Lok Sabha Question No. 991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Posts of Pharmacists in Tribal Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 991 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## POSTS OF PHARMACISTS IN TR IBAL AREAS

## 991. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data about the number of hospitals where post of Tr Pharmacist is reserved along with the number of such vacant posts;
- (b) if so, whether it is a fact that 30 percent posts of pharmacists are lying vacant for th the hospitals of Jharkhand; and
- (c) if so, whether the Government proposes to fill up such posts?

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

(a) to (c) : The data in respect of  number of hospitals where post of Tribal Pharmacist reserved along with the number such vacant posts, is not maintained centrally. However, Rural Health Stat istics -2018, State/UT wise availability of Pharmacists at Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres in Tribal areas including in Jharkhand and vacancy thereof, is given at Annexure .

Public  health  and  hospitals  being  a  State  subject,  the  prima ry  responsibility  to recruit/engage  healthcare  professionals  including  Pharmacist  lies  with  the  respective Government.  However,  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  technical  and  financial support is provided to States/UTs to strengthen their hea lthcare systems including support for engagement of Pharmacist on contractual basis, based on the proposals made by the States/ in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

As per the information received from S tate Government of Jharkhand, total 606 posts have been sanctioned for the Pharmacist in Jharkhand, out of which 157 posts are reserv Schedule Tribes. Only 30 Pharmacists are working against the said reserved post and re vacant.

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- # States with predominently tribal areas
- *: State / UT has no separate Tribal Area / Population
- ^ Sanctioned and In Position data for year 2013
- ++ Sanctioned data for year 2011 used
- 1 One per PHC and Community Health Centre as per IPHS norms
- ** Surplus       NA: Data not Available, N App. : Not applicable

## ANNEXURE

| PHARMACISTS AT PHCs & CHCs IN TRIBAL AREA (As on 31st March, 2018)   | PHARMACISTS AT PHCs & CHCs IN TRIBAL AREA (As on 31st March, 2018)   | PHARMACISTS AT PHCs & CHCs IN TRIBAL AREA (As on 31st March, 2018)   | PHARMACISTS AT PHCs & CHCs IN TRIBAL AREA (As on 31st March, 2018)   | PHARMACISTS AT PHCs & CHCs IN TRIBAL AREA (As on 31st March, 2018)   | PHARMACISTS AT PHCs & CHCs IN TRIBAL AREA (As on 31st March, 2018)   | PHARMACISTS AT PHCs & CHCs IN TRIBAL AREA (As on 31st March, 2018)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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                                                       | 172                                                                  | 192                                                                  | 133                                                                  | 59                                                                   | 39                                                                   |
| 2                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh #                                                  | 206                                                                  | NA                                                                   | 89                                                                   | NA                                                                   | 117                                                                  |
| 3                                                                    | Assam^                                                               | 202                                                                  | 276                                                                  | 286                                                                  | **                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 4                                                                    | Bihar                                                                | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   |
| 5                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 476                                                                  | 572                                                                  | 431                                                                  | 141                                                                  | 45                                                                   |
| 6                                                                    | Goa                                                                  | 9                                                                    | 9                                                                    | 7                                                                    | 2                                                                    | 2                                                                    |
| 7                                                                    | Gujarat                                                              | 513                                                                  | 513                                                                  | 387                                                                  | 126                                                                  | 126                                                                  |
| 8                                                                    | Haryana *                                                            | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                |
| 9                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 55                                                                   | 52                                                                   | 22                                                                   | 30                                                                   | 33                                                                   |
| 10                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir                                                      | 59                                                                   | 95                                                                   | 86                                                                   | 9                                                                    | **                                                                   |
| 11                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                            | 259                                                                  | 264                                                                  | 83                                                                   | 181                                                                  | 176                                                                  |
| 12                                                                   | Karnataka                                                            | 71                                                                   | 78                                                                   | 35                                                                   | 43                                                                   | 36                                                                   |
| 13                                                                   | Kerala                                                               | 149                                                                  | 143                                                                  | 153                                                                  | **                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 14                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 436                                                                  | 517                                                                  | 430                                                                  | 87                                                                   | 6                                                                    |
| 15                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 382                                                                  | 498                                                                  | 516                                                                  | **                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 16                                                                   | Manipur                                                              | 60                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 61                                                                   | 0                                                                    | **                                                                   |
| 17                                                                   | Meghalaya #                                                          | 136                                                                  | 135                                                                  | 149                                                                  | **                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 18                                                                   | Mizoram #                                                            | 66                                                                   | 99                                                                   | 53                                                                   | 46                                                                   | 13                                                                   |
| 19                                                                   | Nagaland #                                                           | 147                                                                  | 135                                                                  | 116                                                                  | 19                                                                   | 31                                                                   |
| 20                                                                   | Odisha                                                               | 560                                                                  | 585                                                                  | 571                                                                  | 14                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 21                                                                   | Punjab *                                                             | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                |
| 22                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 275                                                                  | 152                                                                  | 54                                                                   | 98                                                                   | 221                                                                  |
| 23                                                                   | Sikkim++                                                             | 12                                                                   | 10                                                                   | 7                                                                    | 3                                                                    | 5                                                                    |
| 24                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                           | 130                                                                  | 130                                                                  | 65                                                                   | 65                                                                   | 65                                                                   |
| 25                                                                   | Telangana                                                            | 116                                                                  | 103                                                                  | 74                                                                   | 29                                                                   | 42                                                                   |
| 26                                                                   | Tripura                                                              | 57                                                                   | 0                                                                    | 76                                                                   | **                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 27                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                          | 17                                                                   | 13                                                                   | 18                                                                   | **                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 28                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   | NA                                                                   |
| 29                                                                   | West Bengal                                                          | 404                                                                  | 534                                                                  | 482                                                                  | 52                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 30                                                                   | A& N Islands                                                         | 5                                                                    | 11                                                                   | 1                                                                    | 10                                                                   | 4                                                                    |
| 31                                                                   | Chandigarh *                                                         | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                |
| 32                                                                   | D & N Haveli #                                                       | 7                                                                    | 4                                                                    | 14                                                                   | **                                                                   | **                                                                   |
| 33                                                                   | Daman & Diu                                                          | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    | 0                                                                    |
| 34                                                                   | Delhi *                                                              | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                |
| 35                                                                   | Lakshadweep#                                                         | 7                                                                    | 16                                                                   | 16                                                                   | 0                                                                    | **                                                                   |
| 36                                                                   | Puducherry *                                                         | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                | N App                                                                |

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