Lok Sabha Question No. 2078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Shortage of faculties and beds in AIIMS Institutes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh, Nusrat Jahan Ruhi, Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY 2022

## SHORTAGE OF FACULTIES AND BEDS IN AIIMS INSTITUTES

## 2078.  SHRI  RAVNEET SINGH BITTU: SHRIMATI  NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI: SHRI  VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the problems being faced by AIIMS in providing timely and high quality treatment to the patients due to large number of vacancies  in  various  departments  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  necessary  steps taken in this regard;
- (b) the details of number of vacant posts vis a vis sanctioned posts of faculty as well as nonfaculty staff in various AIIMS functioning in the country, AIIMS-wise, post-wise including AIIMS, Delhi;
- (c) the number of Senior and Junior Residents employed in each of the AIIMS as on date, AIIMS-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposes to provide mandatory employment to all post-graduate students from AIIMS in the Institutes itself to augment the staff strength by filling up vacant posts, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

- (e)      whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  shortage  of  beds  in  various  AIIMS Institutes in the country and if so, the details thereof AIIMS-wise along with necessary steps taken in this regard?

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

- (a): In 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  by  the  Government  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.

(b) and (c): In AIIMS Delhi, sanctioned strength of faculty is 1131. At present, 720 faculty posts are filled up on regular basis and 411 regular posts are vacant. In case of non-faculty posts, 10439 posts are filled up against the sanctioned strength of 12558 and 2119 posts are vacant. Further, against the sanctioned strength of 1926 and 1428 posts of Senior Residents and Junior Residents respectively, 653 and 295 posts respectively are vacant. Institute-wise details  of  sanctioned,  filled  up  and  vacant  posts  of  faculty  and  non-faculty  posts  in  new AIIMS is at Annexure-I .    Institute  wise  details  of  sanctioned, filled up  and vacant post of senior and junior residents in new AIIMS is at Annexure-II .

(d)    There  is  no  proposal  to  provide  mandatory  employment  to  all  post-graduate  students from AIIMS in the Institutes itself to augment the staff strength.

(e)   In the 6 AIIMS approved in the first phase of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)  and  which  are  fully  functional,  the  existing  bed  strength  is  5705  as  against envisaged bed strength of 5760, i.e. 960 beds in each AIIMS. Details regarding number of functional beds in these 6 AIIMS, and in other AIIMS where limited IPD services have been started is given in A nnexure- III

## ANNEXURE-I DETAILS OF FACULTY AND NON-FACULTY POSTS IN NEW AIIMS

| Sl. No.   | AIIMS       | Faculty Posts   | Faculty Posts   | Faculty Posts   | Non-Faculty Posts   | Non-Faculty Posts   | Non-Faculty Posts   |
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.   | AIIMS       | Sanctioned      | Filled up       | Vacant          | Sanctioned          | Filled up           | Vacant              |
| 1.        | Bhopal      | 305             | 203             | 102             | 3876                | 2356                | 1520                |
| 2.        | Bhubaneswar | 305             | 228             | 77              | 3876                | 1919*               | 1957                |
| 3         | Jodhpur     | 305             | 229             | 76              | 3876                | 3091#               | 785                 |
| 4.        | Patna       | 305             | 132             | 173             | 3876                | 1601                | 2275                |
| 5.        | Raipur      | 305             | 153             | 152             | 3876                | 2713                | 1163                |
| 6.        | Rishikesh   | 305             | 203             | 102             | 3876                | 2024                | 1852                |
| 7.        | Mangalagiri | 183             | 64              | 119             | 1054                | 715                 | 339                 |
| 8.        | Nagpur      | 183             | 115             | 68              | 1054                | 492                 | 562                 |
| 9.        | Kalyani     | 183             | 91              | 92              | 1012                | 403                 | 609                 |
| 10.       | Gorakhpur   | 183             | 71              | 112             | 1038                | 431                 | 607                 |
| 11.       | Bathinda    | 183             | 109             | 74              | 1038                | 527                 | 511                 |
| 12.       | Bilaspur    | 183             | 86              | 97              | 1018                | 120                 | 898                 |
| 13.       | Guwahati    | 183             | 54              | 129             | 1018                | 8                   | 1010                |
| 14.       | Deoghar     | 183             | 85              | 98              | 1018                | 221                 | 797                 |
| 15.       | Bibinagar   | 183             | 89              | 94              | 971                 | 266                 | 705                 |
| 16.       | Madurai     | 183             | 8               | 175             | 32                  | -                   | 32                  |
| 17.       | Rajkot      | 183             | 42              | 141             | 951                 | 23                  | 928                 |
| 18.       | Vijaypur    | 183             | 31              | 152             | 951                 | 26                  | 925                 |
| 19.       | Raebareli   | 183             | 80              | 103             | 935                 | 469                 | 466                 |

* Besides this, 46 contractual and 664 staff deployed on outsourced basis. # including outsourced employees and residents.

## ANNEXURE-II

## DETAILS OF SENIOR RESIDENTS AND JUNIOR RESIDENTS IN NEW AIIMS

| Sl. No.   | AIIMS       | Senior Resident posts   | Senior Resident posts   | Senior Resident posts   | Junior Resident posts   | Junior Resident posts   | Junior Resident posts   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | AIIMS       | Sanctioned              | Filled up               | Vacant                  | Sanctioned              | Filled up               | Vacant                  |
| 1         | Bhopal      | 377                     | 127                     | 250                     | 351                     | 257                     | 94                      |
| 2         | Bhubaneswar | 377                     | 215                     | 162                     | 351                     | 258                     | 93                      |
| 3         | Jodhpur     | 377                     | 334                     | 43                      | 351                     | 436*                    | --                      |
| 4         | Patna       | 377                     | 216                     | 161                     | 351                     | 317                     | 34                      |
| 5         | Raipur      | 377                     | 172                     | 205                     | 351                     | 309                     | 42                      |
| 6         | Rishikesh   | 377                     | 275                     | 102                     | 351                     | 351                     | -                       |
| 7         | Mangalagiri | 50                      | 42                      | 8                       | 50                      | 36                      | 14                      |
| 8         | Nagpur      | 50                      | 60#                     | --                      | 50                      | 48                      | 2                       |
| 9         | Kalyani     | 50                      | 29                      | 21                      | 50                      | 50                      | -                       |
| 10        | Gorakhpur   | 50                      | 27                      | 23                      | 50                      | 45                      | 5                       |
| 11        | Bathinda    | 50                      | 44                      | 6                       | 50                      | 46                      | 4                       |
| 12        | Bilaspur    | 40                      | 10                      | 30                      | 40                      | 15                      | 25                      |
| 13        | Guwahati    | 40                      | 7                       | 33                      | 40                      | -                       | 40                      |
| 14        | Deoghar     | 40                      | 11                      | 29                      | 40                      | 22                      | 18                      |
| 15        | Bibinagar   | 50                      | 39                      | 11                      | 50                      | 33                      | 17                      |
| 16        | Madurai     | 16                      | -                       | 16                      | 16                      | -                       | 16                      |
| 17        | Rajkot      | 40                      | 13                      | 27                      | 40                      | 25                      | 15                      |
| 18        | Vijaypur    | 40                      | 1                       | 39                      | 40                      | -                       | 40                      |
| 19        | Raebareli   | 16                      | 9                       | 7                       | 16                      | 14                      | 2                       |

# including 10  SR post filled up against 14 vacant Senior Nursing Officer post

ANNEXURE-III

## STATUS OF BEDS IN NEW AIIMS UNDER PMSSY

|   S. No. | AIIMS       |   No. of functional Beds |
|----------|-------------|--------------------------|
|        1 | Bhopal      |                      965 |
|        2 | Bhubaneswar |                      900 |
|        3 | Jodhpur     |                      960 |
|        4 | Patna       |                      960 |
|        5 | Raipur      |                      960 |
|        6 | Rishikesh   |                      960 |
|        7 | Raebareli   |                      400 |
|        8 | Bathinda    |                      315 |
|        9 | Gorakhpur   |                      450 |
|       10 | Mangalagiri |                      125 |
|       11 | Nagpur      |                      791 |
|       12 | Kalyani     |                      150 |
|       13 | Bibinagar   |                      130 |
|       14 | Deoghar     |                      250 |