Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Vacancies in New AIIMS Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), K. GOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 150 TO BE ANSWERED ON   15 TH DECEMBER, 2017

## VACANCIES IN NEW AII MS HOSPITALS

## 150. DR. RATNA DE (NAG): DR. K. GOPAL:

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

- (a) whether out of 1300 posts advertised for the six new AIIMS only 300 were selected and 200 finally joined and if so, the details thereof along with the number of vacancies yet to be fi lled, postwise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to hire retired professors up to the age of 70 years on contract as faculty in the said AIIMS and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to fill the vacancies in new AIIMS?

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

- (a): 1300 Faculty posts were advertised in 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17. Presently, selection process has been completed against all 130 0 vacancies and in all 501 candidates have been empanelled. Out of these 337 candidates have joined.

A total number of 305 posts of various Faculty disciplines have been created for e six  functional  AIIMS  namely  AIIMS  at  Bhopal,  Bhubaneswar,  Jodhpur ,  Patna,  Raipur  and Rishikesh. Recruitment to various positions is done on need basis keeping in view the add services  and  facilities  planned  to  be  added  in  the  hospitals.  Vacant  faculty  posts  a advertised regularly by the Institutes dependi ng on their requirement. However, as high standards have to be maintained in selection, keeping in view the stature of these Institutes of Importance, all the advertised positions could not be filled up. Institute wise details posts of F aculties against the sanctioned posts are given in Annexure.

- (b): Competent Authority has approved the engagement of retired Faculty at the lev of Professor, Additional Professor and Associate Professor, on contract basis, in new AII to the age of 70 years, from Institutes of National Importance (INIs) and Government Medic Colleges  (GMCs).  The  retired  Faculty  to  be  taken  on  contract  would  be  termed  as  Profe (Consultant), Additional Professor(Consultant) and Associate Professor(Consultant). e contractual engagement of retired Faculty would be against vacant regular posts in new A and there would be continued attempts for direct recruitment of Faculty by open advertisem

(c): To facilitate expeditious filling up of vacancies, separ ate Standing Selection Committee (SSCs) have been constituted for each of the aforesaid six AIIMS.

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

Contractual appointment of Faculty has also been permitted as detailed in the re question at (b) a ove.

Filling  up  of  vacant  Faculty  posts  from  Institute  of  National  Importance  (INI) Government  Medical  Colleges  (GMCs)  in  various  disciplines  is  permitted  to  be  filled deputation in six new AIIMS in case direct recruitment fails, initially for a period of five years, extendable for another two years and regulated as per extant guidelines of the Government.

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

| AIIMS        |   Sancti oned Posts |   Posts filled at present |   Posts vacant at present | Status of Recruitment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|--------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bhopal       |                 305 |                       133 |                       172 | 251 posts advertised out of which empanelled. 91 candidates have joined candidates have declined to join as candidates have sought Advertisement for remaining Faculty being advertised shortly.                                                                            |
| Bhubanes war |                 305 |                       131 |                       174 | Advertisement for 179 posts of faculty published in March, 2017. Interview selection of faculties has been completed and 72 candidates have been selected based recommendations of Standing Committee and placed to the Go verning Body for approval in its meeting held on |
| Jodhpur      |                 305 |                       139 |                       166 | Advertisement for 45 faculty posts has been advertised, last date of application is 18 th Dec, 2017. Advertisement remaining Faculty posts will be January, 2018.                                                                                                           |
| Patna        |                 305 |                        52 |                       253 | 252 posts were advertised against which of 84 candidates have been empanelled the recommendations of Standing Committee and approved by Governing meeting held on 05.12.2017.                                                                                               |
| Raipur       |                 305 |                        96 |                       209 | Proposed to be filled by March, 2018.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Rishikesh    |                 305 |                       140 |                       165 | 163 posts were advertised in June, which 46 Number of Faculty has been by Governing Body meeting dated                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Total        |                1830 |                       691 |                      1139 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

## ANNEXURE

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## DETAILS OF PRESENT FACULTY POSITION POST WISE IN SIX NEW AIIMS

| Institute            | AIIMS Bhopal    | AIIMS Bhopal   | AIIMS Bhopal   |
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Faculty Post         | Sanctioned Post | Posts Filled   | Posts Vacant   |
| Professor            | 54              | 15             | 39             |
| Additional Professor | 45              | 15             | 30             |
| Associate Professor  | 81              | 44             | 37             |
| Assistant Professor  | 125             | 59             | 66             |
| Total                | 305             | 133            | 172            |

| Institute            | AIIMS Jodhpur   | AIIMS Jodhpur   | AIIMS Jodhpur   |
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Faculty Post         | Sanctioned Post | Posts Filled    | Posts Vacant    |
| Professor            | 54              | 15              | 39              |
| Additional Professor | 45              | 12              | 33              |
| Associate Professor  | 81              | 38              | 43              |
| Assistant Professor  | 125             | 74              | 51              |
| Total                | 305             | 139             | 166             |

| Institute            | AIIMS Raipur    | AIIMS Raipur   | AIIMS Raipur   |
|----------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Faculty Post         | Sanctioned Post | Posts Filled   | Posts Vacant   |
| Professor            | 54              | 10             | 44             |
| Additional Professor | 45              | 18             | 27             |
| Associate Professor  | 81              | 42             | 39             |
| Assistant Professor  | 125             | 26             | 99             |
| Total                | 305             | 96             | 209            |

| Institute            | AIIMS Bhubaneswar   | AIIMS Bhubaneswar   | AIIMS Bhubaneswar   |
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Faculty Post         | Sanctioned Post     | Posts Filled        | Posts Vacant        |
| Professor            | 54                  | 13                  | 41                  |
| Additional Professor | 45                  | 12                  | 33                  |
| Associate Professor  | 81                  | 39                  | 42                  |
| Assistant Professor  | 125                 | 67                  | 58                  |
| Total                | 305                 | 131                 | 174                 |

| Institute            | AIIMS Patna     | AIIMS Patna   | AIIMS Patna   |
|----------------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
| Faculty Post         | Sanctioned Post | Posts Filled  | Posts Vacant  |
| Professor            | 54              | 8             | 46            |
| Additional Professor | 45              | 4             | 41            |
| Associate Professor  | 81              | 5             | 76            |
| Assistant Professor  | 125             | 35            | 90            |
| Total                | 305             | 52            | 253           |

| Institute            | AIIMS Rishikesh   | AIIMS Rishikesh   | AIIMS Rishikesh   |
|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Faculty Post         | Sanctioned Post   | Posts Filled      | Posts Vacant      |
| Professor            | 54                | 19                | 35                |
| Additional Professor | 45                | 21                | 24                |
| Associate Professor  | 81                | 38                | 43                |
| Assistant Professor  | 125               | 62                | 63                |
| Total                | 305               | 140               | 165               |