Lok Sabha Question No. 2259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Shortage of Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, ABHISHEK SINGH, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2259 TH

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 JULY, 2017

## SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS

## 2259. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether there is a huge shortage of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals in the Government hospitals particularly in rural areas of the country, if so, he details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT - wise;
- (b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  deal  with  shortage  of  doctors  and  other healthcare professionals in the country specially in rural areas;
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to encourage the doctors and nurses for posting in rural areas;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any plan  to  involve  private  players vis - à- vis promotion  of alternative medical course to bridge th e growing gap between demand and supply of healthcare professionals, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the further steps taken/being taken by he Government to expedite recruitment process to fill the vacant posts in various Government hospitals in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): As per Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2016, there is a shortage of doctors, nurs other healthcare professionals in public health facilities. State/UT - wise availability of doctors, specialists, nursing st aff, radiographers, pharmacists and laboratory t echnicians is at Annexure.

Various  reasons  attributed  for  shortage  of  healthcare  professionals  in  public facilities, particularly in rural areas include overall shortage of healthcare professi country, feeling of professional isolation among healthcare professiona ls, and unwillingness on their part to work in rural areas.

(b) &( c) : Public  health  and  hospitals  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibil ensure availability of healthcare professionals in public health facilities lies with t G overnments.  However,  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  financial  and  technica support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems including supp insourcing  or  engagement  of healthcare  professionals  on  contractual  basis, based  on  the requirements posed by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) wit their overall resource envelope.

Support is also provided to States/UTs for hard area allowance to healthcare profess for  serving  in  rural  and  r emote  areas  and  for  their  residential  quarters  so  that  they  fin attractive to serve in public health facilities in such areas.

I n order to encourage doctors to work in remote and difficult areas, the Medical Co of  India,  with  the  previous  approva l of Central Government, has amended the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 to provide:

- I. 50%  of  the  seats  in  Post  Graduate  Diploma  Courses  shall  be  reserved  for  Medic Officers in the Government service, who have served for at least three ye ars in remote and difficult areas. After acquiring the PG Diploma, the Medical Officers shall se two more years in remote and/or difficult areas; and
- II. Incentive at the rate of 10% ofthe marks obtained for each year in service in remote or difficult areas and upto the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in the entrance test for admissions in Post Graduate Medical Courses.
3. (d): Currently, there is no such plan.

(e): Public health an d hospitals being a State subject, all administrative and personnel mat including recruitment of health human resources falls within the jurisdiction of the r State/UT Governments. However, under NHM the State/UT Governments are advised from time to  time  to expedite  recruitment of  health  human  resources to  fill  the  vacant  posts  in  various public health facilities.

|        |                                | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2016)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2016)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2016)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2016)   | DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|--------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                       | Required 1                                                     | Sanctioned                                                     | In Position                                                    | Vacant                                                         | Shortfall                                                      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                 | [R] 1075                                                       | [S] 2270                                                       | [P] 1412                                                       | [S- P] 858                                                     | [R-P] *                                                        |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh              | 143                                                            | NA                                                             | 122                                                            | NA                                                             | 21                                                             |
| 3      | Assam                          | 1014                                                           | NA                                                             | 932                                                            | NA                                                             | 82                                                             |
| 4      | Bihar**                        | 1802                                                           | 2078                                                           | 1786                                                           | 292                                                            | 16                                                             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                   | 790                                                            | 777                                                            | 344                                                            | 433                                                            | 446                                                            |
| 6      | Goa                            | 22                                                             | 48                                                             | 56                                                             | *                                                              | *                                                              |
| 7      | Gujarat                        | 1314                                                           | 1697                                                           | 1105                                                           | 592                                                            | 209                                                            |
| 8      | Haryana                        | 474                                                            | 635                                                            | 489                                                            | 146                                                            | *                                                              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh               | 518                                                            | 636                                                            | 424                                                            | 212                                                            | 94                                                             |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir                | 637                                                            | 1347                                                           | 761                                                            | 586                                                            | *                                                              |
| 11     | Jharkhand                      | 327                                                            | 327                                                            | 271                                                            | 56                                                             | 56                                                             |
| 12     | Karnataka                      | 2353                                                           | 2353                                                           | 2133                                                           | 220                                                            | 220                                                            |
| 13     | Kerala                         | 824                                                            | 1120                                                           | 1169                                                           | *                                                              | *                                                              |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh                 | 1171                                                           | 1771                                                           | 946                                                            | 825                                                            | 225                                                            |
| 15     | Maharashtra                    | 1811                                                           | 3009                                                           | 2927                                                           | 82                                                             | *                                                              |
| 16     | Manipur                        | 85                                                             | 238                                                            | 194                                                            | 44                                                             | *                                                              |
| 17     | Meghalaya##                    | 109                                                            | 128                                                            | 105                                                            | 23                                                             | 4                                                              |
| 18     | Mizoram ^                      | 57                                                             | 152                                                            | 71                                                             | 81                                                             | *                                                              |
| 19     | Nagaland                       | 126                                                            | 108                                                            | 120                                                            | *                                                              | 6                                                              |
| 20     | Odisha                         | 1305                                                           | 1312                                                           | 959                                                            | 353                                                            | 346                                                            |
| 21     | Punjab                         | 427                                                            | 518                                                            | 494                                                            | 24                                                             | *                                                              |
| 22     | Rajasthan                      | 2080                                                           | 2807                                                           | 2422                                                           | 385                                                            | *                                                              |
| 23     | Sikkim                         | 24                                                             | NA                                                             | 26                                                             | NA                                                             | *                                                              |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                     | 1368                                                           | 2927                                                           | 2751                                                           | 176                                                            | *                                                              |
| 25     | Telangana                      | 668                                                            | 1318                                                           | 1024                                                           | 294                                                            | *                                                              |
| 26     | Tripura ##                     | 94                                                             | 158                                                            | 147                                                            | 11                                                             | *                                                              |
| 27     | Uttarakhand                    | 257                                                            | 386                                                            | 215                                                            | 171                                                            | 42                                                             |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh                  | 3497                                                           | 4509                                                           | 2209                                                           | 2300                                                           | 1288                                                           |
| 29     | West Bengal                    | 909                                                            | 1324                                                           | 721                                                            | 603                                                            | 188                                                            |
| 30     | A& N Islands                   | 22                                                             | 42                                                             | 36                                                             | 6                                                              | *                                                              |
| 31     | Chandigarh##                   | 3                                                              | 0                                                              | 2                                                              | *                                                              | 1                                                              |
| 32     | D & N Haveli                   | 11                                                             | 6                                                              | 11                                                             | *                                                              | 0                                                              |
| 33     | Daman & Diu                    | 4                                                              | 3                                                              |                                                                | *                                                              | *                                                              |
|        |                                |                                                                |                                                                | 7                                                              |                                                                |                                                                |
| 34     | Delhi                          | 5                                                              | 21                                                             | 20                                                             | 1 *                                                            | * *                                                            |
| 35 36  | Lakshadweep                    | 4 24                                                           | 5                                                              | 7 46                                                           | *                                                              | *                                                              |
|        | Puducherry All India 2 / Total | 25354                                                          | 38 34068                                                       | 26464                                                          | 8774                                                           | 3244                                                           |

Notes:

- ## Sanctioned data for 2015 used
- ** Sanctioned data for 2011 used
- ^ Sanctioned data for 2013 - 14 used

NA: Not Available.

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

- +: Allopathic Doctors 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 available, are excluded

| General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs   | General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs   | General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs   | General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                      | State/UT                                                    |                                                             | (As on 31st March,                                          |
| S. No.                                                      | State/UT                                                    | [S]                                                         | [P]                                                         |
| 1                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 312                                                         | 272                                                         |
| 2                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | NA                                                          | 128                                                         |
| 3                                                           | Assam                                                       | NA                                                          | 350                                                         |
| 4                                                           | Bihar                                                       | NA                                                          | 735                                                         |
| 5                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                | 321                                                         | 393                                                         |
| 6                                                           | Goa                                                         | 12                                                          | 10                                                          |
| 7                                                           | Gujarat                                                     | 1049                                                        | 812                                                         |
| 8                                                           | Haryana                                                     | 410                                                         | 265                                                         |
| 9                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 234                                                         | 220                                                         |
| 10                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                                             | 751                                                         | 604                                                         |
| 11                                                          | Jharkhand                                                   | 564                                                         | 594                                                         |
| 12                                                          | Karnataka                                                   | 255                                                         | 218                                                         |
| 13                                                          | Kerala                                                      | 781                                                         | 1019                                                        |
| 14                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 1854                                                        | 904                                                         |
| 15                                                          | Maharashtra                                                 | 512                                                         | 486                                                         |
| 16                                                          | Manipur                                                     | 97                                                          | 93                                                          |
| 17                                                          | Meghalaya##                                                 | 91                                                          | 64                                                          |
| 18                                                          | Mizoram                                                     | NA                                                          | 13                                                          |
| 19                                                          | Nagaland                                                    | 42                                                          | 51                                                          |
| 20                                                          | Odisha                                                      | 449                                                         | 722                                                         |
| 21                                                          | Punjab                                                      | 206                                                         | 398                                                         |
| 22                                                          | Rajasthan                                                   | 1442                                                        | 1045                                                        |
| 23                                                          | Sikkim                                                      | NA                                                          | 3                                                           |
| 24                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 2100                                                        | 1787                                                        |
| 25                                                          | Telangana                                                   | 226                                                         | 197                                                         |
| 26                                                          | Tripura###                                                  | 64                                                          | 58                                                          |
| 27                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                 | 57                                                          | 47                                                          |
| 28                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 778                                                         | 778                                                         |
| 29                                                          | West Bengal                                                 | 790                                                         | 876                                                         |
| 30                                                          | A& N Islands                                                | 13                                                          | 13                                                          |
| 31                                                          | Chandigarh^                                                 | 6                                                           | 18                                                          |
| 32                                                          | D & N Haveli                                                | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 33                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                 | 4                                                           | 4                                                           |
| 34                                                          | Delhi                                                       | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 35                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                 | 12                                                          | 12                                                          |
| 36                                                          | Puducherry                                                  | 18                                                          | 18                                                          |
|                                                             | All India/Total 2                                           | 13450                                                       | 13207                                                       |

Notes:

## Data for 2015 used

### Sanctioned data for 2015 used

^ Sanctioned data for 2013 - 14 used

NA: Not Available

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy,  the States/UTs for which manpower position is not availa are excluded

## TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs

## Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians]

| S. No.   | State/UT            | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 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      | 772                        | 384                        | 159                        | 225                        | 613                        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 252                        | NA                         | 4                          | NA                         | 248                        |
| 3        | Assam               | 604                        | NA                         | 131                        | NA                         | 473                        |
| 4        | Bihar               | 592                        | NA                         | 40                         | NA                         | 552                        |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        | 620                        | 620                        | 61                         | 559                        | 559                        |
| 6        | Goa                 | 16                         | 5                          | 5                          | 0                          | 11                         |
| 7        | Gujarat             | 1288                       | 186                        | 148                        | 38                         | 1140                       |
| 8        | Haryana             | 440                        | 153                        | 30                         | 123                        | 410                        |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh    | 316                        | NA                         | 7                          | NA                         | 309                        |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 336                        | 344                        | 190                        | 154                        | 146                        |
| 11       | Jharkhand           | 752                        | 131                        | 122                        | 9                          | 630                        |
| 12       | Karnataka           | 824                        | 824                        | 498                        | 326                        | 326                        |
| 13       | Kerala              | 900                        | 30                         | 40                         | *                          | 860                        |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1336                       | 1336                       | 289                        | 1047                       | 1047                       |
| 15       | Maharashtra         | 1440                       | 823                        | 505                        | 318                        | 935                        |
| 16       | Manipur             | 68                         | 4                          | 3                          | 1                          | 65                         |
| 17       | Meghalaya##         | 108                        | 3                          | 12                         | *                          | 96                         |
| 18       | Mizoram###          | 36                         | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 36                         |
| 19       | Nagaland            | 84                         | NA                         | 8                          | NA                         | 76                         |
| 20       | Odisha              | 1508                       | 908                        | 354                        | 554                        | 1154                       |
| 21       | Punjab              | 600                        | 578                        | 196                        | 382                        | 404                        |
| 22       | Rajasthan           | 2284                       | 1654                       | 497                        | 1157                       | 1787                       |
| 23       | Sikkim              | 8                          | NA                         | 0                          | NA                         | 8                          |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu          | 1540                       | NA                         | 76                         | NA                         | 1464                       |
| 25       | Telangana           | 456                        | 284                        | 147                        | 137                        | 309                        |
| 26       | Tripura             | 80                         | 0                          | 1                          | *                          | 79                         |
| 27       | Uttarakhand         | 236                        | 200                        | 41                         | 159                        | 195                        |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh       | 3092                       | 2099                       | 484                        | 1615                       | 2608                       |
| 29       | West Bengal         | 1396                       | 669                        | 125                        | 544                        | 1271                       |
| 30       | A& N Islands        | 16                         | 9                          | 0                          | 9                          | 16                         |
| 31       | Chandigarh**        | 8                          | 11                         | 14                         | *                          | *                          |
| 32       | D & N Haveli        | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 33       | Daman & Diu         | 8                          | 2                          | 0                          | 2                          | 8                          |
| 34       | Delhi               | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 35       | Lakshadweep         | 12                         | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 12                         |
| 36       | Puducherry          | 12                         | 5                          | 5                          | 0                          | 7                          |
|          | All India 2 / Total | 22040                      | 11262                      | 4192                       | 7359                       | 17854                      |

Notes:

**Sanctioned data for 2013 - 14 used

##Sanctioned data for 2015 used

### Data for 2015 repeated

NA: Not Available.

- 1 Four per Community Health Centre

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of Sta e - 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 position is , are excluded

| NURSING STAFF at PHCs & CHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs & CHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs & CHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs & CHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs & CHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs & CHCs   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S. No.                         | State/UT                       | Required 1                     | Sanctioned In                  | Position Vacant                | Shortfall 1                    |
| S. No.                         | State/UT                       | [R1]                           | [S] [P]                        | [S- P]                         | [R1-P]                         |
| 1                              | Andhra Pradesh                 | 2426                           | 5117 4672                      | 445                            | *                              |
| 2                              | Arunachal Pradesh              | 584                            | NA 489                         | NA                             | 95                             |
| 3                              | Assam#                         | 2071                           | 2798 2552                      | 246                            | *                              |
| 4                              | Bihar##                        | 2838                           | 1662 1884                      | *                              | 954                            |
| 5                              | Chhattisgarh                   | 1875                           | 2335 1476                      | 859                            | 399                            |
| 6                              | Goa                            | 50                             | 80 86                          | *                              | *                              |
| 7                              | Gujarat                        | 3568                           | 3203 2710                      | 493                            | 858                            |
| 8                              | Haryana                        | 1244                           | 1783 1685                      | 98                             | *                              |
| 9                              | Himachal Pradesh               | 1071                           | 837 666                        | 171                            | 405                            |
| 10                             | Jammu & Kashmir                | 1225 1410                      | 1391                           | 19                             | *                              |
| 11                             | Jharkhand                      | 1643 703                       | 1054                           | *                              | 589                            |
| 12                             | Karnataka                      | 3795                           | 3459 3293                      | 166                            | 502                            |
| 13                             | Kerala                         | 2399                           | 3610 3969                      | *                              | *                              |
| 14                             | Madhya Pradesh                 | 3509                           | 4624 3463                      | 1161                           | 46                             |
| 15                             | Maharashtra                    | 4331                           | 3218 2429                      | 789                            | 1902                           |
| 16                             | Manipur                        | 204                            | 484 397                        | 87                             | *                              |
| 17                             | Meghalaya**                    | 298                            | 413 582                        | *                              | *                              |
| 18                             | Mizoram                        | 120                            | NA 219                         | NA                             | *                              |
| 19                             | Nagaland                       | 273                            | 175 334                        | *                              | *                              |
| 20                             | Odisha                         | 3944                           | 903 1411                       | *                              | 2533                           |
| 21                             | Punjab                         | 1477                           | 2189 2124                      | 65                             | *                              |
| 22                             | Rajasthan                      | 6077                           | 13435 9311                     | 4124                           | *                              |
| 23                             | Sikkim                         | 38                             | NA 44                          | NA                             | *                              |
| 24                             | Tamil Nadu                     | 4063                           | 8133 7172                      | 961                            | *                              |
| 25                             | Telangana                      | 1466                           | 1666 1453                      | 213                            | 13                             |
| 26                             | Tripura **                     | 234                            | 421 540                        | *                              | *                              |
| 27                             | Uttarakhand                    | 670                            | 307 349                        | *                              | 321                            |
| 28                             | Uttar Pradesh                  | 8908                           | 4497 4412                      | 85                             | 4496                           |
| 29                             | West Bengal                    | 3352                           | 10677 8403                     | 2274                           | *                              |
| 30                             | A& N Islands                   | 50                             | 138 129                        | 9                              | *                              |
| 31                             | Chandigarh^^                   | 17                             | 47 79                          | *                              | *                              |
| 32                             | D & N Haveli                   | 11                             | 8 32                           | *                              | *                              |
| 33                             | Daman & Diu                    | 18                             | 14 16                          | *                              | 2                              |
| 34                             | Delhi                          | 5                              | 5 7                            | *                              | *                              |
| 35                             | Lakshadweep                    | 25                             | 52 52                          | 0                              | *                              |
| 36                             |                                | 45                             | 127                            | *                              | *                              |
|                                | Puducherry All India/Total     | 63924                          | 137 78530                      | 69022 12265                    | 13115                          |

Notes:

- # Data  for 2013 used
- ## Sanctioned data for 2011 used
- **Sanctioned data for 2015 used
- ^^Sanctioned data for 2013 - 14 used
- 1 One per Primary Health Centre and seven 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

- *: Surplus.

NA: NotAvailable.

## RADIOGRAPHERS at CHCs

| S. No.   | State/UT          | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 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    | 193                        | 96                         | 37                         | 59                         | 156                        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 63                         | NA                         | 7                          | NA                         | 56                         |
| 3        | Assam#            | 151                        | 145                        | 59                         | 86                         | 92                         |
| 4        | Bihar##           | 148                        | 89                         | 1                          | 88                         | 147                        |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 155                        | 155                        | 137                        | 18                         | 18                         |
| 6        | Goa               | 4                          | 4                          | 4                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 322                        | 322                        | 156                        | 166                        | 166                        |
| 8        | Haryana           | 110                        | 79                         | 53                         | 26                         | 57                         |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 79                         | 65                         | 43                         | 22                         | 36                         |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 84                         | 305                        | 198                        | 107                        | *                          |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 188                        | 188                        | 39                         | 149                        | 149                        |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 206                        | 206                        | 167                        | 39                         | 39                         |
| 13       | Kerala            | 225                        | 16                         | 18                         | *                          | 207                        |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 334                        | 312                        | 174                        | 138                        | 160                        |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 360                        | 140                        | 106                        | 34                         | 254                        |
| 16       | Manipur           | 17                         | 13                         | 13                         | 0                          | 4                          |
| 17       | Meghalaya**       | 27                         | 19                         | 20                         | *                          | 7                          |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 9                          | NA                         | 7                          | NA                         | 2                          |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 21                         | 1                          | 1                          | 0                          | 20                         |
| 20       | Odisha            | 377                        | 61                         | 56                         | 5                          | 321                        |
| 21       | Punjab            | 150                        | 171                        | 139                        | 32                         | 11                         |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 571                        | 767                        | 205                        | 562                        | 366                        |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 2                          | NA                         | 0                          | NA                         | 2                          |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 385                        | 294                        | 119                        | 175                        | 266                        |
| 25       | Telangana         | 114                        | 71                         | 28                         | 43                         | 86                         |
| 26       | Tripura **        | 20                         | 4                          | 7                          | *                          | 13                         |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 59                         | 32                         | 15                         | 17                         | 44                         |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 773                        | 230                        | 82                         | 148                        | 691                        |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 349                        | 119                        | 78                         | 41                         | 271                        |
| 30       | A& N Islands      | 4                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 4                          |
| 31       | Chandigarh^^      | 2                          | 5                          | 5                          | 0                          | *                          |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 2                          | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          | *                          |
| 34       | Delhi             | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 3                          | 5                          | 5                          | 0                          | *                          |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 3                          | 3                          | 3                          | 0                          | 0                          |
|          | AllIndia/Total    | 5510                       | 3920                       | 1985                       | 1955                       | 3645                       |

Notes:

- 1

## Sanctioned data for 2011 used

- **Sanctioned data for 2015 used
- # Data  for 2013 used
- ^^Sanctioned data for 2013 - 14 used

One 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

NA: Not Available.

## PHARMACISTS at PHCs & CHCs

| S. No.   | State/UT          | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   | (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 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    | 1268                       | 1325                       | 1069                       | 256                        | 199                        |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 206                        | NA                         | 89                         | NA                         | 117                        |
| 3        | Assam#            | 1165                       | 1284                       | 1369                       | *                          | *                          |
| 4        | Bihar             | 1950                       | 989                        | 287                        | 702                        | 1663                       |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 945                        | 1064                       | 862                        | 202                        | 83                         |
| 6        | Goa               | 26                         | 17                         | 16                         | 1                          | 10                         |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 1636                       | 1669                       | 1343                       | 326                        | 293                        |
| 8        | Haryana           | 584                        | 568                        | 508                        | 60                         | 76                         |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 597                        | 594                        | 485                        | 109                        | 112                        |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 721                        | 1137                       | 738                        | 399                        | *                          |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 515                        | 515                        | 236                        | 279                        | 279                        |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 2559                       | 2668                       | 2522                       | 146                        | 37                         |
| 13       | Kerala            | 1049                       | 1036                       | 1102                       | *                          | *                          |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1505                       | 3076                       | 2583                       | 493                        | *                          |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 2171                       | 2355                       | 2112                       | 243                        | 59                         |
| 16       | Manipur           | 102                        | 145                        | 152                        | *                          | *                          |
| 17       | Meghalaya**       | 136                        | 135                        | 164                        | *                          | *                          |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 66                         | NA                         | 50                         | NA                         | 16                         |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 147                        | 114                        | 101                        | 13                         | 46                         |
| 20       | Odisha            | 1682                       | 1819                       | 1650                       | 169                        | 32                         |
| 21       | Punjab            | 577                        | 841                        | 805                        | 36                         | *                          |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 2651                       | 1240                       | 623                        | 617                        | 2028                       |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 26                         | NA                         | 10                         | NA                         | 16                         |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 1753                       | 1795                       | 1528                       | 267                        | 225                        |
| 25       | Telangana         | 782                        | 928                        | 691                        | 237                        | 91                         |
| 26       | Tripura**         | 114                        | 102                        | 156                        | *                          | *                          |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 316                        | 325                        | 307                        | 18                         | 9                          |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 4270                       | 2952                       | 2883                       | 69                         | 1387                       |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 1258                       | 1300                       | 1067                       | 233                        | 191                        |
| 30       | A& N Islands      | 26                         | 53                         | 49                         | 4                          | *                          |
| 31       | Chandigarh^^      | 5                          | 16                         | 20                         | *                          | *                          |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      | 11                         | 7                          | 11                         | *                          | 0                          |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       | 6                          | 5                          | 7                          | *                          | *                          |
| 34       | Delhi             | 5                          | 7                          | 7                          | 0                          | *                          |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 7                          | 15                         | 15                         | 0                          | *                          |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 27                         | 42                         | 37                         | 5                          | *                          |
|          | All India/Total   | 30864                      | 30138                      | 25654                      | 4884                       | 6969                       |

Notes:

# Data  for 2013 used

- **Sanctioned data for 2015 used
- ^^Sanctioned data for 2013 - 14 used
- One per each Primary Health Centre and Community
- 1 Health Centre

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

- *: Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

|        |                   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs & CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                                       | Sanctioned                                                       | In Position                                                      | Vacant                                                           | Shortfall                                                        |
|        |                   | [R]                                                              | [S]                                                              | [P]                                                              | [S- P]                                                           | [R-P]                                                            |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1268                                                             | 1053                                                             | 806                                                              | 247                                                              | 462                                                              |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 206                                                              | NA                                                               | 123                                                              | NA                                                               | 83                                                               |
| 3      | Assam#            | 1165                                                             | 860                                                              | 1260                                                             | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 4      | Bihar             | 1950                                                             | 683                                                              | 611                                                              | 72                                                               | 1339                                                             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 945                                                              | 945                                                              | 690                                                              | 255                                                              | 255                                                              |
| 6      | Goa               | 26                                                               | 15                                                               | 14                                                               | 1                                                                | 12                                                               |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 1636                                                             | 1649                                                             | 1128                                                             | 521                                                              | 508                                                              |
| 8      | Haryana           | 584                                                              | 517                                                              | 437                                                              | 80                                                               | 147                                                              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 597                                                              | 300                                                              | 146                                                              | 154                                                              | 451                                                              |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 721                                                              | 826                                                              | 734                                                              | 92                                                               | *                                                                |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 515                                                              | 515                                                              | 276                                                              | 239                                                              | 239                                                              |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 2559                                                             | 1790                                                             | 1532                                                             | 258                                                              | 1027                                                             |
| 13     | Kerala            | 1049                                                             | 324                                                              | 365                                                              | *                                                                | 684                                                              |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1505                                                             | 1731                                                             | 1279                                                             | 452                                                              | 226                                                              |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 2171                                                             | 1474                                                             | 1411                                                             | 63                                                               | 760                                                              |
| 16     | Manipur           | 102                                                              | 102                                                              | 70                                                               | 32                                                               | 32                                                               |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 136                                                              | 118                                                              | 148                                                              | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 66                                                               | NA                                                               | 81                                                               | NA                                                               | *                                                                |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 147                                                              | 72                                                               | 73                                                               | *                                                                | 74                                                               |
| 20     | Odisha            | 1682                                                             | 476                                                              | 465                                                              | 11                                                               | 1217                                                             |
| 21     | Punjab            | 577                                                              | 737                                                              | 670                                                              | 67                                                               | *                                                                |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 2651                                                             | 3571                                                             | 1996                                                             | 1575                                                             | 655                                                              |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 26                                                               | NA                                                               | 21                                                               | NA                                                               | 5                                                                |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 1753                                                             | 2138                                                             | 893                                                              | 1245                                                             | 860                                                              |
| 25     | Telangana         | 782                                                              | 765                                                              | 566                                                              | 199                                                              | 216                                                              |
| 26     | Tripura**         | 114                                                              | 50                                                               | 86                                                               | *                                                                | 28                                                               |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 316                                                              | 106                                                              | 65                                                               | 41                                                               | 251                                                              |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 4270                                                             | 1331                                                             | 963                                                              | 368                                                              | 3307                                                             |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 1258                                                             | 1083                                                             | 444                                                              | 639                                                              | 814                                                              |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 26                                                               | 23                                                               | 19                                                               | 4                                                                | 7                                                                |
| 31     | Chandigarh^^      | 5                                                                | 8                                                                | 16                                                               | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 11                                                               | 7                                                                | 15                                                               | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 6                                                                | 4                                                                | 6                                                                | *                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 34     | Delhi             | 5                                                                | 5                                                                | 5                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 7                                                                | 11                                                               | 11                                                               | 0                                                                | *                                                                |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 27                                                               | 10                                                               | 38                                                               | *                                                                | *                                                                |
|        | All India/Total   | 30864                                                            | 23299                                                            | 17463                                                            | 6615                                                             | 13659                                                            |

Notes:

- 1

# Data  for 2013 used

- **Sanctioned data for 2015 used
- ^^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.

NA: Not Available.