Lok Sabha Question No. 6465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Shortage of Homoeopathic Doctors in CGHS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6465 TO BE ANSWERED ON  6 TH APRIL, 2018

## SHORTAGE OF HOMOEOPA THIC DOCTORS IN CGHS

## 6465. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the number of homoeopathic doctors working in the CGHS Homoeopathy Dispensaries in th country, State/UT - wise particularly in Delhi;

- (b) wheth er there is a acute shortage of homoeopathic doctors in the CGHS dispensaries, i the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

- (c) whether the CGHS Homoeopathic dispensaries disburse only generic/ substandard medicin available in the store and not indented good quality of medicines through medical store;

- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government to address the shortage of homoeopathy doct in CGHS dispensaries and also make available quality homoeopathic medicines?

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

- (a):Details are at Annexure.

- (b): No.

- (c) & (d): No.

- (e): Following steps have been taken to address the shortage of homeopathy doctors in CG dispensaries and also make available quality homoeopathic medicines: -

- Homoeopathic Doctors are recruited through UPSC against vacant posts on regular basi

- There  is  a  clause  in  the  e - ender  document  for  procurement  of  medicines  regarding quality assurance.

Contd…….

- The medicines are accepted in the CGHS Homoeopathic dispensaries only if: -
- (i) The  lab  analytical  report  of  each  batch  of  medicines  from  the  NABL  accredit laboratory is enclosed.
- (ii) The medicines conform to the Homoeopathic Pharmacopeia of India (HPI) quality standard.
- If  any  parameter  of  the  ba tch  supplied  is  found  not  matching  with  the  HPI  quality standard,  the  sample  of  the  same  is  further  tested  from  the  Govt.  Homoeopat Pharmacopeia  Laboratory  (HPL)  and  accepted  only  if  passed  in  the  drug  test. substandard  medicine  is  accepted  by  the  CG HS  Homoeopathic  Medical  Store  Depot (HMSD).

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER OF HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTORS WORKING IN CGHS HOMOEOPATHIC DISPENSARIES

|         |            | Homoeopathic Doctors   | Homoeopathic Doctors   |
|---------|------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| SI. No. | CGHS City  | Sanctioned Post s      | In position            |
| 1       | Ahmedabad  | 1                      | 1                      |
| 2       | Allahabad  | 2                      | 0                      |
| 3       | Bangalore  | 2                      | 2                      |
| 4       | Chennai    | 2                      | 2                      |
| 5       | Delhi      | 29                     | 28                     |
| 6       | Hyderabad  | 4                      | 4                      |
| 7       | Jaipur     | 2                      | 1                      |
| 8       | Kanpur     | 4                      | 2                      |
| 9       | Kolkata    | 4                      | 4                      |
| 10      | Lucknow    | 2                      | 2                      |
| 11      | Meerut     | 2                      | 2                      |
| 12      | Mumbai     | 6                      | 4                      |
| 13      | Nagpur     | 2                      | 2                      |
| 14      | Patna      | 2                      | 2                      |
| 15      | Pune       | 4                      | 4                      |
| 16      | Guwahati   | 1                      | 1                      |
| 17      | Trivandrum | 1                      | 1                      |
|         | Total      | 70                     | 62                     |