Lok Sabha Question No. 1236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-22
Subject: Shortage of Doctors in Central Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 1236 TO BE ANSWERED ON   22ND  DECEMBER, 2017

## SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

## 1236. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  vacancies  of  doctors,  nurses,  technicians  and  other  employees  in  C hospitals of the country, State/UTwise and hospital - wise;
- (b ) the number of vacancies filled by his Ministry to address the shortage of doctors, nu non- medical employees in hospitals during the last three years;
- (c) whether his Ministry has any guidelines to fill the backlog;
- (d) if so, the details ther eof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): As far as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, are concerned, t details are given at Annexure.

(c) to (e): In case of doctors, every year, on the basis of vacancies projected by the Health  and  Family Welfare,  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC)  conducts  Combined Medical  Services  Examination  for  recruitment  of  Medical  officers  of  GDMO  sub - cadre  of Central Health Services. For filling up of vacant posts belonging to Specialists sub - cadres  of Central  H ealth  Service,  requisitions  are  also  sent  to  UPSC.  Based  on  the  recommendati received from UPSC, candidates are given offer of appointment. Pending recommendations fr UPSC, concerned units are permitted to make contractual appointments against the vac ant posts, as a stop -gap arrangement, in public interest, till the time regular incumbent joins the pos

The rest of the vacant posts other than the doctors are filled as per the requireme respective  Hospitals  in  terms  of  Recruitment  Rules  on  r egular  basis,  through  contractual appointment as a stop - ga  arrangement and on outsource basis on the basis of approval receive from the Ministry.

Vacant Posts

| Name of the post   |   Safdarjung Hospital |   LHMC & Associated Hospitals |   Dr. RML Hospital |
|--------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
| Doctors            |                   115 |                            50 |                 47 |
| Resident Doctors   |                   466 |                            56 |                123 |
| Nurses             |                   172 |                           131 |                229 |
| Technicians        |                    93 |                           207 |                162 |
| Other employees    |                   168 |                           113 |                437 |

Total vacancies filled during the last three years

| Name of the            | postSafdarjung Hospital   |   LHMC & Associated Hospitals |   Dr. RML Hospital |
|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
| Doctors                | 123                       |                           138 |                267 |
| Resident Doctors1096   |                           |                           544 |               1516 |
| Nurses                 | 231                       |                           401 |                 97 |
| Non - medical employee | 106                       |                            18 |                 58 |

Annexure