Lok Sabha Question No. 2273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Healthcare Infrastructure
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JULY, 2017

## HEALTHCARE INFRASTRU CTURE

## 2273. SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

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

(a) whether healthcare infrastructure of the country has been affected badly due to acute shortage of  specialist  doctors  in community  health  centres  in  the  entire country  and  if  so,  the  d etails thereof, State/ UT - wise;

(b) whether there is a shortage of specialist doctors such as surgeons, physicians, paediatricians, gynaecologists and other specialists in rural areas and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the steps  taken  by  the  Government to  address  the  shortage  of  specialised doctors  in  the country?

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

## (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) & (b): As per Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2016, there is shortage of specialist d in Community Health Centres (CHCs). State/UT - wise status of availability of specialist doctor including surgeons, physicians, pediatricians and gynecologists is at Annexure .

(c) : Public  health  and  hospitals  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to availability of specialist doctors in public health facilities lies with the State/UT G However, under the National Health Mission (NHM), financial and techn ical support is provided to  States/UTs  to  strengthen  their  healthcare  systems  including  support  for  insourc engagement of specialist doctors on contractual basis, based on the requirements posed States/UTs  in  their  Programme  Implementation  Pl ans  (PIPs)  within  their  overall  resource envelope.

Support is also provided to States/UTs for hard area allowance to specialist doct serving in rural and remote areas and for their residential quarters so that they find it serve in p ublic health facilities in such areas.

The Government has taken various steps to improve the overall availability of do and Specialists in the country. These steps include:

- I. The ratio of teachers to students has been revised from 1:1 to 1:2 for all M /MS disciplines  and  1:1  to  1:3  in  subjects  of  Anaesthesiology,  Forensic  Medic Radiotherapy,  Medical  Oncology,  Surgical  Oncology  and  Psychiatry  in  all medical  colleges  across  the  country.  Further,  teacher:  student  ratio  in funded Government Medic al Colleges for Professor has been increased from 1:2 to  1:3  in  all  clinical  subjects  and  for  Associate  Prof.  from  1:1  to  1:2 Associate  Prof.  is  a  unit  head.  This  would  result  in  increase  in  numbe specialists in the country.
- II. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take care o shortage of faculty.
- III. Enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250.
- IV. Enhancement  of  age  limit  for  appointment/  extension/  re - employment  against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65 - 70 years.
- V. relaxation in the norms of setting up of Medical College in terms of require for land, faculty, staff, bed/bed strength and other infrastructure.
- VI. Strengthening/upgradation  of  Sta te  Government  Medical  Colleges  for  starting new PG courses/Increase of PG seats.
- VII. Establishment of New Medical Colleges by upgrading district/referral hospit preferably in underserved districts of the country.
- VIII. Strengthening/  upgradation  of  existing  Sta te  Government/Central  Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS seats.
- IX. Strengthening of districts hospitals to run DNB/CPS courses.

Further, in order to encourage doctors to work in remote and difficult areas, the Council  of  India,  with  the  pr evious  approval  of  Central  Government,  has  amended  the  Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 to provide:

- I. 50% reservation in Post Graduate Diploma Courses for Medical Officers in  the  Government  service,  who  have  served  for  at  least  three  years n remote and difficult areas; and
- II. Incentive at the rate of 10% the marks obtained for each year in servic remote  or  difficult  areas  as  upto  the  maximum  of  30%  of  the  marks obtained  in  the  entrance  test  for  admissions  in  Post  Graduate  Medic Courses.

|                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | ANNEXURE                                                        |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs                                       | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs                                       | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs                                       | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs                                       | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs                                       | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs                                       | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs                                       |
| Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians] | Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians] | Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians] | Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians] | Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians] | Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians] | Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians] |
| S. No.                                                          |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | (As on 31st March, 2016)                                        | (As on 31st March, 2016)                                        |
|                                                                 | State/UT                                                        | Required 1                                                      | Sanctioned                                                      | In Position                                                     | Vacant                                                          | Shortfall                                                       |
| 1                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                  | [R] 772                                                         | [S] 384                                                         | [P] 159                                                         | [S-P] 225                                                       | [R-P] 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 35                                                           | Delhi Lakshadweep                                               | 0                                                               | 0 0                                                             | 0 0                                                             | 0 0                                                             | 0 12                                                            |
| 36                                                              | Puducherry                                                      | 12 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.

Four per Community Health Centre

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

1

|        |                    | SURGEONS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | SURGEONS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | SURGEONS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | SURGEONS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | SURGEONS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|--------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT           | Required 1                                  | Sanctioned                                  | In Position                                 | Vacant                                      | Shortfall                                   |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh     | [R]                                         | [S]                                         | [P]                                         | [S-P]                                       | [R-P]                                       |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh  | 193 63                                      | 96                                          | 19 0                                        | 77 NA                                       | 174 63                                      |
| 3      | Assam              | 151                                         | NA NA                                       | 14                                          | NA                                          | 137                                         |
| 4      | Bihar**            |                                             |                                             | 13                                          | NA                                          |                                             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh       | 148 155                                     | NA 155                                      | 19                                          | 136                                         | 135 136                                     |
| 6      | Goa                | 4                                           | 2                                           | 1                                           | 1                                           | 3                                           |
| 7      |                    |                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             |
| 8      | Gujarat Haryana    | 322 110                                     | 62 40                                       | 41 6                                        | 21 34                                       | 281                                         |
| 9      |                    |                                             |                                             | 1                                           | NA                                          | 104                                         |
|        | Himachal Pradesh   | 79                                          | NA                                          |                                             |                                             | 78                                          |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir    | 84                                          | 89                                          | 48                                          | 41                                          | 36                                          |
| 11     | Jharkhand          | 188                                         | 31                                          | 36                                          | *                                           | 152                                         |
| 12     | Karnataka          | 206                                         | 206                                         | 128                                         | 78                                          | 78                                          |
| 13     | Kerala             | 225                                         | NA                                          | 1                                           | NA                                          | 224                                         |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh     | 334                                         | 334                                         | 83                                          | 251                                         | 251                                         |
| 15 16  | Maharashtra        | 360 17                                      | 202                                         | 87                                          | 115 0                                       | 273 17                                      |
|        | Manipur            |                                             | 0                                           | 0                                           |                                             |                                             |
| 17     | Meghalaya#         | 27                                          | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 27 9                                        |
| 18     | Mizoram##          | 9                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |                                             |
| 19     | Nagaland           | 21                                          | NA                                          | 2                                           | NA                                          | 19                                          |
| 20     | Odisha Punjab      | 377 150                                     | 133 147                                     | 75 48                                       | 58 99                                       | 302 102                                     |
| 21 22  | Rajasthan          | 571                                         | 505                                         | 127                                         | 378                                         | 444                                         |
|        |                    | 2                                           | NA                                          | 0                                           | NA                                          |                                             |
| 23 24  | Sikkim Tamil Nadu# | 385                                         | 0                                           | 2                                           | *                                           | 2 383                                       |
| 25     | Telangana          | 114                                         | 71                                          | 14                                          | 57                                          | 100                                         |
| 26     | Tripura            | 20                                          |                                             | 0                                           | 0                                           | 20                                          |
|        | Uttarakhand        | 59                                          | 0 50                                        | 6                                           | 44                                          | 53                                          |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh      | 773                                         | 529                                         | 112                                         | 417                                         | 661                                         |
| 28     |                    |                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             |                                             |
| 29     | West Bengal        | 349                                         | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 349                                         |
| 30     | A& N Islands       | 4                                           | 3                                           | 0                                           | 3                                           | 4                                           |
| 31     | Chandigarh#        | 2                                           | 2                                           | 1                                           | 1                                           | 1                                           |
| 32     | D & N Haveli       | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| 33 34  | Daman & Diu Delhi  | 2 0                                         | 0 0                                         | 0 0                                         | 0                                           | 2                                           |
|        |                    |                                             |                                             |                                             | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| 35     | Lakshadweep        | 3                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 3                                           |
| 36     | Puducherry         | 3                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 3                                           |
|        | All India/ Total   | 5510                                        | 2657                                        | 884                                         | 1811                                        | 4626                                        |

Notes:

#  Sanction data  for 2015 used

##  Data for 2015 used

** Sanctioned data for 2011 used

NA: Not Available.

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

*: Surplus.

1 One per Community Health Centre

|        |                             | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | PHYSICIANS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   |
|--------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                    | Required 1                                    | Sanctioned                                    | In Position                                   | Vacant                                        | Shortfall                                     |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh              | [R] 193                                       | [S] 96                                        | [P] 38                                        | [S-P] 58                                      | [R-P] 155                                     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 63                                            | NA                                            | 1                                             | NA                                            | 62                                            |
| 3      | Assam                       | 151                                           | NA                                            | 31                                            | NA                                            | 120                                           |
| 4      | Bihar                       | 148                                           | NA                                            | 8                                             | NA                                            | 140                                           |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                | 155                                           | 155                                           | 12                                            | 143                                           | 143                                           |
| 6      | Goa                         | 4                                             | 1                                             | 1                                             | 0                                             | 3                                             |
| 7      | Gujarat                     | 322                                           | 0                                             | 12                                            | *                                             | 310                                           |
| 8      | Haryana                     | 110                                           | 48                                            | 11                                            | 37                                            | 99                                            |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh            | 79                                            | NA                                            | 7                                             | NA                                            | 72                                            |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir             | 84                                            | 107                                           | 45                                            | 62                                            | 39                                            |
| 11     | Jharkhand                   | 188                                           | 51                                            | 32                                            | 19                                            | 156                                           |
| 12     | Karnataka                   | 206                                           | 206                                           | 106                                           | 100                                           | 100                                           |
| 13     | Kerala                      | 225                                           | 2                                             | 2                                             | 0                                             | 223                                           |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh              | 334                                           | 334                                           | 51                                            | 283                                           | 283                                           |
| 15     | Maharashtra                 | 360                                           | 153                                           | 49                                            | 104                                           | 311                                           |
| 16     | Manipur                     | 17                                            | 1                                             | 1                                             | 0                                             | 16                                            |
| 17     | Meghalaya##                 | 27                                            | 0                                             | 11                                            | *                                             | 16                                            |
| 18     | Mizoram**                   | 9                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 9                                             |
| 19     | Nagaland                    | 21                                            | NA                                            | 0                                             | NA                                            | 21                                            |
| 20     | Odisha                      | 377                                           | 133                                           | 60                                            | 73                                            | 317                                           |
| 21     | Punjab                      | 150                                           | 136                                           | 46                                            | 90                                            | 104                                           |
| 22     | Rajasthan                   | 571                                           | 665                                           | 189                                           | 476                                           | 382                                           |
| 23     | Sikkim                      | 2                                             | NA                                            | 0                                             | NA                                            | 2                                             |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                  | 385                                           | NA                                            | 11                                            | NA                                            | 374                                           |
| 25     | Telangana                   | 114                                           | 71                                            | 28                                            | 43                                            | 86                                            |
| 26     | Tripura                     | 20                                            | 0                                             | 1                                             | *                                             | 19                                            |
| 27     | Uttarakhand                 | 59                                            | 49                                            | 11                                            | 38                                            | 48                                            |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh               | 773                                           | 523                                           | 103                                           | 420                                           | 670                                           |
| 29     | West Bengal                 | 349                                           | 95                                            | 56                                            | 39                                            | 293                                           |
| 30     | A& N Islands                | 4                                             | 3                                             | 0                                             | 3                                             |                                               |
| 31     | Chandigarh##                | 2                                             | 2                                             | 1                                             | 1                                             | 4 1                                           |
| 32     | D & N Haveli                | 0                                             |                                               | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
|        |                             |                                               | 0                                             |                                               |                                               |                                               |
| 34     | Delhi                       | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             |
| 35     | Lakshadweep                 | 3                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 0                                             | 3                                             |
| 36     | Puducherry All India/ Total | 3 5510                                        | 1 2832                                        | 1 925                                         | 0 1989                                        | 2 4585                                        |

Notes:

- *:

^Data for 2013-14 used

## Sanctioned data for 2015 used

** Data for 2015 used

### Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

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

1 One per Community Health Centre NA: Not Available.

## PAEDIATRICIANS at CHCs

|        |                   | (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                         | 47                         | 49                         | 146                        |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 63                         | NA                         | 0                          | NA                         | 63                         |
| 3      | Assam             | 151                        | NA                         | 31                         | NA                         | 120                        |
| 4      | Bihar             | 148                        | NA                         | 8                          | NA                         | 140                        |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 155                        | 155                        | 15                         | 140                        | 140                        |
| 6      | Goa               | 4                          | 0                          | 2                          | *                          | 2                          |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 322                        | 62                         | 44                         | 18                         | 278                        |
| 8      | Haryana           | 110                        | 34                         | 7                          | 27                         | 103                        |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 79                         | NA                         | 2                          | NA                         | 77                         |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 84                         | 61                         | 44                         | 17                         | 40                         |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 188                        | 18                         | 15                         | 3                          | 173                        |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 206                        | 206                        | 94                         | 112                        | 112                        |
| 13     | Kerala            | 225                        | 14                         | 17                         | *                          | 208                        |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 334                        | 334                        | 76                         | 258                        | 258                        |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 360                        | 224                        | 250                        | *                          | 110                        |
| 16     | Manipur           | 17                         | 2                          | 2                          | 0                          | 15                         |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 27                         | NA                         | 0                          | NA                         | 27                         |
| 18     | Mizoram#          | 9                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 9                          |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 21                         | NA                         | 2                          | NA                         | 19                         |
| 20     | Odisha            | 377                        | 262                        | 65                         | 197                        | 312                        |
| 21     | Punjab            | 150                        | 145                        | 32                         | 113                        | 118                        |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 571                        | 213                        | 94                         | 119                        | 477                        |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 2                          | NA                         | 0                          | NA                         | 2                          |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 385                        | NA                         | 10                         | NA                         | 375                        |
| 25     | Telangana         | 114                        | 71                         | 42                         | 29                         | 72                         |
| 26     | Tripura           | 20                         | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 20                         |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 59                         | 54                         | 14                         | 40                         | 45                         |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 773                        | 523                        | 154                        | 369                        | 619                        |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 349                        | 287                        | 22                         | 265                        | 327                        |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 4                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 4                          |
| 31     | Chandigarh##      | 2                          | NA                         | 3                          | NA                         | *                          |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 2                          | 1                          | 0                          | 1                          | 2                          |
| 34     | Delhi             | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 3                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 3                          |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 3                          | 4                          | 3                          | 1                          | 0                          |
|        | All India/ Total  | 5510                       | 2766                       | 1095                       | 1758                       | 4416                       |

Notes:

# Data for 2015 used

## Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

NA: Not Available.

- *: Surplus.
- 1 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

|        |                   | OBSTETRICIANS &GYNAECOLOGISTS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | OBSTETRICIANS &GYNAECOLOGISTS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | OBSTETRICIANS &GYNAECOLOGISTS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | OBSTETRICIANS &GYNAECOLOGISTS at CHCs (As on 31st March, 2016)   | OBSTETRICIANS &GYNAECOLOGISTS at CHCs (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                                                               | 55                                                               | 41                                                               | 138                                                              |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 63                                                               | NA                                                               | 3                                                                | NA                                                               | 60                                                               |
| 3      | Assam             | 151                                                              | NA                                                               | 55                                                               | NA                                                               | 96                                                               |
| 4      | Bihar             | 148                                                              | NA                                                               | 11                                                               | NA                                                               | 137                                                              |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 155                                                              | 155                                                              | 15                                                               | 140                                                              | 140                                                              |
| 6      | Goa               | 4                                                                | 2                                                                | 1                                                                | 1                                                                | 3                                                                |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 322                                                              | 62                                                               | 51                                                               | 11                                                               | 271                                                              |
| 8      | Haryana           | 110                                                              | 31                                                               | 6                                                                | 25                                                               | 104                                                              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 79                                                               | NA                                                               | 1                                                                | NA                                                               | 78                                                               |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 84                                                               | 87                                                               | 53                                                               | 34                                                               | 31                                                               |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 188                                                              | 31                                                               | 39                                                               | *                                                                | 149                                                              |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 206                                                              | 206                                                              | 170                                                              | 36                                                               | 36                                                               |
| 13     | Kerala            | 225                                                              | 14                                                               | 20                                                               | *                                                                | 205                                                              |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 334                                                              | 334                                                              | 79                                                               | 255                                                              | 255                                                              |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 360                                                              | 244                                                              | 119                                                              | 125                                                              | 241                                                              |
| 16     | Manipur           | 17                                                               | 1                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 17                                                               |
| 17     | Meghalaya##       | 27                                                               | 3                                                                | 1                                                                | 2                                                                | 26                                                               |
| 18     | Mizoram###        | 9                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 9                                                                |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 21                                                               | NA                                                               | 4                                                                | NA                                                               | 17                                                               |
| 20     | Odisha            | 377                                                              | 380                                                              | 154                                                              | 226                                                              | 223                                                              |
| 21     | Punjab            | 150                                                              | 150                                                              | 70                                                               | 80                                                               | 80                                                               |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 571                                                              | 271                                                              | 87                                                               | 184                                                              | 484                                                              |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 2                                                                | NA                                                               | 0                                                                | NA                                                               | 2                                                                |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu##      | 385                                                              | 0                                                                | 53                                                               | *                                                                | 332                                                              |
| 25     | Telangana         | 114                                                              | 71                                                               | 63                                                               | 8                                                                | 51                                                               |
| 26     | Tripura           | 20                                                               | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 20                                                               |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 59                                                               | 47                                                               | 10                                                               | 37                                                               | 49                                                               |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 773                                                              | 524                                                              | 115                                                              | 409                                                              | 658                                                              |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 349                                                              | 287                                                              | 47                                                               | 240                                                              | 302                                                              |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 4                                                                | 3                                                                | 0                                                                | 3                                                                | 4                                                                |
| 31     | Chandigarh##      | 2                                                                | 5                                                                | 9                                                                | *                                                                | *                                                                |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 2                                                                | 1                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 2                                                                |
| 34     | Delhi             | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 3                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 3                                                                |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 3                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | *                                                                | 2                                                                |
|        | All India/ Total  | 5510                                                             | 3005                                                             | 1292                                                             | 1859                                                             | 4225                                                             |

## Sanctioned data for 2015 used

###  Data for 2015 used

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

- *: Surplus
- 1 One per Community Health Centre NA: Not Available.

Notes: