Lok Sabha Question No. 5655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Vacancies of Pharmacists in Hospitals
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. 5655 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## VACANCIES OF PHARMAC ISTS IN HOSPITALS

## 5655. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of pharmacist posts reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and the number of posts lying vacant in hospitals across the country, State - wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) wh ether 30 per cent posts of pharmacists reserved for STs in the hospitals in Jharkh lying vacant; and
- (c) if so, the efforts being made by the Government to fill the said vacant posts?

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

(a) to (c): The information in respect of Pharmacist posts reserved for Schedule Tribes (S and lying vacant in hospitals across the country, is not maintained centrally. However Rural Health Statistics -2018, State/UT - wise status of availability of Pharmacists at Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres in Tribal areas including in Jharkhand and vac thereof, is given at Annexure.

Public  health  and  hospitals  being  a  State  subje ct,  the  primary  responsibility  to recruit/engage of healthcare professionals including Pharmacist lies with the respectiv Government.  However,  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  technical  and  financial support is provided to States/UTs to stre ngthen their healthcare 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 informatio n received from State Government of Jharkhand, total 606 posts have been sanctioned for the Pharmacist in Jharkhand, out of which 157 posts are reserv STs. Only 30 Pharmacists are working against the said reserved post and rest are vacan appoint ment rule of Pharmacist is under process.

# 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-I

|       |                   | 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)   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       | State/UT          | Required 1                                                           | Sanctioned                                                           | In Position                                                          | Vacant                                                               | Shortfall                                                            |
| S.No. |                   | [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                                                                |

Notes: