Lok Sabha Question No. 902 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Shortage of Doctors in Rural Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 902 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH FEBRUARY, 2021

## SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS IN RURAL AREAS

## 902. DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHA RMA: DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that there is shortage of doctors and other health professionals in rural India, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the Government has taken measures to address the shortage of doctors and to correct this ratio in Government healthcare centres operated in the country including Bihar particularly in rural areas, if so, the details thereof during the la st two years and the current year, district - wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  such areas  in  Bihar  including  district  Gopalganj where there is acute shortage of doctors and medical facilities, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of steps being taken by the Government to ensure better availability of specialist doctors in the country including Bihar; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to provide  CGHS  wellness  centers  in  Bihar including district Gopalganj?

## ANSW ER

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

- (a): Public Health and Hospitals being a State subject, all the administrative and personnel including that of recruitment of doctors and other health professionals in rural areas, l respective State Governments. However, as per Rural Hea lth Statistics (RHS) 2018 - 19, State/UT wise  details  of  availability  of  doctors  and  other  health  professionals  and  shortage  t Primary Health Centres (PHCs) as well as in Community Health Centres (CHCs), are annexed.
- (b): The shortage of doctors in pu blic health facilities varies from State to State depending u their policies and context. In order to meet the shortage of doctors in rural areas and doctor - patient  ratio,  the  States  including  Bihar,  are  encouraged  to  adopt  flexible  nor engaging doctors for public health facilities.  Financial support is also provided to providing  performance - based  incentives,  hard  area  allowance,  providing  accommodation  and transport  facilities  in  rural  and  remote  areas,  etc  for  engaging  doct ors  in  the  public  health facilities. Also, States are advised to put in place transparent policies of posting and

ensure  rational  deployment  of  healthcare  professionals.  State/UT  Governments  are  impre upon from time to time to fill up the vacant posts including those  of doctors.

- (c): As stated above, Public Health and Hospitals being a State subject, the responsibility availability  of  doctors  and  medical  facilities  in  all  districts/parts  of  the  States, respective Sta te Governments.
- (d):  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  steps  to  optimize  the  number  of  specialists country -which inter -alia includes: increasing the number of seats in PG level at various med educational  institutes/medical  colleges  across  th e  country;  States  to  adopt  flexible  norms  for engaging specialists for public health facilities by various mechanisms like 'contracting in' and 'contracting out' of specialist services under National Health Mission. State/UTs have also been allowed to offe r negotiable salaries to attract Specialists including flexibility in strateg 'You quote, we pay".
- (e): CGHS is in operation in Bihar at Patna, Muzafarpur, Chhapra, Gaya and Darbhanga . Presently there is no proposal under the consideration of the Government to open new CGHS Wellne Centres in any other place in Bihar including Gopalganj.

## ANNEXUREs

## Details of Doctors and other Health professional in Rural areas as per Rural Health Statistics 2018-19

|        | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRE in Rural Areas   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRE in Rural Areas   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRE in Rural Areas   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRE in Rural Areas   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRE in Rural Areas   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT SUB CENTRE in Rural Areas   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                                                    | Required 1                                                  | Sanctioned                                                  | In Position                                                 | Vacant                                                      | Shortfall                                                   |
| S. No. | State/UT                                                    | [R1]                                                        | [S]                                                         | [P]                                                         | [S-P]                                                       | [R1-P]                                                      |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 7437                                                        | 14275                                                       | 11815                                                       | 2460                                                        | *                                                           |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 385                                                         | NA                                                          | 477                                                         | NA                                                          | *                                                           |
| 3      | Assam                                                       | 4643                                                        | NA                                                          | 9010                                                        | NA                                                          | *                                                           |
| 4      | Bihar                                                       | 9949                                                        | NA                                                          | 20570                                                       | NA                                                          | *                                                           |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                                                | 5205                                                        | 5205                                                        | 5987                                                        | *                                                           | *                                                           |
| 6      | Goa                                                         | 219                                                         | 244                                                         | 186                                                         | 58                                                          | 33                                                          |
| 7      | Gujarat                                                     | 9166                                                        | 9166                                                        | 8631                                                        | 535                                                         | 535                                                         |
| 8      | Haryana                                                     | 2604                                                        | 3918                                                        | 4411                                                        | *                                                           | *                                                           |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 2089                                                        | 2281                                                        | 1663                                                        | 618                                                         | 426                                                         |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir                                             | 3025                                                        | 4795                                                        | 4397                                                        | 398                                                         | *                                                           |
| 11     | Jharkhand                                                   | 3848                                                        | 8349                                                        | 5693                                                        | 2656                                                        | *                                                           |
| 12     | Karnataka                                                   | 9758                                                        | 8087                                                        | 8077                                                        | 10                                                          | 1681                                                        |
| 13     | Kerala                                                      | 5380                                                        | 4962                                                        | 4977                                                        | *                                                           | 403                                                         |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 10226                                                       | 11886                                                       | 10612                                                       | 1274                                                        | *                                                           |
| 15     | Maharashtra                                                 | 10668                                                       | 18358                                                       | 17800                                                       | 558                                                         | *                                                           |
| 16     | Manipur                                                     | 490                                                         | 964                                                         | 868                                                         | 96                                                          | *                                                           |
| 17     | Meghalaya                                                   | 477                                                         | NA                                                          | 804                                                         | NA                                                          | *                                                           |
| 18     | Mizoram                                                     | 370                                                         | NA                                                          | 673                                                         | NA                                                          | *                                                           |
| 19     | Nagaland                                                    | 433                                                         | 760                                                         | 804                                                         | *                                                           | *                                                           |
| 20     | Odisha                                                      | 6688                                                        | 6688                                                        | 8134                                                        | *                                                           | *                                                           |
| 21     | Punjab                                                      | 2950                                                        | 4437                                                        | 4297                                                        | 140                                                         | *                                                           |
| 22     | Rajasthan                                                   | 13512                                                       | 15313                                                       | 12822                                                       | 2491                                                        | 690                                                         |
| 23     | Sikkim                                                      | 176                                                         | NA                                                          | 152                                                         | NA                                                          | 24                                                          |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 8713                                                        | 8713                                                        | 8639                                                        | 74                                                          | 74                                                          |
| 25     | Telangana                                                   | 4744                                                        | 8996                                                        | 7932                                                        | 1064                                                        | *                                                           |
| 26     | Tripura                                                     | 972                                                         | NA                                                          | 584                                                         | NA                                                          | 388                                                         |
| 27     | Uttarakhand                                                 | 1847                                                        | 2130                                                        | 1690                                                        | 440                                                         | 157                                                         |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 20782                                                       | 24803                                                       | 24286                                                       | 517                                                         | *                                                           |
| 29     | West Bengal                                                 | 10357                                                       | 19238                                                       | 18732                                                       | 506                                                         | *                                                           |
| 30     | A& N Islands                                                | 124                                                         | 255                                                         | 241                                                         | 14                                                          | *                                                           |
| 31     | Chandigarh                                                  | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 32     | D & N Haveli                                                | 71                                                          | 36                                                          | 133                                                         | *                                                           | *                                                           |
| 33     | Daman & Diu                                                 | 23                                                          | 52                                                          | 52                                                          | 0                                                           | *                                                           |
| 34     | Delhi                                                       | 12                                                          | 1                                                           | 14                                                          | *                                                           | *                                                           |
| 35     | Lakshadweep                                                 | 14                                                          | 24                                                          | 24                                                          | 0                                                           | *                                                           |
| 36     | Puducherry                                                  | 54                                                          | NA                                                          | 41                                                          | NA                                                          | 13                                                          |
|        | All India/ 2 Total                                          | 157411                                                      | 183936                                                      | 205228                                                      | 13909                                                       | 4424                                                        |

Notes:

NA -Not Available

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UT *: Surplu

1 one ANM per each existing Sub Centre as per IPHS norms

- 2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded Figures includes data of SCs and HWC - SCs in rural areas

|        | HEALTH             | SUB CENTRES in Rural Areas   | SUB CENTRES in Rural Areas   | SUB CENTRES in Rural Areas   | SUB CENTRES in Rural Areas   | SUB CENTRES in Rural Areas   |
|--------|--------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT           | Required 1                   | Sanctioned                   | In Position                  | Vacant                       | Shortfall                    |
|        |                    | [R]                          | [S]                          | [P]                          | [S-P]                        | [R-P]                        |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh     | 7437                         | 5014                         | 2952                         | 2062                         | 4485                         |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh  | 385                          | NA                           | 185                          | NA                           | 200                          |
| 3      | Assam              | 4643                         | NA                           | 3080                         | NA                           | 1563                         |
| 4      | Bihar              | 9949                         | NA                           | 1244                         | NA                           | 8705                         |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh       | 5205                         | 5205                         | 3860                         | 1345                         | 1345                         |
| 6      | Goa                | 219                          | 86                           | 86                           | 0                            | 133                          |
| 7      | Gujarat            | 9166                         | 9137                         | 7940                         | 1197                         | 1226                         |
| 8      | Haryana            | 2604                         | 1936                         | 1623                         | 313                          | 981                          |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh   | 2089                         | 2064                         | 659                          | 1405                         | 1430                         |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir    | 3025                         | 938                          | 829                          | 109                          | 2196                         |
| 11     | Jharkhand          | 3848                         | 2307                         | 1614                         | 693                          | 2234                         |
| 12     | Karnataka          | 9758                         | 5888                         | 3401                         | 2487                         | 6357                         |
| 13     | Kerala             | 5380                         | 3401                         | 3401                         | 0                            | 1979                         |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh     | 10226                        | 4260                         | 3969                         | 291                          | 6257                         |
| 15     | Maharashtra        | 10668                        | 9010                         | 5372                         | 3638                         | 5296                         |
| 16     | Manipur            | 490                          | 530                          | 428                          | 102                          | 62                           |
| 17     | Meghalaya          | 477                          | NA                           | 200                          | NA                           | 277                          |
| 18     | Mizoram            | 370                          | NA                           | 362                          | NA                           | 8                            |
| 19     | Nagaland           | 433                          | NA                           | 0                            | NA                           | 433                          |
| 20     | Odisha             | 6688                         | 5240                         | 3254                         | 1986                         | 3434                         |
| 21     | Punjab             | 2950                         | 2958                         | 1356                         | 1602                         | 1594                         |
| 22     | Rajasthan          | 13512                        | 591                          | 354                          | 237                          | 13158                        |
| 23     | Sikkim             | 176                          | NA                           | 95                           | NA                           | 81                           |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu         | 8713                         | 3292                         | 2288                         | 1004                         | 6425                         |
| 25     | Telangana          | 4744                         | 2623                         | 1363                         | 1260                         | 3381                         |
| 26     | Tripura            | 972                          | NA                           | 630                          | NA                           | 342                          |
| 27     | Uttarakhand        | 1847                         | 39                           | 94                           | *                            | 1753                         |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh      | 20782                        | 9080                         | 6529                         | 2551                         | 14253                        |
| 29     | West Bengal        | 10357                        | 9171                         | 2032                         | 7139                         | 8325                         |
| 30     | A& N Islands       | 124                          | 45                           | 45                           | 0                            | 79                           |
| 31     | Chandigarh         | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 32     | D & N Haveli       | 71                           | 9                            | 70                           | *                            | 1                            |
| 33     | Daman & Diu        | 23                           | 19                           | 19                           | 0                            | 4                            |
| 34     | Delhi              | 12                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 12                           |
| 35     | Lakshadweep        | 14                           | 14                           | 14                           | 0                            | 0                            |
| 36     | Puducherry         | 54                           | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            | 54                           |
|        | All India/ 2 Total | 157411                       | 82857                        | 59348                        | 29421                        | 98063                        |

Notes:

NA -Not Available           * Surplus

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State

1 One per each existing Sub Centre as per IPHS norms

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excl Figures includes data of SCs and HWC - SCs in rural areas

- wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

| HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT   | HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT   |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.                            | State/UT                          | Required 1                        | (As on Sanctioned                 | 31st March, In Position           | 2019) Vacant                      | Shortfall                         |
| 1                                 | Andhra Pradesh                    | [R1]                              | [S]                               | [P]                               | [S-P]                             | [R1-P]                            |
| 2                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 1145 143                          | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 1145                              |
| 3                                 | Assam                             | 946                               | NA NA                             | 212                               | NA NA                             | * *                               |
| 4                                 |                                   |                                   |                                   | 2492                              |                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Bihar                             | 1899                              | NA                                | 3658                              | NA                                | *                                 |
| 5                                 | Chhattisgarh                      | 792                               | 850                               | 821                               | 29                                | *                                 |
| 6 7                               | Goa                               | 24                                | 64                                | 64                                | 0                                 | *                                 |
|                                   | Gujarat                           | 1476                              | 1476                              | 537                               | 939                               | 939                               |
| 8                                 | Haryana                           | 379                               | 20                                | 195                               | *                                 | 184                               |
| 9                                 | Himachal Pradesh                  | 586                               | 100                               | 182                               | *                                 | 404                               |
| 10                                | Jammu & Kashmir                   | 622                               | 662                               | 511                               | 151                               | 111                               |
| 11                                | Jharkhand                         | 298                               | 668                               | 632                               | 36                                | *                                 |
| 12                                | Karnataka                         | 2127                              | 156                               | 385                               | *                                 | 1742                              |
| 13                                | Kerala                            | 848                               | 2527                              | 2527                              | 0                                 | *                                 |
| 14                                | Madhya Pradesh                    | 1199                              | 2664                              | 1212                              | 1452                              | *                                 |
| 15                                | Maharashtra                       | 1828                              | 5035                              | 3953                              | 1082                              | *                                 |
| 16                                | Manipur                           | 90                                | 223                               | 176                               | 47                                | *                                 |
| 17                                | Meghalaya                         | 118                               | NA                                | 369                               | NA                                | *                                 |
| 18                                | Mizoram                           | 59                                | NA                                | 26                                | NA                                | 33                                |
| 19                                | Nagaland                          | 126                               | 202                               | 204                               | *                                 | *                                 |
| 20                                | Odisha                            | 1288                              | 998                               | 1053                              | *                                 | 235                               |
| 21                                | Punjab                            | 416                               | 81                                | 233                               | *                                 | 183                               |
| 22                                | Rajasthan                         | 2082                              | 3124                              | 2603                              | 521                               | *                                 |
| 23                                | Sikkim                            | 29                                | NA                                | 108                               | NA                                | *                                 |
| 24                                | Tamil Nadu                        | 1422                              | 2422                              | 1344                              | 1078                              | 78                                |
| 25                                | Telangana                         | 636                               | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 636                               |
| 26                                | Tripura                           | 108                               | NA                                | 80                                | NA                                | 28                                |
| 27                                | Uttarakhand                       | 257                               | 153                               | 135                               | 18                                | 122                               |
| 28                                | Uttar Pradesh                     | 2936                              | 3754                              | 4796                              | *                                 | *                                 |
| 29                                | West Bengal                       | 908                               | 386                               | 265                               | 121                               | 643                               |
| 30                                | A& N Islands                      | 22                                | 95                                | 95                                | 0                                 | *                                 |
| 31                                | Chandigarh                        | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| 32                                | D & N Haveli                      | 9                                 | 0                                 | 4                                 | *                                 | 5                                 |
| 33                                | Daman & Diu                       | 4                                 | 3                                 | 0                                 | 3                                 | 4                                 |
| 34                                | Delhi                             | 5                                 | 11                                | 10                                | 1                                 | *                                 |
| 35                                | Lakshadweep                       | 4                                 | 23                                | 23                                | 0                                 | *                                 |
| 36                                | Puducherry                        | 24                                | NA                                | 87                                | NA                                | *                                 |
|                                   | All India/ 2 Total                | 24855                             | 25697                             | 28992                             | 5478                              | 6492                              |

Notes:

NA -Not Available

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs *:Surplus.

1 one per each existing PHC as per IPHS norms

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded Figures includes data of PHCs and HWC - PH s in rural areas

## DOCTORS + AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas

NA: Not Available.

- +: Allopathic Doctors

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

- *: Surplus.
- 1 One per Primary Health Centre as per IPHS norms
- 2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded Figures includes data of PHCs and HWC - PH s in rural areas

| S.   | DOCTORS           | AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   |
|------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.   | DOCTORS           | Required 1                                                          | Sanctioned                                                          | In Position                                                         | Vacant                                                              | Shortfall                                                           |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | [R] 1145                                                            | [S] 1862                                                            | [P] 1715                                                            | [S-P] 147                                                           | [R-P] *                                                             |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 143                                                                 | NA                                                                  | 116                                                                 | NA                                                                  | 27                                                                  |
| 3    | Assam             | 946                                                                 | NA                                                                  | 1925                                                                | NA                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 4    | Bihar             | 1899                                                                | NA                                                                  | 2085                                                                | NA                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 792                                                                 | 792                                                                 | 321                                                                 | 471                                                                 | 471                                                                 |
| 6    | Goa               | 24                                                                  | 48                                                                  | 56                                                                  | *                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 1476                                                                | 2639                                                                | 2186                                                                | 453                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 8    | Haryana           | 379                                                                 | 684                                                                 | 542                                                                 | 142                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 586                                                                 | 722                                                                 | 486                                                                 | 236                                                                 | 100                                                                 |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 622                                                                 | 1542                                                                | 919                                                                 | 623                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 298                                                                 | 667                                                                 | 336                                                                 | 331                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 2127                                                                | 2127                                                                | 2111                                                                | 16                                                                  | 16                                                                  |
| 13   | Kerala            | 848                                                                 | 1460                                                                | 1531                                                                | *                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 1199                                                                | 2024                                                                | 1053                                                                | 971                                                                 | 146                                                                 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 1828                                                                | 3189                                                                | 2951                                                                | 238                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 16   | Manipur           | 90                                                                  | 238                                                                 | 208                                                                 | 30                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 118                                                                 | NA                                                                  | 149                                                                 | NA                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 59                                                                  | NA                                                                  | 60                                                                  | NA                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 126                                                                 | 131                                                                 | 133                                                                 | *                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 20   | Odisha            | 1288                                                                | 1346                                                                | 813                                                                 | 533                                                                 | 475                                                                 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 416                                                                 | 575                                                                 | 562                                                                 | 13                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 2082                                                                | 2268                                                                | 1932                                                                | 336                                                                 | 150                                                                 |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 29                                                                  | NA                                                                  | 41                                                                  | NA                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 1422                                                                | 2844                                                                | 1777                                                                | 1067                                                                | *                                                                   |
| 25   | Telangana         | 636                                                                 | 1254                                                                | 1213                                                                | 41                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 26   | Tripura           | 108                                                                 | NA                                                                  | 216                                                                 | NA                                                                  | *                                                                   |
| 27   | Uttarakhand       | 257                                                                 | 476                                                                 | 269                                                                 | 207                                                                 | *                                                                   |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     | 2936                                                                | 4509                                                                | 3180                                                                | 1329                                                                | *                                                                   |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 908                                                                 | 1326                                                                | 810                                                                 | 516                                                                 | 98                                                                  |
| 30   | A& N Islands      | 22                                                                  | 42                                                                  | 34                                                                  | 8                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 31   | Chandigarh        | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 32   | D & N Haveli      | 9                                                                   | 12                                                                  | 12                                                                  | 0                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 33   | Daman & Diu       | 4                                                                   | 8                                                                   | 3                                                                   | 5                                                                   | 1                                                                   |
| 34   | Delhi             | 5                                                                   | 7                                                                   | 5                                                                   | 2                                                                   | 0                                                                   |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 4                                                                   | 8                                                                   | 8                                                                   | 0                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 36   | Puducherry        | 24                                                                  | 24                                                                  | 41                                                                  | *                                                                   | *                                                                   |
| 2    | All India / Total | 24855                                                               | 32824                                                               | 29799                                                               | 7715                                                                | 1484                                                                |

## Notes:

|        |                   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                                      | Sanctioned                                                      | In Position                                                     | Vacant                                                          | Shortfall                                                       |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | [R1]                                                            | [S]                                                             | [P]                                                             | [S-P]                                                           | [R1-P]                                                          |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 1145 143                                                        | 2132                                                            | 1920                                                            | 212                                                             | * *                                                             |
| 3      | Assam             | 946                                                             | NA NA                                                           | 166 2177                                                        | NA NA                                                           | *                                                               |
| 4      | Bihar             | 1899                                                            | NA                                                              | 1296                                                            | NA                                                              | 603                                                             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 792                                                             | 1535                                                            | 1075                                                            | 460                                                             | *                                                               |
| 6      | Goa               | 24                                                              | 72                                                              | 73                                                              | *                                                               | *                                                               |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 1476                                                            | 2554                                                            | 1708                                                            | 846                                                             | *                                                               |
| 8      |                   |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |
|        | Haryana           | 379                                                             | 1221                                                            | 1076                                                            | 145                                                             | *                                                               |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 622                                                             |                                                                 | 648                                                             | 197                                                             | *                                                               |
|        |                   | 586                                                             | 514 845                                                         | 220                                                             | 294                                                             | 366                                                             |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 298                                                             | 409                                                             | 61                                                              | 348                                                             | 237                                                             |
| 12 13  | Karnataka         | 2127                                                            | 1569                                                            | 2464                                                            | *                                                               | *                                                               |
|        | Kerala            | 848                                                             | 1097                                                            | 1259                                                            | *                                                               | *                                                               |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1199                                                            | 1705                                                            | 614                                                             | 1091                                                            | 585                                                             |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 1828                                                            | 833                                                             | 682                                                             | 151 47                                                          | 1146                                                            |
| 16     | Manipur           | 90                                                              | 255                                                             | 208                                                             |                                                                 | *                                                               |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 118                                                             | NA                                                              | 373                                                             | NA                                                              | *                                                               |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 59                                                              | NA                                                              | 154                                                             | NA                                                              | *                                                               |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 126                                                             | NA                                                              | 190                                                             | NA                                                              | *                                                               |
| 20     | Odisha            | 1288                                                            | 292                                                             | 475                                                             | *                                                               | 813                                                             |
| 21     | Punjab Rajasthan  | 416 2082                                                        | 1111 4805                                                       | 883 3703                                                        | 228 1102                                                        | * *                                                             |
| 22 23  | Sikkim            | 29                                                              | NA                                                              | 52                                                              | NA                                                              | *                                                               |
|        | Tamil             |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 244                                                             |                                                                 |
| 24     | Nadu              | 1422                                                            | 4045                                                            | 3801                                                            | 164                                                             | *                                                               |
| 25 26  | Telangana Tripura | 636 108                                                         | 1350                                                            | 1186 487                                                        | NA                                                              | *                                                               |
|        |                   |                                                                 | NA                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 | *                                                               |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 257                                                             | 79                                                              | 61                                                              | 18                                                              | 196                                                             |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 2936                                                            | 557                                                             | 1087                                                            | *                                                               | 1849                                                            |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 908                                                             | 2258                                                            | 1686                                                            | 572                                                             | *                                                               |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 22                                                              | 103                                                             | 103                                                             | 0                                                               | *                                                               |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 9                                                               | 34                                                              | 34                                                              | 0                                                               | *                                                               |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 4                                                               | 18                                                              | 11                                                              | 7                                                               | *                                                               |
| 34     | Delhi             | 5                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 5                                                               |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 4                                                               | 11                                                              | 11                                                              | 0                                                               | *                                                               |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 24                                                              | 72                                                              | 127                                                             | *                                                               | *                                                               |
|        | All India/Total   | 24855                                                           | 29476                                                           | 30071                                                           | 6126                                                            | 5800                                                            |

Notes:

1 One per Primary Health

Centre as per IPHS norms All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

- *: Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

Figures includes data of PHCs and HWC - PH s in rural areas

| LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs in Rural Areas LT at PHCs & HWC -PHCs (As on 31st March, 2019)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs in Rural Areas LT at PHCs & HWC -PHCs (As on 31st March, 2019)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs in Rural Areas LT at PHCs & HWC -PHCs (As on 31st March, 2019)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs in Rural Areas LT at PHCs & HWC -PHCs (As on 31st March, 2019)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs in Rural Areas LT at PHCs & HWC -PHCs (As on 31st March, 2019)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs in Rural Areas LT at PHCs & HWC -PHCs (As on 31st March, 2019)   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs in Rural Areas LT at PHCs & HWC -PHCs (As on 31st March, 2019)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                          | State/UT                                                                                        | Required 1                                                                                      | Sanctioned                                                                                      | In Position                                                                                     | Vacant                                                                                          | Shortfall                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                  | [R]                                                                                             | [S]                                                                                             | [P]                                                                                             | [S-P]                                                                                           | [R-P]                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                               | 1145 143                                                                                        | 1031                                                                                            | 733                                                                                             | 298 NA                                                                                          | 412 93                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                               |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                 | NA                                                                                              | 50                                                                                              | NA                                                                                              |                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                           | 946                                                                                             | NA                                                                                              | 1163                                                                                            |                                                                                                 | *                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                           | 1899                                                                                            | NA                                                                                              | 453                                                                                             | NA                                                                                              | 1446                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                                    | 792                                                                                             | 669                                                                                             | 498                                                                                             | 171                                                                                             | 294                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                             | 24                                                                                              | 24                                                                                              | 23                                                                                              | 1                                                                                               | 1                                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                         | 1476                                                                                            | 1476                                                                                            | 1385                                                                                            | 91                                                                                              | 91                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                         | 379                                                                                             | 331                                                                                             | 207                                                                                             | 124                                                                                             | 172                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                | 586                                                                                             | NA                                                                                              | 43                                                                                              | NA                                                                                              | 543                                                                                             |
| 10                                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                 | 622                                                                                             | 591                                                                                             | 541                                                                                             | 50                                                                                              | 81                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                       | 298                                                                                             | 298                                                                                             | 81                                                                                              | 217                                                                                             | 217                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                       | 2127                                                                                            | 1579                                                                                            | 1289                                                                                            | 290                                                                                             | 838                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                          | 848                                                                                             | 277                                                                                             | 356                                                                                             | *                                                                                               | 492                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | 1199                                                                                            | 358                                                                                             | 442                                                                                             | *                                                                                               | 757                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                     | 1828                                                                                            | 1526                                                                                            | 1084                                                                                            | 442                                                                                             | 744                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                         | 90                                                                                              | 73                                                                                              | 51                                                                                              | 22                                                                                              | 39                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                              | Meghalaya                                                                                       | 118                                                                                             | NA                                                                                              | 130                                                                                             | NA                                                                                              | *                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                         | 59                                                                                              | NA                                                                                              | 68                                                                                              | NA                                                                                              | *                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                        | 126                                                                                             | 73                                                                                              | 74                                                                                              | *                                                                                               | 52                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                          | 1288                                                                                            | 0                                                                                               | 146                                                                                             | *                                                                                               | 1142                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                          | 416                                                                                             | 327                                                                                             | 355                                                                                             | *                                                                                               | 61                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                       | 2082                                                                                            | 2114                                                                                            | 1407                                                                                            | 707                                                                                             | 675                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                          | 29                                                                                              | NA                                                                                              | 29                                                                                              | NA                                                                                              | 0                                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                      | 1422                                                                                            | 1422                                                                                            | 503                                                                                             | 919                                                                                             | 919                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                       | 636                                                                                             | 638                                                                                             | 592                                                                                             | 46                                                                                              | 44                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                         | 108                                                                                             | NA                                                                                              | 97                                                                                              | NA                                                                                              | 11                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                     | 257                                                                                             | 66                                                                                              | 15                                                                                              | 51                                                                                              | 242                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                   | 2936                                                                                            | 693                                                                                             | 388                                                                                             | 305                                                                                             | 2548                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                     | 908                                                                                             | 390                                                                                             | 201                                                                                             | 189                                                                                             | 707                                                                                             |
| 30                                                                                              | A& N Islands                                                                                    | 22                                                                                              | 16                                                                                              | 12                                                                                              | 4                                                                                               | 10                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                              | Chandigarh                                                                                      | 0                                                                                               | 0                                                                                               | 0                                                                                               | 0                                                                                               | 0                                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                              | D & N Haveli                                                                                    | 9                                                                                               | 13                                                                                              | 13                                                                                              | 0                                                                                               | *                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                              | Daman & Diu                                                                                     | 4                                                                                               | 6                                                                                               | 4                                                                                               | 2                                                                                               | 0                                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                           | 5                                                                                               | 2                                                                                               | 2                                                                                               | 0                                                                                               | 3                                                                                               |
| 35                                                                                              | Lakshadweep                                                                                     | 4                                                                                               | 7                                                                                               | 7                                                                                               | 0                                                                                               | *                                                                                               |
| 36                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                      | 24                                                                                              | 7                                                                                               | 20                                                                                              | *                                                                                               | 4                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                 | All India/Total                                                                                 | 24855                                                                                           | 14007                                                                                           | 12462                                                                                           | 3929                                                                                            | 12638                                                                                           |

Notes:

1 One per each Primary Health Centre as per IPHS norms

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States /UTs

- *: Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

Figures includes data of PHCs and HWC - PH s in rural areas

| DentalSurgeon at PHCs in Rural Areas   | DentalSurgeon at PHCs in Rural Areas   | DentalSurgeon at PHCs in Rural Areas   | DentalSurgeon at PHCs in Rural Areas   | DentalSurgeon at PHCs in Rural Areas   | DentalSurgeon at PHCs in Rural Areas   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                 | State/UT                               | No. of PHCs functional                 | (As Sanctioned                         | on 31st March In- Position             | 2019) Vacant                           |
| 1                                      | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1145                                   | 21                                     | 20                                     | 1                                      |
| 2                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 143                                    | NA                                     | 6                                      | NA                                     |
| 3                                      | Assam                                  | 946                                    | NA                                     | 161                                    | NA                                     |
| 4                                      | Bihar                                  | 1899                                   | NA                                     | NA                                     | NA                                     |
| 5                                      | Chhattisgarh                           | 792                                    | 29                                     | 4                                      | 25                                     |
| 6                                      | Goa                                    | 24                                     | 1                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      |
| 7                                      | Gujarat                                | 1476                                   | NA                                     | NA                                     | NA                                     |
| 8                                      | Haryana                                | 379                                    | 369                                    | 312                                    | 57                                     |
| 9                                      | Himachal Pradesh                       | 586                                    | 84                                     | 58                                     | 26                                     |
| 10                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 622                                    | 387                                    | 295                                    | 92                                     |
| 11                                     | Jharkhand                              | 298                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 12                                     | Karnataka                              | 2127                                   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 13                                     | Kerala                                 | 848                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 14                                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | 1199                                   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 15                                     | Maharashtra                            | 1828                                   | 0                                      | 42                                     | *                                      |
| 16                                     | Manipur                                | 90                                     | NA                                     | 58                                     | NA                                     |
| 17                                     | Meghalaya                              | 118                                    | NA                                     | 15                                     | NA                                     |
| 18                                     | Mizoram                                | 59                                     | NA                                     | 1                                      | NA                                     |
| 19                                     | Nagaland                               | 126                                    | NA                                     | 0                                      | NA                                     |
| 20                                     | Odisha                                 | 1288                                   | 12                                     | 15                                     | *                                      |
| 21                                     | Punjab                                 | 416                                    | 36                                     | 35                                     | 1                                      |
| 22                                     | Rajasthan                              | 2082                                   | 6                                      | 1                                      | 5                                      |
| 23                                     | Sikkim                                 | 29                                     | NA                                     | 10                                     | NA                                     |
| 24                                     | Tamil Nadu                             | 1422                                   | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 25                                     | Telangana                              | 636                                    | 69                                     | 60                                     | 9                                      |
| 26                                     | Tripura                                | 108                                    | NA                                     | 39                                     | NA                                     |
| 27                                     | Uttarakhand                            | 257                                    | 22                                     | 18                                     | 4                                      |
| 28                                     | Uttar Pradesh                          | 2936                                   | NA                                     | NA                                     | NA                                     |
| 29                                     | West Bengal                            | 908                                    | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 30                                     | A& N Islands                           | 22                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 31                                     | Chandigarh                             | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 32                                     | D & N Haveli                           | 9                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 33                                     | Daman & Diu                            | 4                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 34                                     | Delhi                                  | 5                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
| 35                                     | Lakshadweep                            | 4                                      | 1                                      | 1                                      | 0                                      |
| 36                                     | Puducherry                             | 24                                     | 0                                      | 0                                      | 0                                      |
|                                        | All India 2 / Total                    | 24855                                  | 1037                                   | 1152                                   | 220                                    |

Note:

*:

Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

- 2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded

Figures includes data of PHCs and HWC - PH s in rural areas

| Dental Surgeon at CHCs in Rural Areas   | Dental Surgeon at CHCs in Rural Areas   | Dental Surgeon at CHCs in Rural Areas   | Dental Surgeon at CHCs in Rural Areas   | Dental Surgeon at CHCs in Rural Areas   | Dental Surgeon at CHCs in Rural Areas   | Dental Surgeon at CHCs in Rural Areas   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                  | State/UT                                |                                         | (As on 31st March, 2019)                | (As on 31st March, 2019)                | (As on 31st March, 2019)                | (As on 31st March, 2019)                |
| S. No.                                  | State/UT                                | Required 1                              | Sanctioned                              | In Position                             | Vacant                                  | Shortfall                               |
| 1                                       | Andhra Pradesh                          | [R]                                     | [S]                                     | [P]                                     | [S-P]                                   | [R-P]                                   |
| 2                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                       | 280                                     | 4                                       | 4 30                                    | 0                                       | 276                                     |
|                                         |                                         | 126                                     | NA                                      |                                         | NA                                      | 96                                      |
| 3                                       | Assam                                   | 354                                     | NA                                      | 56                                      | NA                                      | 298                                     |
| 4                                       | Bihar                                   | 300                                     | NA                                      | NA                                      | NA                                      | NA                                      |
| 5                                       | Chhattisgarh Goa                        | 340 10                                  | 168 0                                   | 124 0                                   | 44 0                                    | 216 10                                  |
| 6 7                                     | Gujarat                                 |                                         | 362                                     | 265                                     | 97                                      | 459                                     |
| 8                                       | Haryana                                 | 724                                     | 81                                      | 89                                      | *                                       | 141                                     |
| 9                                       | Himachal Pradesh                        | 230 174                                 | 44                                      | 17                                      | NA                                      | 157                                     |
| 10                                      |                                         |                                         | 0                                       |                                         |                                         | 168                                     |
| 11                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                         | 168                                     |                                         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 342                                     |
| 12                                      | Jharkhand Karnataka                     | 342 396                                 | 0 0                                     | 0 0                                     | 0 0                                     | 396                                     |
| 13                                      | Kerala                                  | 454                                     |                                         | 0                                       | 0                                       | 454                                     |
|                                         |                                         |                                         | 0                                       |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| 14 15                                   | Madhya Pradesh                          | 618 728                                 | 48 0                                    | 8                                       | 40 0                                    | 610 728                                 |
|                                         | Maharashtra                             |                                         |                                         | 0                                       |                                         |                                         |
| 16                                      | Manipur                                 | 46                                      | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 46                                      |
| 17 18                                   | Meghalaya Mizoram                       | 56 18                                   | NA NA                                   | 29 1                                    | NA NA                                   | 27 17                                   |
|                                         | Nagaland                                | 42                                      | 21                                      | 21                                      | 0                                       | 21                                      |
| 19                                      |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |                                         |
| 20 21 Punjab                            | Odisha                                  | 754                                     | 374 41                                  | 276 35                                  | 98 6                                    | 478 143                                 |
| 22                                      | Rajasthan                               | 178 1142                                | 256                                     | 187                                     | 69                                      | 955                                     |
| 23                                      | Sikkim                                  | 4                                       | NA                                      | 3                                       | NA                                      | 1                                       |
| 24                                      | Tamil Nadu                              | 770                                     | 110                                     | 87                                      | 23                                      | 683                                     |
| 25                                      | Telangana                               | 170                                     | 41                                      | 38                                      | 3                                       | 132                                     |
| 26                                      | Tripura                                 | 36                                      | NA                                      | 12                                      | NA                                      | 24                                      |
| 27                                      | Uttarakhand                             | 134                                     | 39                                      | 29                                      | 10                                      | 105                                     |
| 28                                      | Uttar Pradesh                           | 1358                                    | 462                                     | 434                                     | 28                                      | 924                                     |
| 29                                      | West Bengal                             | 696                                     | 252                                     | 161                                     | 91                                      | 535                                     |
| 30                                      | A& N Islands                            | 8                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 7                                       |
| 31                                      | Chandigarh                              | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 32                                      | D & N Haveli                            | 4                                       | 2                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 2                                       |
| 33                                      | Daman & Diu                             | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 34                                      | Delhi                                   | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 35                                      | Lakshadweep                             | 6                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 5                                       |
| 36                                      | Puducherry                              | 4                                       | NA                                      | 10                                      | NA                                      | *                                       |
| All                                     | India/Total 2                           | 10670                                   | 2307                                    | 1920                                    | 509                                     | 8456                                    |

## Notes:

1

NA: Not Available

One per Community Health Centre as per IPHS norms

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded

| TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs in Rural Areas Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians]   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs in Rural Areas Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians]   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs in Rural Areas Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians]   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs in Rural Areas Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians]   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs in Rural Areas Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians]   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs in Rural Areas Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians]   | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs in Rural Areas Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &Paediatricians]   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                            |                                                                                                            | (As on 31st March, 2019)                                                                                   | (As on 31st March, 2019)                                                                                   | (As on 31st March, 2019)                                                                                   | (As on 31st March, 2019)                                                                                   | (As on 31st March, 2019)                                                                                   |
| S. No.                                                                                                     | State/UT                                                                                                   | Required 1                                                                                                 | Sanctioned                                                                                                 | In Position                                                                                                | Vacant                                                                                                     | Shortfall                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | [R] 560                                                                                                    | [S] 295                                                                                                    | [P] 237                                                                                                    | [S-P] 58                                                                                                   | [R-P] 323                                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 252                                                                                                        | NA                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 248                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 708                                                                                                        | NA                                                                                                         | 136                                                                                                        | NA                                                                                                         | 572                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 600                                                                                                        | NA                                                                                                         | 82                                                                                                         | NA                                                                                                         | 518                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 680                                                                                                        | 671                                                                                                        | 61                                                                                                         | 610                                                                                                        | 619                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                        | 20                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                          | 5                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 1448                                                                                                       | 601                                                                                                        | 118                                                                                                        | 483                                                                                                        | 1330                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                    | 460                                                                                                        | 51                                                                                                         | 15                                                                                                         | 36                                                                                                         | 445                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 348                                                                                                        | NA                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 343                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                            | 336                                                                                                        | 344                                                                                                        | 242                                                                                                        | 102                                                                                                        | 94                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 684                                                                                                        | 700                                                                                                        | 66                                                                                                         | 634                                                                                                        | 618                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 792                                                                                                        | 792                                                                                                        | 465                                                                                                        | 327                                                                                                        | 327                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                     | 908                                                                                                        | 25                                                                                                         | 35                                                                                                         | *                                                                                                          | 873                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 1236                                                                                                       | 1236                                                                                                       | 104                                                                                                        | 1132                                                                                                       | 1132                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 1456                                                                                                       | 823                                                                                                        | 485                                                                                                        | 338                                                                                                        | 971                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                    | 92                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 89                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 112                                                                                                        | NA                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 108                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 36                                                                                                         | NA                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 36                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                   | 84                                                                                                         | NA                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 76                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                     | 1508                                                                                                       | 1529                                                                                                       | 236                                                                                                        | 1293                                                                                                       | 1272                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                     | 356                                                                                                        | 496                                                                                                        | 93                                                                                                         | 403                                                                                                        | 263                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 2284                                                                                                       | 1434                                                                                                       | 455                                                                                                        | 979                                                                                                        | 1829                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                          |
| 24                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 1540                                                                                                       | NA                                                                                                         | 179                                                                                                        | NA                                                                                                         | 1361                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 340                                                                                                        | 625                                                                                                        | 258                                                                                                        | 367                                                                                                        | 82                                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 72                                                                                                         | NA                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                          | NA                                                                                                         | 70                                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 268                                                                                                        | 284                                                                                                        | 27                                                                                                         | 257                                                                                                        | 241                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 2716                                                                                                       | 2099                                                                                                       | 484                                                                                                        | 1615                                                                                                       | 2232                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 1392                                                                                                       | 574                                                                                                        | 71                                                                                                         | 503                                                                                                        | 1321                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                         | A& N Islands                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                         | 9                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 9                                                                                                          | 16                                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                                         | Chandigarh                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 32                                                                                                         | D & N Haveli                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                          |
| 33                                                                                                         | Daman & Diu                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 34                                                                                                         | Delhi                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                                                                                                | 12                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                         |
| 36                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | *                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                            | All India 2 / Total                                                                                        | 21340                                                                                                      | 12597                                                                                                      | 3881                                                                                                       | 9147                                                                                                       | 17459                                                                                                      |

Notes:

NA: Not Available.

1 Four per Community Health Centre as per IPHS norms

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs *: Surplus.

For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy and shortfall, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available

2

, are excluded

|        | General Duty Medical         | (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs in Rural Areas   | (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs in Rural Areas   | (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs in Rural Areas   | (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs in Rural Areas   | (GDMOs) -Allopathic at CHCs in Rural Areas   |
|--------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                     | Required 1                                   | (As Sanctioned                               | on 31st March, In Position                   | 2019) Vacant                                 | Shortfall                                    |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh               | [R] 280                                      | [S] 356                                      | [P] 263                                      | [S-P] 93                                     | [R-P] 17                                     |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh            | 126                                          | NA                                           | 115                                          | NA                                           | 11                                           |
| 3      | Assam                        | 354                                          | NA                                           | 462                                          | NA                                           | *                                            |
| 4      | Bihar                        | 300                                          | NA                                           | 714                                          | NA                                           | *                                            |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                 | 340                                          | 488                                          | 607                                          | *                                            | *                                            |
| 6      | Goa                          | 10                                           | 12                                           | 10                                           | 2                                            | 0                                            |
| 7      | Gujarat                      | 724                                          | 1151                                         | 955                                          | 196                                          | *                                            |
| 8      | Haryana                      | 230                                          | 583                                          | 405                                          | 178                                          | *                                            |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh             | 174                                          | 344                                          | 208                                          | 136                                          | *                                            |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir              | 168                                          | 751                                          | 621                                          | 130                                          | *                                            |
| 11     | Jharkhand                    | 342                                          | 849                                          | 646                                          | 203                                          | *                                            |
| 12     | Karnataka                    | 396                                          | 255                                          | 218                                          | 37                                           | 178                                          |
| 13     | Kerala                       |                                              | 759                                          | 989                                          | *                                            | *                                            |
|        |                              | 454                                          |                                              |                                              |                                              |                                              |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh               | 618                                          | 2373                                         | 588                                          | 1785                                         | 30                                           |
| 16     | Manipur                      | 728                                          | 512 97                                       | 486 93                                       | 26 4                                         | 242 *                                        |
|        |                              | 46                                           |                                              | 86                                           | NA                                           |                                              |
| 17     | Meghalaya                    | 56                                           | NA                                           |                                              |                                              | *                                            |
| 18 19  | Mizoram Nagaland             | 18 42                                        | NA 35                                        | 15 33                                        | NA 2                                         | 3 9                                          |
| 20     | Odisha                       | 754                                          | 405                                          | 1079                                         | *                                            | *                                            |
| 21     | Punjab                       | 178                                          | 224                                          | 360                                          | *                                            | *                                            |
| 22     | Rajasthan                    | 1142                                         | 1767                                         | 1399                                         | 368                                          | *                                            |
| 23     | Sikkim                       | 4                                            | NA                                           | 4                                            | NA                                           | 0                                            |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu                   | 770                                          | 2880                                         | 2659                                         | 221                                          | *                                            |
| 25     | Telangana                    | 170                                          | 353                                          | 231                                          | 122                                          | *                                            |
| 26     | Tripura                      | 36                                           | NA                                           | 65                                           | NA                                           |                                              |
| 27     | Uttarakhand                  | 134                                          | 115                                          | 180                                          | *                                            | * *                                          |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh                | 1358                                         | 778                                          | 778                                          | 0                                            | 580                                          |
| 29     | West Bengal                  | 696                                          | 1330                                         | 1099                                         | 231                                          |                                              |
|        |                              |                                              |                                              |                                              |                                              | *                                            |
| 30     | A& N Islands                 | 8                                            | 13                                           | 0                                            | 13                                           | 8                                            |
| 32     | D & N                        | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0 4                                          | 0 0                                          | 0                                            |
|        | Haveli                       | 4                                            | 4                                            |                                              |                                              | 0                                            |
| 34     | Delhi                        | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
|        |                              | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            |
| 35     | Lakshadweep                  | 6                                            | 14                                           | 14                                           | 0                                            | *                                            |
| 36     | Puducherry All India/Total 2 | 4 10670                                      | NA 16448                                     | 9 15395                                      | NA 3747                                      | * 1078                                       |

Notes:

NA: Not Available

1 Two per Community Health Centre as per IPHS norms

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy,  the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excl d

|        |                   | RADIOGRAPHERS at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | RADIOGRAPHERS at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | RADIOGRAPHERS at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | RADIOGRAPHERS at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   | RADIOGRAPHERS at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March, 2019)   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                                      | Sanctioned                                                      | In Position                                                     | Vacant                                                          | Shortfall                                                       |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | [R] 140                                                         | [S] 91                                                          | [P] 40                                                          | [S-P] 51                                                        | [R-P] 100                                                       |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 63                                                              | NA                                                              | 17                                                              | NA                                                              | 46                                                              |
| 3      | Assam             | 177                                                             | NA                                                              | 90                                                              | NA                                                              | 87                                                              |
| 4      | Bihar             | 150                                                             | NA                                                              | 1                                                               | NA                                                              | 149                                                             |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 170                                                             | 180                                                             | 161                                                             | 19                                                              | 9                                                               |
| 6      | Goa               | 5                                                               | 7                                                               | 7                                                               | 0                                                               | *                                                               |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 362                                                             | 364                                                             | 192                                                             | 172                                                             | 170                                                             |
| 8      | Haryana           | 115                                                             | 79                                                              | 54                                                              | 25                                                              | 61                                                              |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 87                                                              | 65                                                              | 24                                                              | 41                                                              | 63                                                              |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 84                                                              | 305                                                             | 226                                                             | 79                                                              | *                                                               |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 171                                                             | 171                                                             | 59                                                              | 112                                                             | 112                                                             |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 198                                                             | 198                                                             | 167                                                             | 31                                                              | 31                                                              |
| 13     | Kerala            | 227                                                             | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 227                                                             |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 309                                                             | 312                                                             | 214                                                             | 98                                                              | 95                                                              |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 364                                                             | 140                                                             | 107                                                             | 33                                                              | 257                                                             |
| 16     | Manipur           | 23                                                              | 51                                                              | 56                                                              | *                                                               | *                                                               |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 28                                                              | NA                                                              | 18                                                              | NA                                                              | 10                                                              |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 9                                                               | NA                                                              | 5                                                               | NA                                                              | 4                                                               |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 21                                                              | 3                                                               | 3                                                               | 0                                                               | 18                                                              |
| 20     | Odisha            | 377                                                             | 127                                                             | 66                                                              | 61                                                              | 311                                                             |
| 21     | Punjab            | 89                                                              | 144                                                             | 139                                                             | 5                                                               | *                                                               |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 571                                                             | 692                                                             | 343                                                             | 349                                                             | 228                                                             |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 2                                                               | NA                                                              | 4                                                               | NA                                                              | *                                                               |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 385                                                             | 246                                                             | 92                                                              | 154                                                             | 293                                                             |
| 25     | Telangana         | 85                                                              | 99                                                              | 44                                                              | 55                                                              | 41                                                              |
| 26     | Tripura           | 18                                                              | NA                                                              | 11                                                              | NA                                                              | 7                                                               |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 67                                                              | 22                                                              | 5                                                               | 17                                                              | 62                                                              |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 679                                                             | 230                                                             | 82                                                              | 148                                                             | 597                                                             |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 348                                                             | 280                                                             | 182                                                             | 98                                                              | 166                                                             |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 4                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 4                                                               |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 2                                                               | 2                                                               | 2                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 34     | Delhi             | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               | 0                                                               |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 3                                                               | 5                                                               | 5                                                               | 0                                                               | *                                                               |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 2                                                               | 0                                                               | 3                                                               | *                                                               | *                                                               |
|        | All India/Total   | 5335                                                            | 3813                                                            | 2419                                                            | 1548                                                            | 3148                                                            |

Notes:

1

One per Community Health Centre as per IPHS norms

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs *: Surplus

NA: Not Available.

|        |                   | NURSING STAFF at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 2019)   | NURSING STAFF at CHCs in Rural Areas (As on 2019)   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                          | Sanctioned                                          | 31st March, In Position                             | Vacant                                              | Shortfall                                           |
|        |                   | [R1]                                                | [S]                                                 | [P]                                                 | [S-P]                                               | [R1-P]                                              |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 980                                                 | 1058                                                | 941                                                 | 117                                                 | 39                                                  |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 441                                                 | NA                                                  | 451                                                 | NA                                                  | *                                                   |
| 3      | Assam             | 1239                                                | NA                                                  | 1192                                                | NA                                                  | 47                                                  |
| 4      | Bihar             | 1050                                                | NA                                                  | 334                                                 | NA                                                  | 716                                                 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 1190                                                | 1891                                                | 1543                                                | 348                                                 | *                                                   |
| 6      | Goa               | 35                                                  | 57                                                  | 62                                                  | *                                                   | *                                                   |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 2534                                                | 2676                                                | 2510                                                | 166                                                 | 24                                                  |
| 8      | Haryana           | 805                                                 | 1134                                                | 1034                                                | 100                                                 | *                                                   |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 609                                                 | 328                                                 | 184                                                 | 144                                                 | 425                                                 |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 588                                                 | 999                                                 | 865                                                 | 134                                                 | *                                                   |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 1197                                                | 2390                                                | 1129                                                | 1261                                                | 68                                                  |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 1386                                                | 1203                                                | 1047                                                | 156                                                 | 339                                                 |
| 13     | Kerala            | 1589                                                | 1036                                                | 1168                                                | *                                                   | 421                                                 |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 2163                                                | 3953                                                | 2202                                                | 1751                                                | *                                                   |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 2548                                                | 2124                                                | 2016                                                | 108                                                 | 532                                                 |
| 16     | Manipur           | 161                                                 | 229                                                 | 222                                                 | 7                                                   | *                                                   |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 196                                                 | NA                                                  | 378                                                 | NA                                                  | *                                                   |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 63                                                  | NA                                                  | 51                                                  | NA                                                  | 12                                                  |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 147                                                 | 191                                                 | 191                                                 | 0                                                   | *                                                   |
| 20     | Odisha            | 2639                                                | 1185                                                | 2093                                                | *                                                   | 546                                                 |
| 21     | Punjab            | 623                                                 | 889                                                 | 923                                                 | *                                                   | *                                                   |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 3997                                                | 6507                                                | 5186                                                | 1321                                                | *                                                   |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 14                                                  | NA                                                  | 21                                                  | NA                                                  | *                                                   |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 2695                                                | 2794                                                | 2087                                                | 707                                                 | 608                                                 |
| 25     | Telangana         | 595                                                 | 1197                                                | 911                                                 | 286                                                 | *                                                   |
| 26     | Tripura           | 126                                                 | NA                                                  | 149                                                 | NA                                                  | *                                                   |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 469                                                 | 313                                                 | 268                                                 | 45                                                  | 201                                                 |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 4753                                                | 2211                                                | 17417                                               | *                                                   | *                                                   |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 2436                                                | 4804                                                | 4125                                                | 679                                                 | *                                                   |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 28                                                  | 96                                                  | 90                                                  | 6                                                   | *                                                   |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 14                                                  | 17                                                  | 17                                                  | 0                                                   | *                                                   |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 34     | Delhi             | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 21                                                  | 43                                                  | 43                                                  | 0                                                   | *                                                   |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 14                                                  | NA                                                  | 55                                                  | NA                                                  | *                                                   |
|        | All India/Total   | 37345                                               | 39325                                               | 50905                                               | 7336                                                | 3978                                                |

## Notes:

1 Seven per Community Health Centre as per IPHS norms

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State

*:

Surplus.

NA: Not Available.

- wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

| LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs in Rural Areas   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs in Rural Areas   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs in Rural Areas   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs in Rural Areas   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs in Rural Areas   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs in Rural Areas   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs in Rural Areas   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                          | State/UT                                        | Required 1                                      | (As on Sanctioned                               | 31st March, 2019) In Position                   | Vacant                                          | Shortfall                                       |
|                                                 |                                                 | [R]                                             | [S]                                             | [P]                                             | [S-P]                                           | [R-P]                                           |
| 1                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                  | 140                                             | 125                                             | 84                                              | 41                                              | 56                                              |
| 2                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                               | 63                                              | NA                                              | 63                                              | NA                                              | 0                                               |
| 3                                               | Assam                                           | 177                                             | NA                                              | 246                                             | NA                                              | *                                               |
| 4                                               | Bihar                                           | 150                                             | NA                                              | 158                                             | NA                                              | *                                               |
| 5                                               | Chhattisgarh                                    | 170                                             | 481                                             | 346                                             | 135                                             | *                                               |
| 6                                               | Goa                                             | 5                                               | 7                                               | 7                                               | 0                                               | *                                               |
| 7                                               | Gujarat                                         | 362                                             | 365                                             | 344                                             | 21                                              | 18                                              |
| 8                                               | Haryana                                         | 115                                             | 204                                             | 149                                             | 55                                              | *                                               |
| 9                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                | 87                                              | 97                                              | 35                                              | 62                                              | 52                                              |
| 10                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                 | 84                                              | 347                                             | 360                                             | *                                               | *                                               |
| 11                                              | Jharkhand                                       | 171                                             | 342                                             | 183                                             | 159                                             | *                                               |
| 12                                              | Karnataka                                       | 198                                             | 198                                             | 180                                             | 18                                              | 18                                              |
| 13                                              | Kerala                                          | 227                                             | 14                                              | 16                                              | *                                               | 211                                             |
| 14                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                  | 309                                             | 618                                             | 579                                             | 39                                              | *                                               |
| 15                                              | Maharashtra                                     | 364                                             | 336                                             | 352                                             | *                                               | 12                                              |
| 16                                              | Manipur                                         | 23                                              | 29                                              | 24                                              | 5                                               | *                                               |
| 17                                              | Meghalaya                                       | 28                                              | NA                                              | 44                                              | NA                                              | *                                               |
| 18                                              | Mizoram                                         | 9                                               | NA                                              | 18                                              | NA                                              | *                                               |
| 19                                              | Nagaland                                        | 21                                              | 22                                              | 22                                              | 0                                               | *                                               |
| 20                                              | Odisha                                          | 377                                             | 447                                             | 486                                             | *                                               | *                                               |
| 21                                              | Punjab                                          | 89                                              | 234                                             | 196                                             | 38                                              | *                                               |
| 22                                              | Rajasthan                                       | 571                                             | 667                                             | 486                                             | 181                                             | 85                                              |
| 23                                              | Sikkim                                          | 2                                               | NA                                              | 6                                               | NA                                              | *                                               |
| 24                                              | Tamil Nadu                                      | 385                                             | 801                                             | 561                                             | 240                                             | *                                               |
| 25                                              | Telangana                                       | 85                                              | 135                                             | 55                                              | 80                                              | 30                                              |
| 26                                              | Tripura                                         | 18                                              | NA                                              | 23                                              | NA                                              | *                                               |
| 27                                              | Uttarakhand                                     | 67                                              | 70                                              | 48                                              | 22                                              | 19                                              |
| 28                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                   | 679                                             | 639                                             | 575                                             | 64                                              | 104                                             |
| 29                                              | West Bengal                                     | 348                                             | 535                                             | 584                                             | *                                               | *                                               |
| 30                                              | A& N Islands                                    | 4                                               | 7                                               | 7                                               | 0                                               | *                                               |
| 31                                              | Chandigarh                                      | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 32                                              | D & N Haveli                                    | 2                                               | 4                                               | 4                                               | 0                                               | *                                               |
| 33                                              | Daman & Diu                                     | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 34                                              | Delhi                                           | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               | 0                                               |
| 35                                              | Lakshadweep                                     | 3                                               | 6                                               | 6                                               | 0                                               | *                                               |
| 36                                              | Puducherry                                      | 2                                               | NA                                              | 6                                               | NA                                              | *                                               |
|                                                 | All India/Total                                 | 5335                                            | 6730                                            | 6253                                            | 1160                                            | 605                                             |

Notes:

1 One per each Community Health Centre as per IPHS norms

*:

All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State - wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States /UTs Surplus.NA: Not Available.