Lok Sabha Question No. 2337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Shortage of Staff in PHCs/CHCs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2337 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN PHCS/CHCS

## 2337. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

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

(a) the details of the number of Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Cent (CHCs) running in the country under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) as on date, Sta UT - wise;

(b) the percentage of population covered by PHCs and CHCs services;

(c) whether there is an acute shortage of Doctors, lab technicians, nursing staff, pharma 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 ab 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  vacant  posts  to  ensure  ad 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 FAM ILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b) : As per Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2017, thenumber of Primary Health Centres (PHCs)  and  Community  Health  Centres (CHCs)  in  the  country  under  National  Rural  Health Mission (NRHM) State/ UT - wise is at Annexure -I. These PHCs & CHCs cover the entire rural population.

(c) & (d) : Public health and hospitals being a State subject, The s hortage of Doctors/staff in PHCs and CHCs varies from State to State depending upon their policies and context. Howe as  per  Rural  Health  Statistics  (RHS)  2017,  there  is  a  shortage  of  Doctors,  lab  tech nursing staff, pharmacists and other health workers in PHCs and CHCs in the country including Rajasthan as per Annexure -II.

As stated above, public health being a State subject, the primary responsibility to prov care  services  lies  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  respective  State/UT  Governments,  in availa bility of Doctors, lab technicians, nursing staff, pharmacists and other health wo PHCs and CHCs, ensuring presence of doctors on duty in health facilities and all administrative and personnel matters pertaining to health human resource. However, u nder National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen healthcare  systems  including  support  for  engagement  of  doctors/staff  on  contractual based  on  the  requirements  posed  by  them  in  their  Pr ogramme  Implementation  Plans  (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

(e)  &  (f) : To  fill  the  vacant  posts  to  ensure  adequate  healthcare  facility  in  rural  ar Ministry encourage the doctors to work in remote and difficult areas, the Post Gr aduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 has also been amended to provide:

- 50%  reservation  in  Post  Graduate  Diploma  Courses  for  Medical  Officers  in  th Government service who have served for at least three years in remote and difficult and,
- Incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for each year in service in re difficult areas up to the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in the entrance tes admissions in Post Graduate Medical Courses .

Other steps taken to help produc e more doctors /specialists include:

- (i) Enhancement  of  age  limit  for  appointment/  extension/  re - employment  against  posts  of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65 - 70 years.
- (ii) relaxation in the norms of setting up of Medical College in ter ms of requirement for land, faculty, staff, bed/bed strength and other infrastructure.
- (iii) Strengthening/upgradation  of  State  Government  Medical  Colleges  for  starting  new  P courses/Increase of PG seats.
- (iv) Establishment of New Medical Colleges by upgrading distr ict/referral hospitals preferably in underserved districts of the country.
- (v) Strengthening/ upgradation of   existing State Government/Central Government Medic Colleges to increase MBBS seats.

The States are also advised from time to time to fill up the vacant posts and formulate rational HR policies.

As stated above, health being a State subject, primary responsibility to provide hea services lies within the jurisdiction of the respective State/UT Governments, including s PHCs  and  CHCs. However,  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  financial  and  technical support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems including supp setting  up PHCs  and  CHCs  based  on  the  requirements  posed  by  them  in  their  Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

Annexure - I

| NUMBER OF PHCs & CHCs FUNCTIONING   | NUMBER OF PHCs & CHCs FUNCTIONING   | NUMBER OF PHCs & CHCs FUNCTIONING   | NUMBER OF PHCs & CHCs FUNCTIONING   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No.                              | State/UT                            | (As on 31st March 2017)             | (As on 31st March 2017)             |
| S. No.                              | State/UT                            | PHCs                                | CHCs                                |
| 1                                   | Andhra Pradesh                      | 1147                                | 193                                 |
| 2                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 143                                 | 63                                  |
| 3                                   | Assam                               | 1014                                | 158                                 |
| 4                                   | Bihar                               | 1899                                | 150                                 |
| 5                                   | Chhattisgarh                        | 785                                 | 169                                 |
| 6                                   | Goa                                 | 24                                  | 4                                   |
| 7                                   | Gujarat                             | 1392                                | 363                                 |
| 8                                   | Haryana                             | 366                                 | 112                                 |
| 9                                   | Himachal Pradesh                    | 538                                 | 89                                  |
| 10                                  | Jammu & Kashmir                     | 637                                 | 84                                  |
| 11                                  | Jharkhand                           | 297                                 | 188                                 |
| 12                                  | Karnataka                           | 2359                                | 206                                 |
| 13                                  | Kerala                              | 849                                 | 232                                 |
| 14                                  | Madhya Pradesh                      | 1171                                | 309                                 |
| 15                                  | Maharashtra                         | 1814                                | 360                                 |
| 16                                  | Manipur                             | 85                                  | 17                                  |
| 17                                  | Meghalaya                           | 109                                 | 27                                  |
| 18                                  | Mizoram                             | 57                                  | 9                                   |
| 19                                  | Nagaland                            | 126                                 | 21                                  |
| 20                                  | Odisha                              | 1280                                | 370                                 |
| 21                                  | Punjab                              | 432                                 | 151                                 |
| 22                                  | Rajasthan                           | 2079                                | 579                                 |
| 23                                  | Sikkim                              | 24                                  | 2                                   |
| 24                                  | Tamil Nadu                          | 1362                                | 385                                 |
| 25                                  | Telangana                           | 689                                 | 114                                 |
| 26                                  | Tripura                             | 93                                  | 21                                  |
| 27                                  | Uttarakhand                         | 257                                 | 60                                  |
| 28                                  | Uttar Pradesh                       | 3621                                | 822                                 |
| 29                                  | West Bengal                         | 914                                 | 349                                 |
| 30                                  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands           | 22                                  | 4                                   |
| 31                                  | Chandigarh                          | 3                                   | 2                                   |
| 32                                  | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                | 9                                   | 2                                   |
| 33                                  | Daman & Diu                         | 4                                   | 2                                   |
| 34                                  | Delhi                               | 5                                   | 0                                   |
| 35                                  | Lakshadweep                         | 4                                   | 3                                   |
| 36                                  | Puducherry                          | 40                                  | 4                                   |
|                                     | All India                           | 25650                               | 5624                                |

## Annexure - II

|        |                                | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2017)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2017)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2017)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2017)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2017)   |
|--------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                       | Required 1                                                     | Sanctioned                                                     | In Position                                                    | Vacant                                                         | Shortfall                                                      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                 | [R] 1147                                                       | [S] 1952                                                       | [P] 1644                                                       | [S-P] 308                                                      | [R-P] *                                                        |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh              | 143                                                            | NA                                                             | 122                                                            | NA                                                             | 21                                                             |
| 3      | Assam                          | 1014                                                           | NA                                                             | 1048                                                           | NA                                                             | *                                                              |
| 4      | Bihar #                        | 1899                                                           | 2078                                                           | 1786                                                           | 292                                                            | 113                                                            |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                   | 785                                                            | 798                                                            | 341                                                            | 457                                                            | 444                                                            |
| 6      | Goa                            | 24                                                             | 48                                                             | 56                                                             | *                                                              | *                                                              |
| 7      | Gujarat                        | 1392                                                           | 1769                                                           | 1229                                                           | 540                                                            | 163                                                            |
| 8      | Haryana                        | 366                                                            | 687                                                            | 429                                                            | 258                                                            | *                                                              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh               | 538                                                            | 636                                                            | 492                                                            | 144                                                            | 46                                                             |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir                | 637                                                            | 1347                                                           | 704                                                            | 643                                                            | *                                                              |
| 11     | Jharkhand                      | 297                                                            | 569                                                            | 331                                                            | 238                                                            | *                                                              |
| 12     | Karnataka                      | 2359                                                           | 2359                                                           | 2136                                                           | 223                                                            | 223                                                            |
| 13     | Kerala                         | 849                                                            | 1120                                                           | 1169                                                           | *                                                              | *                                                              |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh                 | 1171                                                           | 1771                                                           | 954                                                            | 817                                                            | 217                                                            |
| 15     | Maharashtra                    | 1814                                                           | 3009                                                           | 2929                                                           | 80                                                             | *                                                              |
| 16     | Manipur                        | 85                                                             | 238                                                            | 194                                                            | 44                                                             | *                                                              |
| 17     | Meghalaya ##                   | 109                                                            | 128                                                            | 112                                                            | 16                                                             | *                                                              |
| 18     | Mizoram ###                    | 57                                                             | 152                                                            | 56                                                             | 96                                                             | 1                                                              |
| 19     | Nagaland                       | 126                                                            | 108                                                            | 122                                                            | *                                                              | 4                                                              |
| 20     | Odisha                         | 1280                                                           | 1285                                                           | 940                                                            | 345                                                            | 340                                                            |
| 21     | Punjab                         | 432                                                            | 593                                                            | 568                                                            | 25                                                             | *                                                              |
| 22     | Rajasthan                      | 2079                                                           | 2664                                                           | 2382                                                           | 282                                                            | *                                                              |
| 23     | Sikkim                         | 24                                                             | NA                                                             | 30                                                             | NA                                                             | *                                                              |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                     | 1362                                                           | 2927                                                           | 2759                                                           | 168                                                            | *                                                              |
| 25     | Telangana                      | 689                                                            | 1318                                                           | 966                                                            | 352                                                            | *                                                              |
| 26     | Tripura                        | 93                                                             | 0                                                              | 156                                                            | *                                                              | *                                                              |
| 27     | Uttarakhand                    | 257                                                            | 386                                                            | 215                                                            | 171                                                            | 42                                                             |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh                  | 3621                                                           | 4509                                                           | 2209                                                           | 2300                                                           | 1412                                                           |
| 29     | West Bengal                    | 914                                                            | 1390                                                           | 918                                                            | 472                                                            | *                                                              |
| 30     | A& N Islands                   | 22                                                             | 42                                                             | 34                                                             | 8                                                              | *                                                              |
| 31     | Chandigarh                     | 3                                                              | 0                                                              | 3                                                              | *                                                              | 0                                                              |
| 32     | D & N Haveli                   | 9                                                              | 15                                                             | 8                                                              | 7                                                              | 1                                                              |
| 33     | Daman & Diu                    | 4                                                              | 3                                                              | 7                                                              | *                                                              | *                                                              |
| 34     | Delhi                          | 5                                                              | 21                                                             | 21                                                             | 0                                                              | *                                                              |
|        |                                |                                                                | 8                                                              |                                                                |                                                                |                                                                |
| 35     | Lakshadweep                    | 4                                                              |                                                                | 8                                                              | 0                                                              | *                                                              |
| 36     | Puducherry All India 2 / Total | 40 25650                                                       | 38 33968                                                       | 46 27124                                                       | * 8286                                                         | * 3027                                                         |

Notes:

# Sanctioned data for year 2011 used

# Sanctioned data for year 2015 used

### Sanctioned data for year 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.

One per Primary Health Centre

| TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists                             | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists                             | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists                             | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists                             | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs Total Specialists                             |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                        |                                               | [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2017) | [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2017) | [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2017) | [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2017) | [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians] (As on 31st March, 2017) |
| S. No.                                        | State/UT                                      | Required 1                                                              | Sanctioned                                                              | In Position                                                             | Vacant                                                                  | Shortfall                                                               |
| S. No.                                        |                                               | [R]                                                                     | [S]                                                                     | [P]                                                                     | [S-P]                                                                   | [R-P]                                                                   |
| 1                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                | 772                                                                     | 533                                                                     | 348                                                                     | 185                                                                     | 424                                                                     |
| 2                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                             | 252                                                                     | NA                                                                      | 4                                                                       | NA                                                                      | 248                                                                     |
| 3                                             | Assam                                         | 632                                                                     | NA                                                                      | 139                                                                     | NA                                                                      | 493                                                                     |
| 4                                             | Bihar                                         | 600                                                                     | NA                                                                      | 82                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 518                                                                     |
| 5                                             | Chhattisgarh                                  | 676                                                                     | 620                                                                     | 59                                                                      | 561                                                                     | 617                                                                     |
| 6                                             | Goa                                           | 16                                                                      | 5                                                                       | 4                                                                       | 1                                                                       | 12                                                                      |
| 7                                             | Gujarat                                       | 1452                                                                    | 611                                                                     | 92                                                                      | 519                                                                     | 1360                                                                    |
| 8                                             | Haryana                                       | 448                                                                     | 74                                                                      | 16                                                                      | 58                                                                      | 432                                                                     |
| 9                                             | Himachal Pradesh                              | 356                                                                     | NA                                                                      | 12                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 344                                                                     |
| 10                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                               | 336                                                                     | 344                                                                     | 191                                                                     | 153                                                                     | 145                                                                     |
| 11                                            | Jharkhand                                     | 752                                                                     | 424                                                                     | 75                                                                      | 349                                                                     | 677                                                                     |
| 12                                            | Karnataka                                     | 824                                                                     | 824                                                                     | 498                                                                     | 326                                                                     | 326                                                                     |
| 13                                            | Kerala                                        | 928                                                                     | 30                                                                      | 40                                                                      | *                                                                       | 888                                                                     |
| 14                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                | 1236                                                                    | 1236                                                                    | 180                                                                     | 1056                                                                    | 1056                                                                    |
| 15                                            | Maharashtra                                   | 1440                                                                    | 823                                                                     | 508                                                                     | 315                                                                     | 932                                                                     |
| 16                                            | Manipur                                       | 68                                                                      | 4                                                                       | 3                                                                       | 1                                                                       | 65                                                                      |
| 17                                            | Meghalaya                                     | 108                                                                     | 3                                                                       | 13                                                                      | *                                                                       | 95                                                                      |
| 18                                            | Mizoram                                       | 36                                                                      | 33                                                                      | 0                                                                       | 33                                                                      | 36                                                                      |
| 19                                            | Nagaland                                      | 84                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 8                                                                       | NA                                                                      | 76                                                                      |
| 20                                            | Odisha                                        | 1480                                                                    | 884                                                                     | 318                                                                     | 566                                                                     | 1162                                                                    |
| 21                                            | Punjab                                        | 604                                                                     | 593                                                                     | 203                                                                     | 390                                                                     | 401                                                                     |
| 22                                            | Rajasthan                                     | 2316                                                                    | 1593                                                                    | 497                                                                     | 1096                                                                    | 1819                                                                    |
| 23                                            | Sikkim                                        | 8                                                                       | NA                                                                      | 1                                                                       | NA                                                                      | 7                                                                       |
| 24                                            | Tamil Nadu                                    | 1540                                                                    | NA                                                                      | 78                                                                      | NA                                                                      | 1462                                                                    |
| 25                                            | Telangana                                     | 456                                                                     | 284                                                                     | 125                                                                     | 159                                                                     | 331                                                                     |
| 26                                            | Tripura                                       | 84                                                                      | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 84                                                                      |
| 27                                            | Uttarakhand                                   | 240                                                                     | 200                                                                     | 41                                                                      | 159                                                                     | 199                                                                     |
| 28                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                 | 3288                                                                    | 2099                                                                    | 484                                                                     | 1615                                                                    | 2804                                                                    |
| 29                                            | West Bengal                                   | 1396                                                                    | 669                                                                     | 117                                                                     | 552                                                                     | 1279                                                                    |
| 30                                            | A& N Islands                                  | 16                                                                      | 9                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 9                                                                       | 16                                                                      |
| 31                                            | Chandigarh                                    | 8                                                                       | 9                                                                       | 15                                                                      | *                                                                       | *                                                                       |
| 32                                            | D & N Haveli                                  | 8                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 8                                                                       |
| 33                                            | Daman & Diu                                   | 8                                                                       | 2                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 2                                                                       | 8                                                                       |
| 34                                            | Delhi                                         | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       |
| 35                                            | Lakshadweep                                   | 12                                                                      | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 0                                                                       | 12                                                                      |
| 36                                            | Puducherry                                    | 16                                                                      | 4                                                                       | 5                                                                       | *                                                                       | 11                                                                      |
|                                               | All India 2 / Total                           | 22496                                                                   | 11910                                                                   | 4156                                                                    | 8105                                                                    | 18347                                                                   |

Notes:

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 posi available, are excluded

|        |                   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                                       | Sanctioned                                                       | In Position                                                      | Vacant                                                           | Shortfall                                                        |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | [R] 1340                                                         | [S] 1174                                                         | [P] 779                                                          | [S-P] 395                                                        | [R-P] 561                                                        |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 206                                                              | NA                                                               | 123                                                              | NA                                                               | 83                                                               |
| 3      | Assam #           | 1172                                                             | 860                                                              | 1202                                                             | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 4      | Bihar             | 2049                                                             | 683                                                              | 611                                                              | 72                                                               | 1438                                                             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 954                                                              | 956                                                              | 727                                                              | 229                                                              | 227                                                              |
| 6      | Goa               | 28                                                               | 45                                                               | 41                                                               | 4                                                                | *                                                                |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 1755                                                             | 1756                                                             | 1704                                                             | 52                                                               | 51                                                               |
| 8      | Haryana           | 478                                                              | 549                                                              | 367                                                              | 182                                                              | 111                                                              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 627                                                              | 300                                                              | 160                                                              | 140                                                              | 467                                                              |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 721                                                              | 826                                                              | 796                                                              | 30                                                               | *                                                                |
| 11     | Jharkhand ##      | 485                                                              | 515                                                              | 250                                                              | 265                                                              | 235                                                              |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 2565                                                             | 1790                                                             | 1532                                                             | 258                                                              | 1033                                                             |
| 13     | Kerala            | 1081                                                             | 324                                                              | 365                                                              | *                                                                | 716                                                              |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1480                                                             | 1808                                                             | 1378                                                             | 430                                                              | 102                                                              |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 2174                                                             | 1474                                                             | 1308                                                             | 166                                                              | 866                                                              |
| 16     | Manipur           | 102                                                              | 102                                                              | 70                                                               | 32                                                               | 32                                                               |
| 17     | Meghalaya ###     | 136                                                              | 118                                                              | 162                                                              | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 18     | Mizoram ^         | 66                                                               | 92                                                               | 82                                                               | 10                                                               | *                                                                |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 147                                                              | 72                                                               | 73                                                               | *                                                                | 74                                                               |
| 20     | Odisha            | 1650                                                             | 461                                                              | 547                                                              | *                                                                | 1103                                                             |
| 21     | Punjab            | 583                                                              | 616                                                              | 582                                                              | 34                                                               | 1                                                                |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 2658                                                             | 3571                                                             | 1996                                                             | 1575                                                             | 662                                                              |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 26                                                               | NA                                                               | 21                                                               | NA                                                               | 5                                                                |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 1747                                                             | 2132                                                             | 1395                                                             | 737                                                              | 352                                                              |
| 25     | Telangana         | 803                                                              | 811                                                              | 640                                                              | 171                                                              | 163                                                              |
| 26     | Tripura           | 114                                                              | 0                                                                | 91                                                               | *                                                                | 23                                                               |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 317                                                              | 106                                                              | 65                                                               | 41                                                               | 252                                                              |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 4443                                                             | 1331                                                             | 963                                                              | 368                                                              | 3480                                                             |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 1263                                                             | 1360                                                             | 803                                                              | 557                                                              | 460                                                              |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 26                                                               | 23                                                               | 19                                                               | 4                                                                | 7                                                                |
| 31     | Chandigarh^^      | 5                                                                | 8                                                                | 22                                                               | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 11                                                               | 7                                                                | 17                                                               | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 6                                                                | 4                                                                | 6                                                                | *                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 34     | Delhi             | 5                                                                | 5                                                                | 4                                                                | 1                                                                | 1                                                                |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 7                                                                | 13                                                               | 13                                                               | 0                                                                | *                                                                |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 44                                                               | 10                                                               | 38                                                               | *                                                                | 6                                                                |
|        | All India/Total   | 31274                                                            | 23902                                                            | 18952                                                            | 5753                                                             | 12511                                                            |

Notes:

1

# Sanctioned data  for year 2013 used

## Sanctioned data  for year 2016 used

### Sanctioned data  for year 2015 used

^ Total 92 Lab.

Technicians sanctioned in the State

^^Sanctioned data for 2013

-14 used

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.

|        |                   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                            | Sanctioned                                            | In Position                                           | Vacant                                                | Shortfall                                             |
|        |                   | [R]                                                   | [S]                                                   | [P]                                                   | [S- P]                                                | [R-P]                                                 |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1340                                                  | 1355                                                  | 994                                                   | 361                                                   | 346                                                   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 206                                                   | NA                                                    | 89                                                    | NA                                                    | 117                                                   |
| 3      | Assam #           | 1172                                                  | 1284                                                  | 1384                                                  | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 4      | Bihar ##          | 2049                                                  | 989                                                   | 287                                                   | 702                                                   | 1762                                                  |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 954                                                   | 1086                                                  | 887                                                   | 199                                                   | 67                                                    |
| 6      | Goa               | 28                                                    | 53                                                    | 51                                                    | 2                                                     | *                                                     |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 1755                                                  | 1792                                                  | 1665                                                  | 127                                                   | 90                                                    |
| 8      | Haryana           | 478                                                   | 563                                                   | 419                                                   | 144                                                   | 59                                                    |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 627                                                   | 594                                                   | 394                                                   | 200                                                   | 233                                                   |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 721                                                   | 1137                                                  | 737                                                   | 400                                                   | *                                                     |
| 11     | Jharkhand ##      | 485                                                   | 515                                                   | 238                                                   | 277                                                   | 247                                                   |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 2565                                                  | 2674                                                  | 2523                                                  | 151                                                   | 42                                                    |
| 13     | Kerala            | 1081                                                  | 1036                                                  | 1102                                                  | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1480                                                  | 1905                                                  | 1687                                                  | 218                                                   | *                                                     |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 2174                                                  | 2355                                                  | 2082                                                  | 273                                                   | 92                                                    |
| 16     | Manipur           | 102                                                   | 145                                                   | 152                                                   | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 17     | Meghalaya ###     | 136                                                   | 135                                                   | 166                                                   | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 18     | Mizoram ^         | 66                                                    | 99                                                    | 59                                                    | 40                                                    | 7                                                     |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 147                                                   | 135                                                   | 101                                                   | 34                                                    | 46                                                    |
| 20     | Odisha            | 1650                                                  | 1781                                                  | 1691                                                  | 90                                                    | *                                                     |
| 21     | Punjab            | 583                                                   | 841                                                   | 779                                                   | 62                                                    | *                                                     |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 2658                                                  | 1240                                                  | 623                                                   | 617                                                   | 2035                                                  |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 26                                                    | NA                                                    | 10                                                    | NA                                                    | 16                                                    |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 1747                                                  | 1789                                                  | 1391                                                  | 398                                                   | 356                                                   |
| 25     | Telangana         | 803                                                   | 928                                                   | 814                                                   | 114                                                   | *                                                     |
| 26     | Tripura           | 114                                                   | 0                                                     | 148                                                   | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 317                                                   | 325                                                   | 307                                                   | 18                                                    | 10                                                    |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 4443                                                  | 2952                                                  | 2883                                                  | 69                                                    | 1560                                                  |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 1263                                                  | 1458                                                  | 1381                                                  | 77                                                    | *                                                     |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 26                                                    | 53                                                    | 49                                                    | 4                                                     | *                                                     |
| 31     | Chandigarh^^      | 5                                                     | 16                                                    | 21                                                    | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 11                                                    | 10                                                    | 12                                                    | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 6                                                     | 5                                                     | 7                                                     | *                                                     | *                                                     |
| 34     | Delhi             | 5                                                     | 7                                                     | 7                                                     | 0                                                     |                                                       |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 7                                                     | 16                                                    | 16                                                    | 0                                                     | * *                                                   |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 44                                                    | 42                                                    | 37                                                    | 5                                                     | 7                                                     |
|        | All India/Total   | 31274                                                 | 29315                                                 | 25193                                                 | 4582                                                  | 7092                                                  |

## Notes:

# Sanctioned data  for the year 2013 used

## Sanctioned data  for the year 2016 used

### Sanctioned data  for the year 2015 used

^^ Sanctioned data for the year 2013 - 14 used

^ Total 99 Pharmacists sanctioned in the State

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 / UT

*:

Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

|        | HEALTH            | WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRES & PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRES & PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRES & PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRES & PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRES & PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                                             | Sanctioned                                                             | In Position                                                            | Vacant                                                                 | Shortfall 1                                                            |
|        | HEALTH            | [R1]                                                                   | [S]                                                                    | [P]                                                                    | [S-P]                                                                  | [R1-P]                                                                 |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 8605                                                                   | 14317                                                                  | 12073                                                                  | 2244                                                                   | *                                                                      |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 455                                                                    | NA                                                                     | 481                                                                    | NA                                                                     | *                                                                      |
| 3      | Assam #           | 5635                                                                   | 5962                                                                   | 9056                                                                   | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 4      | Bihar             | 11848                                                                  | NA                                                                     | 23390                                                                  | NA                                                                     | *                                                                      |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 5971                                                                   | 5983                                                                   | 6834                                                                   | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 6      | Goa               | 238                                                                    | 259                                                                    | 195                                                                    | 64                                                                     | 43                                                                     |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 10474                                                                  | 10549                                                                  | 8859                                                                   | 1690                                                                   | 1615                                                                   |
| 8      | Haryana           | 2955                                                                   | 5108                                                                   | 4432                                                                   | 676                                                                    | *                                                                      |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 2621                                                                   | 2246                                                                   | 1786                                                                   | 460                                                                    | 835                                                                    |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3604                                                                   | 4886                                                                   | 4737                                                                   | 149                                                                    | *                                                                      |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 4145                                                                   | 3957                                                                   | 7933                                                                   | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 11740                                                                  | 9919                                                                   | 7152                                                                   | 2767                                                                   | 4588                                                                   |
| 13     | Kerala            | 6229                                                                   | 7929                                                                   | 7950                                                                   | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 10363                                                                  | 13720                                                                  | 11546                                                                  | 2174                                                                   | *                                                                      |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 12394                                                                  | 18636                                                                  | 12135                                                                  | 6501                                                                   | 259                                                                    |
| 16     | Manipur           | 506                                                                    | 1065                                                                   | 923                                                                    | 142                                                                    | *                                                                      |
| 17     | Meghalaya #       | 545                                                                    | 1118                                                                   | 1075                                                                   | 43                                                                     | *                                                                      |
| 18     | Mizoram ##        | 427                                                                    | 405                                                                    | 640                                                                    | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 19     | Nagaland ###      | 522                                                                    | 539                                                                    | 569                                                                    | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 20     | Odisha            | 7968                                                                   | 6688                                                                   | 8084                                                                   | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 21     | Punjab            | 3382                                                                   | 5190                                                                   | 4893                                                                   | 297                                                                    | *                                                                      |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 16485                                                                  | 21623                                                                  | 16211                                                                  | 5412                                                                   | 274                                                                    |
| 23     | Sikkim $          | 171                                                                    | 219                                                                    | 196                                                                    | 23                                                                     | *                                                                      |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 10074                                                                  | 10074                                                                  | 7957                                                                   | 2117                                                                   | 2117                                                                   |
| 25     | Telangana         | 5486                                                                   | 9655                                                                   | 7848                                                                   | 1807                                                                   | *                                                                      |
| 26     | Tripura #         | 1080                                                                   | 476                                                                    | 720                                                                    | *                                                                      | 360                                                                    |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 2104                                                                   | 2186                                                                   | 2083                                                                   | 103                                                                    | 21                                                                     |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 24142                                                                  | 27449                                                                  | 31716                                                                  | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 11283                                                                  | 20500                                                                  | 18449                                                                  | 2051                                                                   | *                                                                      |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 145                                                                    | 350                                                                    | 336                                                                    | 14                                                                     | *                                                                      |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 20                                                                     | 24                                                                     | 39                                                                     | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 80                                                                     | 36                                                                     | 90                                                                     | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 30                                                                     | 45                                                                     | 46                                                                     | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 34     | Delhi             | 15                                                                     | 40                                                                     | 33                                                                     | 7                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 18                                                                     | 47                                                                     | 51                                                                     | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 121                                                                    | 188                                                                    | 189                                                                    | *                                                                      | *                                                                      |
|        | All India/ Total  | 181881                                                                 | 211388                                                                 | 220707                                                                 | 28741                                                                  | 10112                                                                  |

Notes:

NA -Not Available

# Sanctioned data for 2015 used

### Sanctioned data for 2016 used

## Total 405number of ANMs sanctioned in the State

$ Sanctioned data for year 2011 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 Requirement based on norm of one ANM per each existing Sub Centre & PHC

|        |                    | HEALTH ASSISTANTS [FEMALE] / LHV at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANTS [FEMALE] / LHV at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANTS [FEMALE] / LHV at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANTS [FEMALE] / LHV at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANTS [FEMALE] / LHV at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   |
|--------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT           | Required 1                                                          | Sanctioned                                                          | In Position                                                         | Vacant                                                              | Shortfall                                                           |
| S. No. | State/UT           | [R]                                                                 | [S]                                                                 | [P]                                                                 | [S-P]                                                               | [R-P]                                                               |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh     | 1147                                                                | 1264                                                                | 1143                                                                | 121                                                                 | 4                                                                   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh  | 143                                                                 | NA                                                                  | 6                                                                   | NA                                                                  | 137                                                                 |
| 3      | Assam $            | 1014                                                                | 379                                                                 | 308                                                                 | 71                                                                  | 706                                                                 |
| 4      | Bihar #            | 1899                                                                | 850                                                                 | 95                                                                  | 755                                                                 | 1804                                                                |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh       | 785                                                                 | 800                                                                 | 640                                                                 | 160                                                                 | 145                                                                 |
| 6      | Goa                | 24                                                                  | 16                                                                  | 9                                                                   | 7                                                                   | 15                                                                  |
| 7      | Gujarat            | 1392                                                                | 1771                                                                | 1218                                                                | 553                                                                 | 174                                                                 |
| 8      | Haryana            | 366                                                                 | 337                                                                 | 273                                                                 | 64                                                                  | 93                                                                  |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh   | 538                                                                 | 146                                                                 | 0                                                                   | 146                                                                 | 538                                                                 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir    | 637                                                                 | 154                                                                 | 99                                                                  | 55                                                                  | 538                                                                 |
| 11     | Jharkhand##        | 297                                                                 | 327                                                                 | 16                                                                  | 311                                                                 | 281                                                                 |
| 12     | Karnataka          | 2359                                                                | 1449                                                                | 1089                                                                | 360                                                                 | 1270                                                                |
| 13     | Kerala             | 849                                                                 | 13                                                                  | 13                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 836                                                                 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh     | 1171                                                                | 1171                                                                | 963                                                                 | 208                                                                 | 208                                                                 |
| 15     | Maharashtra        | 1814                                                                | 2392                                                                | 1801                                                                | 591                                                                 | 13                                                                  |
| 16     | Manipur            | 85                                                                  | 75                                                                  | 59                                                                  | 16                                                                  | 26                                                                  |
| 17     | Meghalaya ###      | 109                                                                 | 67                                                                  | 72                                                                  | *                                                                   | 37                                                                  |
| 18     | Mizoram ^          | 57                                                                  | 85                                                                  | 19                                                                  | 66                                                                  | 38                                                                  |
| 19     | Nagaland           | 126                                                                 | 13                                                                  | 24                                                                  | *                                                                   | 102                                                                 |
| 20     | Odisha ##          | 1280                                                                | 1162                                                                | 559                                                                 | 603                                                                 | 721                                                                 |
| 21     | Punjab             | 432                                                                 | 489                                                                 | 502                                                                 | *                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 22     | Rajasthan          | 2079                                                                | 2070                                                                | 1106                                                                | 964                                                                 | 973                                                                 |
| 23     | Sikkim #           | 24                                                                  | 24                                                                  | 12                                                                  | 12                                                                  | 12                                                                  |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu         | 1362                                                                | 1362                                                                | 991                                                                 | 371                                                                 | 371                                                                 |
| 25     | Telangana          | 689                                                                 | 1111                                                                | 944                                                                 | 167                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 26     | Tripura            | 93                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 33                                                                  | *                                                                   | 60                                                                  |
| 27     | Uttarakhand        | 257                                                                 | 192                                                                 | 155                                                                 | 37                                                                  | 102                                                                 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh      | 3621                                                                | 3781                                                                | 1916                                                                | 1865                                                                | 1705                                                                |
| 29     | West Bengal        | 914                                                                 | 200                                                                 | 157                                                                 | 43                                                                  | 757                                                                 |
| 30     | A& N Islands       | 22                                                                  | 20                                                                  | 20                                                                  | 0                                                                   | 2                                                                   |
| 31     | Chandigarh         | 3                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3                                                                   | *                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 32     | D & N Haveli       | 9                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 9                                                                   |
| 33     | Daman & Diu        | 4                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 4                                                                   |
| 34     | Delhi              | 5                                                                   | 14                                                                  | 9                                                                   | 5                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 35     | Lakshadweep        | 4                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 1                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 3                                                                   |
| 36     | Puducherry         | 40                                                                  | 13                                                                  | 12                                                                  | 1                                                                   | 28                                                                  |
|        | All India/ 2 Total | 25650                                                               | 21748                                                               | 14267                                                               | 7552                                                                | 11712                                                               |

## Notes:

*  Surplus
- # Sanctioned data for year 2011 used

## Sanctioned data for year 2016 used

### Sanctioned data for year 2015 used

^ Sanctioned data for year 2013 - 14 used

- $ Sanctioned and In position data used for the year 2015 & 2016 respectively

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

- 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

NA: Not Available.

|        |                     | HEALTH ASSISTANT [MALE] at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANT [MALE] at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANT [MALE] at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANT [MALE] at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   | HEALTH ASSISTANT [MALE] at PHCs (As on 31st March, 2017)   |
|--------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT            | Required 1                                                 | Sanctioned                                                 | In Position                                                | Vacant                                                     | Shortfall                                                  |
|        |                     | [R]                                                        | [S]                                                        | [P]                                                        | [S-P]                                                      | [R-P]                                                      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh      | 1147                                                       | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 1147                                                       |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh   | 143                                                        | NA                                                         | 81                                                         | NA                                                         | 62                                                         |
| 3      | Assam               | 1014                                                       | NA                                                         | 106                                                        | NA                                                         | 908                                                        |
| 4      | Bihar #             | 1899                                                       | 649                                                        | 212                                                        | 437                                                        | 1687                                                       |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh        | 785                                                        | 588                                                        | 425                                                        | 163                                                        | 360                                                        |
| 6      | Goa                 | 24                                                         | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 24                                                         |
| 7      | Gujarat             | 1392                                                       | 1473                                                       | 933                                                        | 540                                                        | 459                                                        |
| 8      | Haryana             | 366                                                        | 206                                                        | 153                                                        | 53                                                         | 213                                                        |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh    | 538                                                        | 108                                                        | 46                                                         | 62                                                         | 492                                                        |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir     | 637                                                        | 50                                                         | 26                                                         | 24                                                         | 611                                                        |
| 11     | Jharkhand ##        | 297                                                        | 327                                                        | 33                                                         | 294                                                        | 264                                                        |
| 12     | Karnataka           | 2359                                                       | 5861                                                       | 3252                                                       | 2609                                                       | *                                                          |
| 13     | Kerala              | 849                                                        | 2186                                                       | 2186                                                       | 0                                                          | *                                                          |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh      | 1171                                                       | 1171                                                       | 543                                                        | 628                                                        | 628                                                        |
| 15     | Maharashtra         | 1814                                                       | 1722                                                       | 1620                                                       | 102                                                        | 194                                                        |
| 16     | Manipur ###         | 85                                                         | 74                                                         | 65                                                         | 9                                                          | 20                                                         |
| 17     | Meghalaya ^         | 109                                                        | 81                                                         | 83                                                         | *                                                          | 26                                                         |
| 18     | Mizoram ^^          | 57                                                         | 86                                                         | 22                                                         | 64                                                         | 35                                                         |
| 19     | Nagaland ###        | 126                                                        | 0                                                          | 53                                                         | *                                                          | 73                                                         |
| 20     | Odisha              | 1280                                                       | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 1280                                                       |
| 21     | Punjab              | 432                                                        | 407                                                        | 268                                                        | 139                                                        | 164                                                        |
| 22     | Rajasthan           | 2079                                                       | 119                                                        | 34                                                         | 85                                                         | 2045                                                       |
| 23     | Sikkim              | 24                                                         | NA                                                         | 1                                                          | NA                                                         | 23                                                         |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu          | 1362                                                       | 1489                                                       | 1036                                                       | 453                                                        | 326                                                        |
| 25     | Telangana           | 689                                                        | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 689                                                        |
| 26     | Tripura             | 93                                                         | 0                                                          | 23                                                         | *                                                          | 70                                                         |
| 27     | Uttarakhand         | 257                                                        | 66                                                         | 13                                                         | 53                                                         | 244                                                        |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh       | 3621                                                       | 5757                                                       | 954                                                        | 4803                                                       | 2667                                                       |
| 29     | West Bengal         | 914                                                        | 286                                                        | 73                                                         | 213                                                        | 841                                                        |
| 30     | A& N Islands        | 22                                                         | 11                                                         | 11                                                         | 0                                                          | 11                                                         |
| 31     | Chandigarh          | 3                                                          | NA                                                         | 0                                                          | NA                                                         | 3                                                          |
| 32     | D & N Haveli        | 9                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 9                                                          |
| 33     | Daman & Diu         | 4                                                          | 2                                                          | 2                                                          | 0                                                          | 2                                                          |
| 34     | Delhi               | 5                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 5                                                          |
| 35     | Lakshadweep         | 4                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 0                                                          | 4                                                          |
| 36     | Puducherry          | 40                                                         | 34                                                         | 34                                                         | 0                                                          | 6                                                          |
|        | All India 2 / Total | 25650                                                      | 22753                                                      | 12288                                                      | 10731                                                      | 15592                                                      |

Notes:

NA: Not Available.

# Sanctioned data for year 2011 used

##  Sanctioned data for year 2016 used

###  Data for year 2015 used

^ Sanctioned data for year 2015 used

^^ Sanctioned data foryear 2013 - 14

used

$ Data used for year

2016

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 av excluded