Lok Sabha Question No. 1680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-27
Subject: Contractual Doctors in CGHS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 1680 TO BE ANSWERED ON  27 TH JULY, 2018

## CONTRACTUAL DOCTORS IN CGHS

## 1680. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  engaged  medical  officers  on  contractual  basis  in  CG dispensaries;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  such  doctors  appointed  during  the  last  three  years, S ate/  UT -wise including Delh i;
- (c) whether a large number of qualified MBBS doctors in the country are unemployed and i the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- ( d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to facilitate permanent appointment of doctors in dispensaries?

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a):Yes;  retired  GDMOs/Specialists  of  the  Central Government/State  Government/PSUs  are engaged on contractual basis in CGHS dispensaries on certain terms and conditions.
- (b): The number of doctors appointed on contractual basis under CGHS during the last years is at Annexure.
- (c):Details of qualified MBBS doctors in the country, who are unemployed, is not maintain centrally.
- (d):     Following steps have been taken by the Govt. to facilitate permanent appoint doctors in CGHS dispensaries: -
- Every  year  on  the  basis  of  vacancies proj cted  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family Welfare,  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC)  conducts  Combined  Medical Services Examination for recruitment of Medical Officers of GDMO sub cadre of Centr Health Services.
- In order to encourage more doctors to join CGHS, posting of Doctors is normally being made after due consideration of their residence/domicile.
- Promotion upto the SAG level has been made time bound under the Dynamic Assured Career Scheme.
- The retirement age of CHS Doctors has recent ly been enhanced upto 65 years.

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## NUMBER OF DOCTORS APPOINTED ON CONTRACT BASIS DURING THE

## LAST THREE YEARS

|   SI. No. | CGHS CITY   |   NUMBER OF DOCTORS |
|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Ahmedabad   |                  12 |
|         2 | Allahabad   |                  12 |
|         3 | Bangalore   |                  01 |
|         4 | Bhopal      |                  02 |
|         5 | Bhubaneswar |                  01 |
|         6 | Chandigarh  |                  00 |
|         7 | Chennai     |                  10 |
|         8 | Delhi       |                 157 |
|         9 | Dehradun    |                  02 |
|        10 | Guwahati    |                  05 |
|        11 | Hyderabad   |                  00 |
|        12 | Jabalpur    |                  19 |
|        13 | Jaipur      |                  04 |
|        14 | Jammu       |                  01 |
|        15 | Kolkata     |                  10 |
|        16 | Lucknow     |                  05 |
|        17 | Meerut      |                  04 |
|        18 | Mumbai      |                  16 |
|        19 | Patna       |                  02 |
|        20 | Pune        |                  08 |
|        21 | Ranchi      |                  02 |
|        22 | Shillong    |                  02 |
|        23 | Triv endrum |                  00 |
|        24 | Nagpur      |                  07 |
|        25 | Kanpur      |                  11 |
|        26 | Aizwal      |                  01 |

## ANNEXURE