Lok Sabha Question No. 1111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Vacant positions in AIIMS, Bibinagar
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1111 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  JULY 2022

## VACANT POSITIONS IN AIIMS, BIBINAGAR

## 1111.   SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

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

- (a) the number of surgeries done at AIIMS Bibinagar, Telangana, year-wise since 2019;
- (b) the reasons for the low number of surgeries at AIIMS Bibinagar;
- (c) the number of Surgeons, Doctors and Nurses, and non-medical staff working at AIIMS Bibinagar;
- (d) the number of different categories of posts lying vacant therein since 2019, year-wise; and
- (e)  the  necessary  steps  taken  by  the  Government to fill  up the vacant posts along with the time by which such vacancies are likely to be filled up?

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

## ANSWER WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a): Surgeries  at  AIIMS  Bibinagar  started  in  the  year  2021  and  no.  of  major  surgeries performed was 26 in 2021 and 294 in 2022 (upto 14 th July). More than 3600 minor surgeries and procedures have also been done till date.
- (b): AIIMS at Bibinagar is in initial stages of establishment. Currently clinical services are provided  by  the  Institute  from  a  pre-existing  partially  builtbuilding  at  its  site.The  regular faculty  in  department  of  Anaesthesia  joined  in  December  2020  and  faculties  in  various surgical  departments  were  recruited  and  joined  during  the  period  from  October  2020  to March 2021.
- (c): The details of faculty and non-faculty staff of AIIMS Bibinagar is as under:
- (d) and (e):  The details of AIIMS Bibinagar employees for the year 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 including post sanctioned, filled and vacant are at Annexure 1.

| S.No.   | Post             |   Number |
|---------|------------------|----------|
| (i)     | Faculty          |       89 |
| (ii)    | Senior residents |       39 |

| (iii)   | Junior residents           |   33 |
|---------|----------------------------|------|
| (iv)    | Surgeons (part of faculty) |   18 |
| (v)     | Nursing officers           |  191 |
| (vi)    | Non - medical staff        |  190 |

In  new AIIMS, recruitment to various positions is done on need basis keeping in view the range of additional services and facilities added. The status of vacant posts at various AIIMS is monitored at various levels and vacancies are advertised based on requirement. However, as  high  standards  have  to  be  maintained  in  selection,  keeping  in  view  the  stature  of  these Institutes of National Importance, all the advertised positions could not be filled up.

Further,  following  facilitating  provisions  have  been  made  by  this  Ministry  and  Central Institute Body (CIB) for augmenting faculty strength in new AIIMS:

- 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.
- 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  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.

xii. Centralized recruitment for nursing cadres has been introduced.

AIIMS Bibinagar has carried out various recruitment advertisement for filling up of vacant posts.94 faculty posts in various departments has been advertised on 02.06.2022 and of 10 Senior  Resident  and  05Junior  Resident  posts  were  advertised  on  07.07.2022.  Further,  21 Nursing Faculty and 01 Registrar posts have been advertised on 27.08.2021 and 8Group-B and 02 Group C non-faculty posts were advertised on 29.07.2020.

Annexure 1

Lok  Sabha  admitted  Unstarred  Questionno  .1111  to  be  answered  on  22 nd July  2022 regarding 'Vacant Positions in AIIMS, Bibinagar'

Part (d) and (e): AIIMS Bibinagar Employees year-wise data as on 15.07.2022:

| Year   | Faculty (Group-A)   | Faculty (Group-A)   | Faculty (Group-A)   | Non Faculty (Group-B and C)   | Non Faculty (Group-B and C)   | Non Faculty (Group-B and C)   | SR (Group-A)   | SR (Group-A)   | SR (Group-A)   | JR (Group-A)   | JR (Group-A)   | JR (Group-A)   |
|--------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|        | Sanctioned          | Filled              | Vacant              | Sanctioned                    | Filled                        | Vacant                        | Sanctioned     | Filled         | Vacant         | Sanctioned     | Filled         | Vacant         |
| 2019   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                             | 0                             | 0                             | 16             | 4              | 12             | 16             | 0              | 16             |
| 2020   | 183                 | 38                  | 145                 | 847                           | 0                             | 847                           | 16             | 4              | 12             | 16             | 0              | 16             |
| 2021   | 183                 | 89                  | 94                  | 847                           | 104                           | 743                           | 16             | 8              | 8              | 16             | 13             | 3              |
| 2022   | 183                 | 89                  | 94                  | 847                           | 190                           | 657                           | 50             | 39             | 12             | 50             | 33             | 28             |