              | [S]                                                    | [P]                                                    | [S-P]                                                  | [R1-P] *                                               |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 584                                                    | 5117 NA                                                | 4672 489                                               | 445 NA                                                 | 95                                                     |
| 3      | Assam#            | 2071                                                   | 2798                                                   | 2552                                                   | 246                                                    | *                                                      |
| 4      | Bihar##           | 2838                                                   | 1662                                                   | 1884                                                   | *                                                      | 954                                                    |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 1875                                                   | 2335                                                   | 1476                                                   | 859                                                    | 399                                                    |
| 6      | Goa               | 50                                                     | 80                                                     | 86                                                     | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 3568                                                   | 3203                                                   | 2710                                                   | 493                                                    | 858                                                    |
| 8      | Haryana           | 1244                                                   | 1783                                                   | 1685                                                   | 98                                                     | *                                                      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 1071                                                   | 837                                                    | 666                                                    | 171                                                    | 405                                                    |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1225                                                   | 1410                                                   | 1391                                                   | 19                                                     | *                                                      |
| 11     | Jharkhand         |                                                        | 703                                                    | 1054                                                   | *                                                      |                                                        |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 1643                                                   | 3459                                                   | 3293                                                   | 166                                                    | 589 502                                                |
| 13     | Kerala            | 3795 2399                                              | 3610                                                   | 3969                                                   | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                        | 4624                                                   | 3463                                                   | 1161                                                   | 46                                                     |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 3509                                                   | 3218                                                   | 2429                                                   | 789                                                    |                                                        |
| 16     | Manipur           | 4331 204                                               | 484                                                    | 397                                                    | 87                                                     | 1902 *                                                 |
| 17     | Meghalaya**       | 298                                                    | 413                                                    | 582                                                    | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 120                                                    | NA                                                     | 219                                                    | NA                                                     | *                                                      |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 273                                                    | 175                                                    | 334                                                    | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 20     | Odisha            | 3944                                                   | 903                                                    | 1411                                                   | *                                                      | 2533                                                   |
| 21     | Punjab            | 1477                                                   | 2189                                                   | 2124                                                   | 65                                                     | *                                                      |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 6077                                                   | 13435                                                  | 9311                                                   | 4124                                                   | *                                                      |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 38                                                     | NA                                                     | 44                                                     | NA                                                     | *                                                      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 4063                                                   | 8133                                                   | 7172                                                   | 961                                                    | *                                                      |
| 25     | Telangana         | 1466                                                   | 1666                                                   | 1453                                                   | 213                                                    | 13                                                     |
| 26     | Tripura **        | 234                                                    | 421                                                    | 540                                                    | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 670                                                    | 307                                                    | 349                                                    | *                                                      | 321                                                    |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 8908                                                   | 4497                                                   | 4412                                                   | 85                                                     | 4496                                                   |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 3352                                                   | 10677                                                  | 8403                                                   | 2274                                                   | *                                                      |
|        | A& N Islands      |                                                        |                                                        | 129                                                    |                                                        |                                                        |
| 30     |                   | 50                                                     | 138                                                    |                                                        | 9                                                      | *                                                      |
| 31     | Chandigarh^^      | 17                                                     | 47                                                     | 79                                                     | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 11                                                     | 8                                                      | 32                                                     | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 18                                                     | 14                                                     | 16                                                     | *                                                      | 2                                                      |
| 34     | Delhi             | 5                                                      | 5                                                      | 7                                                      | *                                                      | *                                                      |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 25                                                     | 52                                                     | 52                                                     | 0                                                      | *                                                      |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 45                                                     | 127                                                    | 137                                                    | *                                                      | *                                                      |
|        | All India/Total   | 63924                                                  | 78530                                                  | 69022                                                  | 12265                                                  | 13115                                                  |

# Data  for 2013 used

## Sanctioned data for 2011 used

**Sanctioned data for 2015 used

^^Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

1 One per Primary Health Centre and seven per Community Health Centre

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

*:

Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

Notes: