Lok Sabha Question No. 512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Skilled Staff in Health Sector
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 512 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20 TH JULY, 2018

## SKILLED STAFF IN HEA LTH SECTOR

## 512. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that health sector is likely to face acute shortage staff in future in view of the rising population and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the steps proposed to be taken by the Government to tackle this challenge;
- (c) the total number of persons trained as well as provided employment in health sector the last three years;
- (d) the details of targets set for the next five years in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government is implementing any programme in tandem with private sector a if so, the details thereof?

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

( SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (e) : The Government is aware of the requirement of skilled staff in health sector in of the rising population and healthcare needs. The details of steps taken by the Governm as under:

- Ongoing in - service training programs are conducted for all Govt. health workers under National Health Mission program.
- This  Ministry  has  standardized  10  skill - based  curricula  (list  of  courses  given  in  the Annexure ) based on priority need and rolled out these courses through National Instit Health  and  Family  Welfare  (NIHFW),  State  Institutes  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare (SIHFWs) and Collaborative Training Institutes (CTIs).
- Also, an MoU has been signed with IGN OU for skill development training programs at scale.

Contd…….

The achievements of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in respect of skill training cond during the year 2017 - 18 are as under:

- No. of trainees trained through National Institute of H ealth & Family Welfare (NIHFW) to upgrade skills of Human Resources for Health (HRH) personnel: 2500 approx.
- Through Training of Trainers and First Responder Skill training program conducted at Institutes  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  (SIHFW)  and  Colla borative  Training  Institutes (CTI): 3000 trainees approx.
- No. of HRH personnel / Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) trained through SIHFW / CTIs 90,000  approx.  that  include  Nurses,  Paramedics  and  Recognized  Prior  Learning  (RPL personnel.

Skill plan has been devised by the Ministry for the Skill training targets, consid Common Norms given by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.

- Short term goal -to train 3.5 lakh personnel by 2020.
- Long term target -to train 14.2 lakh by 2025.

The Ministry of Skill Development works closely with the private sector through the Se skill Councils. The Healthcare Sector Skill Council is the industry body representative th the mandate to coordinate with private training institutes and the industry to match demand with training and job placements.

## Annexure

## List of Short term skill based courses, duration and the minimum entry criteria

|   Sl. No | Name of the Course                     | Duration Approx. in Months   | Minimum Entry requirement                                |
|----------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | General Duty Assistant                 | 6 months                     | 10+2 with Science                                        |
|        2 | Home Health Aide                       | 6 months                     | 10+2 with Science                                        |
|        3 | Dietetic Aide                          | 6 months                     | 10+2 with English and Mathematics or Science             |
|        4 | Geriatric Care Assistant               | 6 months                     | 10+2 with Science                                        |
|        5 | Medical Equipment Technology Assistant | 12 months                    | BSc graduate                                             |
|        6 | Phlebotomist                           | 6 months                     | 10+2 with English and Mathematics or Science             |
|        7 | Sanitary Health Inspector              | 12 months                    | 10+2 with Science                                        |
|        8 | Emergency Medical Technician- Basic    | 6 months                     | Graduates in any stream                                  |
|        9 | Diabetes Educator                      | 3 months                     | Graduates in PH, Nutrition, Nursing, Pharma, OT, PT etc. |
|       10 | Certified Dispensing Optician          | 12 months                    | 10+2 with Science                                        |