Lok Sabha Question No. 2652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Shortage of Doctors and Paramedics in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Tirath Singh Rawat, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS AND PARAMEDICS IN AI IMS

## 2652. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

(a) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that a large number of posts of Doctors and paramedics are lying vacant in various AIIMS b eing set up in the country including Nagpur, Rishikesh and Delhi;

- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  category - wise  andpost - wise  viz.  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled Tribes and unreserved posts; and
- (c) the reasons for not filling up these posts so far and the necessary steps taken/being taken to fill up such posts including specialists doctors in such institutions in a time bound manner?

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

(a) to (c): A total number of 305 posts of various Faculty disciplines have been created each of six functional AIIMS namely AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipu and Rishikesh. 183 Faculty posts have been sanctioned for AIIMS at Nagpur. Posts of Se nior Residents and Junior Residents have been sanctioned for each of the above AIIMS.

Recruitment  to  various  positions  is  done  on  need  basis  keeping  in  view  the  rang additional services and facilities planned to be added in the hospitals. The incumbe ncy position at  various  AIIMS  is  monitored  regularly  and  vacancies  are  advertised  from  time  to depending on their requirement. However, as high standards have to be maintained in sele keeping in view the stature of these Institutes of National I mport nce, all the advertised positions could not be filled up.

Following steps have been taken to fill up the vacant posts in these AIIMS: -

- I. To facilitate expeditious filling up of vacancies, Standing Selection Committee (SS been constituted for n ew AIIMS.
- II. The upper age limit for direct recruitment against the posts of Professor and Add Professor in new AIIMS has been raised from 50 years to 58 years.
- III. Filling  up  of  vacant  Faculty  posts  in  the  new  AIIMS  by  taking  serving  Faculty  f Government Medical Colleges/Institutes on deputation basis has also been allowed.
- IV. Contractual engagement of retired Faculty of Government Medical Colleges/Institutes to  70  years  of  age  has  also  been  allowed  to  meet  the  shortage  of  Faculty  in  th AIIMS.  Walk- in - interview  for  engagement  of  Faculty  on  contract  basis  has  also  bee allowed as a stop gap arrangement.
- V. Overseas  Citizen  of  India  (OCI)  card  holders  have  been  allowed  to  be  appointed faculty positions.
- VI. Visiting  Faculty  scheme  in  new  AIIMS has  been  formulated  to  allow  national  and international faculty to work in new AIIMS for teaching and academic purposes.
- VII. Centralized recruitment for Non - faculty (Technical) cadres have been introduced.

Institute wise details of doctors and paramedics as rece ved from new AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,  Jodhpur,  Patna,  Raipur,  Rishikesh,  Nagpur  and  AIIMS  Delhi  are  available PMSSY Website which can be accessed through following link:

' http://pmssy-mohfw.nic.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=73&lid=37'