Lok Sabha Question No. 2539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-17
Subject: Shortage of Doctors in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2539 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH MARCH, 2017

## SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS IN AIIMS

## 2539. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

(a) whether six new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are not working upto optimum capacity because of shortage of faculty and doctors, if so, the number of sanc ned posts in these hospitals and the number of posts lying vacant, the details thereof; and

- ( b) the steps taken by the Government so far to fill up the sanctioned posts in all AIIMS of the country including Jodhpur, AIIMS?

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

- (a) : A total number of 305 posts of various Faculty disciplines have been created for e six  functional  AIIMS  namely  AIIMS  at  Bhopal,  Bhubaneswar,  Jodhpur,  Patna,  Raipur  and Rishikesh. Recruitment to various positions is done on need basis keeping in vie w the additional services  and  facilities  planned  to  be  added  in  the  hospitals.  Vacant  faculty  posts  a advertised regularly by the Institutes depending on their requirement. However, as high st have to be maintained in selection, keeping in v iew the stature of these Institutes of National Importance, all the advertised positions could not be filled up. Institute wise details posts of Faculties against the sanctioned posts are given in Annexure - I . Various positions of Senior  Resident  and  Junior  Resident  are  also  advertised  and  filled  up  on  need  basis respective AIIMS. The position of vacant posts of Senior Resident and Junior Resident is in Annexure - II .
- (b): To facilitate expeditiou s filling up of vacancies, separate Standing Selection Committe (SSCs) have been constituted for each of the aforesaid six AIIMS.

The upper age limit for direct recruitment against the posts of Professor and Add Professor in the six AIIMS has been raised from the present 50 years to 58 years. This will mak available  experienced  willing  faculty  of  various  Government  Medical  Colleges  where retirement age is 58/60 years.

Contractual appointment of Faculty is also permitted as a stop gap arrangem ent .

All the six AIIMS have been advised to take up another drive to fill up vacancies faculty and totalling 1285 have been advertised.

## ANENEXURE - I

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2539 FOR 17.03.2017

## POSITION OF VACANT FACULTY POSTS AGAINST SANCTIONED POSTS IN SIX NEW AIIMS

| AIIMS       |   Sanctioned |   Posts filled present |   at Posts vacant at present |   Post advertised |
|-------------|--------------|------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------|
| Bhopal      |          305 |                     54 |                          251 |               251 |
| Bhubaneswar |          305 |                    135 |                          170 |               168 |
| Jodhpur     |          305 |                     99 |                          206 |               204 |
| Patna       |          305 |                     52 |                          253 |               253 |
| Raipur      |          305 |                     76 |                          229 |               204 |
| Rishikesh   |          305 |                     86 |                          219 |               205 |
| Total       |         1830 |                    502 |                         1328 |              1285 |

ANNEXURE - II

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2539 FOR 17.03.2017

## POSITION OF VACANT POSTS OF SENIOR RESIDENTS AT SIX NEW AIIMS

| AIIMS       | Senior Residents   | Senior Residents   | Posts Vacant   |
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|             | Sanctioned         | Posts Filled       |                |
| Bhopal      | 327                | 63                 | 264            |
| Bhubaneswar | 327                | 90                 | 237            |
| Jodhpur     | 327                | 105                | 222            |
| Patna       | 327                | 120                | 207            |
| Raipur      | 327                | 74                 | 253            |
| Rishikesh   | 327                | 53                 | 274            |
| Total       | 1962               | 505                | 1457           |

## POSITION OF VACANT POSTS OF JUNIOR RESIDENTS AT SIX NEW AIIMS

| AIIMS       | Junior Residents   | Junior Residents   | Posts Vacant   |
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------|
|             | Sanctioned         | Posts Filled       |                |
| Bhopal      | 301                | 24                 | 277            |
| Bhubaneswar | 301                | 30                 | 271            |
| Jodhpur     | 301                | 84                 | 217            |
| Patna       | 301                | 94                 | 207            |
| Raipur      | 301                | 69                 | 232            |
| Rishikesh   | 301                | 64                 | 237            |
| Total       | 1806               | 365                | 1441           |