Lok Sabha Question No. 4469 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-19
Subject: Shortage of Non-Faculty Staff in the newly Set up AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hemant Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4469 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2019

## SHORTAGE OF NON -FACULTY STAFF IN THE NEWLY SET UP AIIMS

## 4469. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

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

- (a) whether there is a shortage of nonfaculty staff in the newly set up six AIIMS in the c
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken by the Government in this
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any assessment regarding shortage of doctors other medical professionals in the country and particularly in Go vernment medical Institutions during last four years, if so the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of healthcare budget spent on augmenting human capital in Government med institutions, year - wise since 2014; and
- (e)the percentage of GDP spent on medical education and in subsidizing medical education potential doctors, year - wise since 2014?

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

- (a) & (b): A total nu mber of 3776various Non - Faculty posts have been sanctioned for each of six functional AIIMS namely AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur an Rishikesh.

The  incumbency  position  at  various  AIIMS  is  monitored  regularly  and  vacancies  a adver tised from time to time.

The  various  Non -faculty  posts  have  been  filled  up  from  time  to  time  on  need  bas keeping in view the range of healthcare services and the volume of services and patient lo

The details of Institute - wise Non - Faculty position for six AIIMSareshown at Annexure.

(c): No  assessment  has  been  made  in  regard  to  shortage  of  doctors  and  other  medic professionals in the country. Health being a state subject, the primary responsibility availability of doctors and other medical professionals in the country lies wit h the respective state government.

(d) & (e): Exhaustive data regarding percentage of healthcare budget spent on augmentin human capital in Government Medical Institutions in the country and percentage of GDP sp on medical education in subsidizing med ical education is not available with the Ministry.

## ANNEXURE

## Present Position of Non-Faculty posts in six AIIMS

| AIIMS       |   Sanctioned Posts | Posts filled   |   Posts vacant | Remarks                                                                                                                                                  |
|-------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bhopal      |               3776 | 1418           |           2358 | Recruitment for around 1024 posts is underway.                                                                                                           |
| Bhubaneswar |               3776 | 1588*          |           2188 | 107 posts advertised. 1212 posts were advertised in 2017, out of which recruitment process for 904 posts have been completed and underway for 304 posts. |
| Jodhpur#    |               3776 | 1125           |           2651 | Total 1130 posts advertised since 2017.                                                                                                                  |
| Patna#      |               3776 | 322            |           3454 | 165 posts have been advertised. Recruitment for 500 posts is underway.                                                                                   |
| Raipur#     |               3776 | 1451           |           2325 | 1028 posts have been advertised.                                                                                                                         |
| Rishikesh   |               3776 | 2665**         |           1111 | 644 posts advertised and recruitment process is underway.                                                                                                |
| Total       |              22656 | 8569           |          14087 |                                                                                                                                                          |

# As on 30.06.2019.

* includes 472 posts filled on Outsourced basis.

** includes 39 posts filled on contractual basis and 977 posts filled on outsourced basis.