Lok Sabha Question No. 2230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Irregularities in AIIMS, Bhopal
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2230 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th JULY,2022

## IRREGULARITIES IN AIIMS, BHOPAL

## 2230: SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- a) Whether  patients  are  facing  difficulties  due  to  shortage  of  doctors  and  medical equipments in AIIMS, Bhopal;
- b) If so, the details thereof along with corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard;
- c) Whether  the  Government  is  in  receipt  of  complaints  regarding  irregularities  being committed in AIIMS, Bhopal and if so, the details thereof along with corrective steps taken in this regard;
- d) Whether  the  Government  has  identified  regions  and  areas  with  acute  shortage  of doctors and other medical facilities in Madhya Pradesh; and
- e) If so, the details thereof along with corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR

- (a) & (b) All  departments  of  AIIMS,  Bhopal  are  functional  with  adequate  number  of doctors and paramedical staff. Purchase of equipment, including high end equipments is  planned  in  advance  based  on  the  need  of  the  Institute  and  supported  through budget.
- (c) Complaints/grievances received in the Ministry regarding functioning of the Institute are examined on merit for appropriate corrective action, wherever required.
- (d) & (e) The doctor-population ratio is 1:834 in the country assuming 80% availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors, which is better than the WHO recommendation of 1:1000.

Under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  Government  of  India  provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems including support for recruitment of doctors and other health human resources, based on the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans(PIPs) within  their  overall  resource  envelope.  Besides,  apart  from  AIIMS  at  Bhopal,  four (04) Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) in Madhya Pradesh, have been taken up for up-gradation under PMSSY.

To increase the number of medical seats in the Country, following steps have been taken:

- (i) Establishment of New  Medical  Colleges attached with district/referral hospitals in underserved districts of the country.
- (ii) Strengthening/up-gradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats.
- (iii)Relaxation  in  the  norms  for  setting  up  of  Medical  College  in  terms  of requirement for faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
- (iv) Enhancement of maximum intake capacity at MBBS level from 150 to 250.
- (v) DNB qualification  has  been  recognized  for  appointment  as  faculty  to  take care of shortage of faculty.
- (vi) Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re-employment against posts of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.
- (vii) The ratio of teachers to students for professor has been revised from 1:1 to 1:2  for  all  MD/MS  disciplines  and  1:1  to  1:3  in  all  clinical  subjects  in Government funded medical colleges and in Private medical colleges with 15 years  standing.  Further,  for  Associate  Professor,  the  said  ratio  has  been revised from 1:1 to 1:2 and 1:3 if he /she is a unit head in all clinical subjects in  Government  medical  colleges  with  15  years  standing.  This  is  aimed  at increase in number of PG seats in the country.
- (viii) The tenure of senior residency for appointment of Assistant Professor have been reduced from three years to one year.