Lok Sabha Question No. 507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-09
Subject: Shortage of faculty in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Lallu Singh, Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel, Saikia Dilip, Devji Mansingram Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.507 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  December 2022

## SHORTAGE OF FACULTY IN AIIMS

507. SHRI LALLU SINGH SHRI ARUN SAO SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL SHRI DILIP SAIKIA SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL

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

- (a) whether the available faculty for the MBBS students in the country's newly created All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is less than the requirement;
- (b) if so, the AIIMS-wise details of the current student-teacher ratio;
- (c) whether there is huge shortage of doctors due to the delay in the process of filling vacant posts and the same is unlikely to be resolved in the near future;
- (d) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government to fill up the said posts;
- (e) the number of sanctioned posts in All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the country including Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Rajasthan and Guwahati and the number of posts vacant as on date; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to make appointment/fill up the said posts?

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

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a)  to  (b)  :  Adequate  faculty  posts  have  been  sanctioned  by  the  Government  for  all  newly created  All  India  Institutes  of  Medical  Sciences  (AIIMS)  for  teaching  MBBS  students. Institute  wise  details  of  student-teacher  ratio  in  case  of  new  AIIMS  as  provided  by  the Institutes is placed at Annexure-I .

(c) to (f): Details of faculty posts sanctioned, filled and vacant in the newly created AIIMS is placed at Annexure II.

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.

## STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO IN NEWLY CREATED AIIMS

*AIIMS, Madurai has started MBBS course of 50 students with 8 contractual faculty and 4 faculty provided by AIIMS Mangalagiri.

|   Sl. No. | AIIMS       | Student-Teacher ratio   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------------|
|         1 | Bhopal      | 3.3:1                   |
|         2 | Bhubaneswar | 2.34:1                  |
|         3 | Jodhpur     | 2.97:1                  |
|         4 | Patna       | 4.5:1                   |
|         5 | Raipur      | 5.29:1                  |
|         6 | Rishikesh   | 3.4:1                   |
|         7 | Mangalagiri | 2.94:1                  |
|         8 | Nagpur      | 4:1                     |
|         9 | Kalyani     | 3.14:1                  |
|        10 | Gorakhpur   | 5.4:1                   |
|        11 | Bathinda    | 3:1                     |
|        12 | Bilaspur    | 2:1                     |
|        13 | Guwahati    | 2.7:1                   |
|        14 | Deoghar     | 4:1                     |
|        15 | Bibinagar   | 5:1                     |
|        16 | Rajkot      | 3.5:1                   |
|        17 | Vijaypur    | 2.37:1                  |
|        18 | Raebareli   | 4.13:1                  |

## Annexure-II

## DETAILS OF FACULY POST IN RESPECT OF NEWLY CREATED AIIMS

| Sl.   | AIIMS       | Faculty Posts   | Faculty Posts   | Faculty Posts   |
|-------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| No.   |             | Sanctioned      | Filled up       | Vacant          |
| 1     | Bhopal      | 305             | 200             | 105             |
| 2     | Bhubaneswar | 305             | 231             | 74              |
| 3     | Jodhpur     | 305             | 228             | 77              |
| 4     | Patna       | 305             | 154             | 151             |
| 5     | Raipur      | 305             | 170             | 135             |
| 6     | Rishikesh   | 305             | 199             | 106             |
| 7     | Mangalagiri | 183             | 118             | 65              |
| 8     | Nagpur      | 183             | 119             | 64              |
| 9     | Kalyani     | 183             | 95              | 88              |
| 10    | Gorakhpur   | 183             | 78              | 105             |
| 11    | Bathinda    | 183             | 111             | 72              |
| 12    | Bilaspur    | 183             | 93              | 90              |
| 13    | Guwahati    | 183             | 79              | 104             |
| 14    | Deoghar     | 183             | 94              | 89              |
| 15    | Bibinagar   | 183             | 92              | 91              |
| 16    | Rajkot      | 183             | 40              | 143             |
| 17    | Vijaypur    | 183             | 76              | 107             |
| 18    | Raebareli   | 183             | 82              | 101             |