Lok Sabha Question No. 5046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Medical Services in Defence Sector
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5046

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  March, 2023

## MEDICAL SERVICES IN DEFENCE SECTOR

## 5046. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a)    whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  to  create  job  opportunities  for  medical services in the defence sector;

(b)  if so, the details thereof;

(c)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  utilize  the  knowledge  of  the  highly-skilled  Post Graduates like doctor of pharmacy and other areas in various defence services; and

(d)  if so, the details thereof along with the steps/initiatives taken by the Government in this regard?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a) & (b): The Armed Forces Medical Services comprise of authorised strengths of doctors, nurses  and  other  medical  staff  to  cater  to  the  medical  requirements  of  the  armed  forces personnel and their dependents.

Job  opportunities  exist  for  recruitment  of  doctors,  nurses  and  other  medical  staff against existing vacancies that arise on account of release, resignation, premature retirement and superannuation.

(c) & (d):  Yes, Sir.  The Armed Force Medical Services (AFMS) inducts doctors who have obtained minimum qualification of a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree.    The  in-service  doctors  are  permitted  to  pursue  Post  Graduate  qualification  in multiple  specialities  at  AFMS  institutes.    The  broad  specialities  available  in  AFMS  are  at Annexure.

Armed  Forces  Medical  College  (AFMC)  Pune,  offers  Post  Graduate  course  in Pharmacology besides other Post Graduate courses for doctors.  As on date, approximately 39% of AFMS doctors hold a Post Graduate degree.

These  Post  Graduate  doctors  work  as  specialists  in  various  major  hospitals  of  the AFMS  and  provide  specialist  medical  care  to  the  Armed  Forces  personnel  and  their dependents.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5046 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023 REGARDING 'MEDICAL SERVICES IN DEFENCE SECTOR'.

List of specialities which are available at AFMS institutes:

| Sl. No.   | Subject                       |
|-----------|-------------------------------|
| (1)       | Aerospace Medicine            |
| (2)       | Anaesthesiology               |
| (3)       | Anatomy                       |
| (4)       | Biochemistry                  |
| (5)       | Blood Transfusion &Immunology |
| (6)       | Community Medicine            |
| (7)       | Dermatology                   |
| (8)       | Emergency Medicine            |
| (9)       | Ear Nose and Throat (ENT)     |
| (10)      | Forensic Medicine             |
| (11)      | General Medicine              |
| (12)      | General Surgery               |
| (13)      | Geriatric Medicine            |
| (14)      | Hospital Administration       |
| (15)      | Marine Medicine               |
| (16)      | Microbiology                  |
| (17)      | Nuclear Medicine              |
| (18)      | Obstetrics and Gynaecology    |
| (19)      | Ophthalmology                 |
| (20)      | Orthopaedics                  |
| (21)      | Paediatrics                   |
| (22)      | Pathology                     |
| (23)      | Pharmacology                  |
| (24)      | Physiology                    |
| (25)      | Psychiatry                    |
| (26)      | Radiodiagnosis                |
| (27)      | Radiotherapy                  |
| (28)      | Respiratory Medicine          |
| (29)      | Sports Medicine               |

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