Lok Sabha Question No. 1485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-10
Subject: Shortage of Faculty in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1485 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## SHORTAGE OF FACULTY IN AIIMS

## 1485. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether it is fact that, according to a Parliamentary Committee report, there is an alarming vacancy of faculties in AIIMS across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also a fact that AIIMS Delhi has about 169 faculty vacancies and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is also vacancy in the non-faculty posts across different AIIMS and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether Government is considering a timeline within which such posts are to be filled, so as to not leave them vacant for long and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plans to prevent recurrence of such huge vacancy in near future and if so, the details thereof?

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

## ANSWER WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (e): The  Department-  Related  Parliament  Standing  Committee  on  Health  and Family Welfare in its 134 th Report presented on 24 th March 2022 took note of shortage of staff of various posts in the first six AIIMS.

Institute wise details of sanctioned, filled up and vacant posts of faculty and non-faculty in various AIIMS is at Annexure-I

In various AIIMS, recruitment to various faculty and non-faculty positions is done in view of additional  services  and  facilities  added.  Following  provisions  have  been  facilitated  by  this Ministry for augmenting faculty strength in the newly set up AIIMS:

- (i) Standing Selection Committee (SSC) has been constituted in each new AIIMS to facilitate expeditious filling up of vacancies.
- (ii) The  upper  age  limit  for  direct  recruitment  against  the  posts  of  Professor  and Additional Professor has been raised from 50 years to 58 years.
- (iii) Permission has been granted for taking serving faculty from Government Medical Colleges/Institutes on deputation basis.
- (iv) Contractual engagement of retired faculty of Government Medical Colleges/Institutes up to 70 years of age has also been allowed.
- (v) Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders have been allowed to be appointed on faculty positions.
- (vi) Visiting  faculty  scheme  has  been  formulated  to  allow  national  and  international faculty to work in newly set up AIIMS for teaching and academic purposes
- (vii) Temporary diversion  of  faculty  posts  has  been  allowed  on  loan  basis  from  one Department to another, which can be filled up on contractual basis.
- (viii) Advertisement for recruitment with one-year validity has been put in place to fast track the process of filling up vacancies.
- (ix) Centralized recruitment for Nursing cadres has been implemented.

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## Annexure-I

## PRESENT  POSITION  OF  FACULTY  AND  NON-FACULTY  POSTS  AGAINST SANCTIONED POSTS IN VARIOUS AIIMS:

| Sl.No.   | AIIMS          | FACULTY          | FACULTY               | FACULTY   | NON-FACULTY      | NON-FACULTY   | NON-FACULTY   |
|----------|----------------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
|          |                | Sanctioned Posts | Filled                | Vacant    | Sanctioned Posts | Filled        | Vacant        |
| 1.       | Delhi          | 1131             | 904                   | 227       | 12524            | 10773         | 1751          |
| 2.       | Bhopal         | 305              | 198                   | 107       | 3884             | 1857          | 2027          |
| 3.       | Bhubaneswar    | 305              | 231                   | 74        | 3884             | 1984          | 1900          |
| 4.       | Jodhpur        | 305              | 224                   | 81        | 3884             | 2465          | 1419          |
| 5.       | Patna          | 305              | 177                   | 128       | 3884             | 1906          | 1978          |
| 6.       | Raipur         | 305              | 184                   | 121       | 3884             | 2251          | 1633          |
| 7.       | Rishikesh      | 305              | 200                   | 105       | 3884             | 2221          | 1660          |
| 8.       | Mangalagiri    | 183              | 115                   | 68        | 1054             | 629           | 425           |
| 9.       | Nagpur         | 183              | 123                   | 60        | 1054             | 659           | 395           |
| 10.      | Kalyani        | 183              | 105                   | 78        | 1012             | 537           | 475           |
| 11.      | Gorakhpur      | 183              | 80                    | 103       | 1038             | 517           | 521           |
| 12.      | Bathinda       | 183              | 112                   | 71        | 1038             | 609           | 429           |
| 13.      | Bilaspur       | 183              | 91                    | 92        | 1018             | 320           | 698           |
| 14.      | Guwahati       | 183              | 79                    | 104       | 1026             | 122           | 904           |
| 15.      | Deoghar        | 183              | 96                    | 87        | 1018             | 412           | 606           |
| 16.      | Bibinagar      | 183              | 100                   | 83        | 971              | 335           | 636           |
| 17.      | Raebareli      | 183              | 82                    | 101       | 975              | 663           | 312           |
| 18.      | Rajkot         | 183              | 65                    | 118       | 951              | 280           | 671           |
| 19.      | Madurai        | 183              | 8 Contractual Faculty | 183       | 32               | 0             | 32            |
| 20       | Vijaypur Jammu | 183              | 77                    | 106       | 959              | 391           | 568           |