Lok Sabha Question No. 1102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Vacancies of doctors in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2021

## VACANCIES OF DOCTORS IN AIIMS

## 1102. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

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

- (a) the number of vacancies of doctors in AIIMS hospitals in the country, hospital-wise and State-wise details thereof; and
- (b) the details of steps taken by the Government to fill up the vacancies of doctors in AIIMS hospitals, particularly in Odisha?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a): In  AIIMS  Delhi,  389  posts  of  doctors  (Assistant  Professor)  are  vacant.  Further, against  the  sanctioned  strength  of  1926  posts  of  Senior  Residents  (Academic  &  NonAcademic),  576  posts  are  lying  vacant.  In  case  of  Junior  Residents  (Academic  &  NonAcademic), 216 posts are lying vacant against the sanctioned strength of 1428.

In regard to new AIIMS under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY), the detailed information in respect of doctors is given at Annexure.

- (b):      Vacancies  of  doctors  in  all  the  AIIMS  are  advertised  by  the  respective  Institutes, inviting applications from eligible candidates. In addition, following steps/ provisions have been taken/ made to fill up the vacant posts in new AIIMS including AIIMS Bhubaneswar: -
- i. Constitution of Standing Selection Committee (SSC) in each new AIIMS to facilitate expeditious filling up of vacancies.
- ii. The  upper  age  limit  for  direct  recruitment  against  the  posts  of  Professor  and Additional Professor has been raised from 50 years to 58 years.
- iii. Filling up of vacant Faculty posts in the new AIIMS by taking serving Faculty from Government Medical Colleges/Institutes on deputation basis has been allowed.
- iv. Contractual engagement of retired Faculty of Government Medical Colleges/Institutes up  to  70  years  of  age  has  also  been  allowed.  Walk-in-interview  for  engagement  of Faculty on contract basis has also been allowed as a stop gap arrangement.
- v. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders have been allowed to be appointed on faculty positions.
- vi. Visiting  Faculty  scheme  in  new  AIIMS  has  been  formulated  to  allow  national  and international faculty to work in new AIIMS for teaching and academic purposes.
- vii. Down-grading of the posts of Additional/Associate Professor to the level of Assistant Professor has been allowed for a fixed period by the AIIMS with the approval of their respective Institute Body.
- viii. Temporary diversion has been allowed on loan basis for faculty from one Department to another, which may be filled up on contractual appointment.
- ix. Relaxation of one year for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been allowed as per Rules/ Guidelines issued by DoP&T.
- x. Running  advertisement  with  one-year  validity  have  been  allowed  to  expedite  the recruitment  of  faculty  after  which  fresh  running  or  normal  advertisement  can  be issued again depending upon faculty strength.
- xi. Constitution of a sub-committee of the Governing Body of new AIIMS to consider and  approve  recommendations  of  the  respective  Standing  Selection  Committee  for expediting the process of Faculty selection.

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## ANNEXURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1102 FOR 03.12.2021

## VACANCY POSITION OF FACULTY, SENIOR RESIDENT, JUNIOR RESIDENT POSTS IN NEW AIIMS

| S. No.   | AIIMS                   | Faculty Posts   | Faculty Posts   | Faculty Posts   | Senior Resident posts   | Senior Resident posts   | Senior Resident posts   | Junior Resident posts   | Junior Resident posts   | Junior Resident posts   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No.   | AIIMS                   | Sanctioned      | Filled up       | Vacant          | Sanctioned              | Filled up               | Vacant                  | Sanctioned              | Filled up               | Vacant                  |
| 1        | Bhopal (M.P.)           | 305             | 208             | 97              | 377                     | 147                     | 230                     | 351                     | 284                     | 67                      |
| 2        | Bhubaneswar (Odisha)    | 305             | 192             | 113             | 377                     | 208                     | 169                     | 351                     | 268                     | 83                      |
| 3        | Jodhpur (Rajasthan)     | 305             | 222             | 83              | 377                     | 340                     | 37                      | 351                     | 351                     | 0                       |
| 4        | Patna (Bihar)           | 305             | 138             | 167             | 377                     | 220                     | 157                     | 351                     | 342                     | 09                      |
| 5        | Raipur (Chattisgarh)    | 305             | 158             | 147             | 377                     | 115                     | 262                     | 351                     | 308                     | 43                      |
| 6        | Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) | 305             | 209             | 96              | 377                     | 275                     | 102                     | 351                     | 343                     | 08                      |
| 7        | Mangalagiri (A. P.)     | 183             | 107             | 76              | 50                      | 31                      | 19                      | 50                      | 17                      | 33                      |
| 8        | Nagpur (Maharashtra)    | 183             | 101             | 82              | 50                      | 40                      | 10                      | 50                      | 31                      | 19                      |
| 9        | Kalyani (W.B.)          | 183             | 37              | 146             | 50                      | 6                       | 44                      | 50                      | 0                       | 50                      |
| 10       | Gorakhpur (U.P.)        | 183             | 65              | 118             | 50                      | 21                      | 29                      | 50                      | 25                      | 25                      |
| 11       | Bathinda (Punjab)       | 183             | 99 (89+10*)     | 84              | 50                      | 38 (21+17#)             | 12                      | 50                      | 15                      | 35                      |
| 12       | Guwahati (Assam)        | 183             | 21              | 162             | 40                      | 0                       | 40                      | 40                      | 0                       | 40                      |
| 13       | Bilaspur (H.P.)         | 183             | 68              | 115             | 40                      | 01                      | 39                      | 40                      | 01                      | 39                      |
| 14       | Deoghar (Jharkhand)     | 183             | 63              | 120             | 40                      | 05                      | 35                      | 40                      | 16                      | 24                      |
| 15       | Bibinagar (Telangana)   | 183             | 89              | 94              | 50                      | 10                      | 40                      | 50                      | 13                      | 37                      |
| 16       | Madurai (Tamil Nadu)    | 183             | 0               | 183             | 16                      | 0                       | 16                      | 16                      | 0                       | 16                      |
| 17       | Rajkot (Gujarat)        | 183             | 31              | 152             | 40                      | 02                      | 38                      | 40                      | 02                      | 38                      |
| 18       | Vijaypur (UT of J&K)    | 183             | 02+17**         | 164             | 40                      | 0                       | 40                      | 40                      | 0                       | 40                      |
| 19       | Raebareli (U.P.)        | 183             | 65              | 118             | 16                      | 14                      | 02                      | 16                      | 10                      | 06                      |

* 10 Faculty have been issued appointment letter and joining process is going on.
- # 17 SR have been issued appointment letter and joining process is going on.

** 17 Faculty have been issued appointment letter and joining process is going on.