Lok Sabha Question No. 886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Physiotherapists in Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rambhual Nishad

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 886 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2024

## PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

## 886. SHRI RAMBHUAL NISHAD :

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the patients are facing a lot of difficulty due to lack of senior physiotherapists in all the Central Government Hospitals located in Delhi and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the sanctioned posts/vacant posts of senior physiotherapists in the said hospitals along with the dates since these posts are vacant including the reasons for this shortage ;
- (c) the steps taken alongwith the time period fixed by the Government to fill up the vacant posts through promotions and new recruitment therefor; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the timeline fixed for the same?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRTAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a) Every patient coming to the establishment of Central Government Hospitals is provided care irrespective of the fact of constraints. The Central Government Hospitals do not follow any gatekeeping.
- (b) The details of the sanctioned posts/vacant posts of Senior Physiotherapist in the above said hospitals is at Annexure-I.
- (c) and (d): Filling up of vacant posts against sanctioned strength is a regular administrative process. Senior Physiotherapist in Central Government Hospitals in Delhi is a Group 'A' post to be filled by promotion, through holding of regular Departmental Promotion Committee(DPC) meetings in Union Public Service Commission(UPSC). Proposal for DPC meeting is taken up with UPSC by the Ministry/Department on a regular basis through Single Window System. In respect of the newly created post in Kalawati Saran Hospital under Lady Hardinge Medical College, it is informed that a newly created post is filled up after framing of Recruitment Rules for the post.

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Annexure-I Central Government Hospital-wise details of posts of Senior Physiotherapist

| Name of the Central Government Hospital in Delhi       |   No. of Sanctioned post(s) |   No. of post(s) filled |   No. of post(s) vacant | Details of vacant post(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital                         |                          03 |                      01 |                      02 | (i) One post of Senior Physiotherapist has been created on 20.10.2023. (ii) One post has fallen vacant on 27.08.2024 due to promotion of the incumbent Senior Physiotherapist to the post of Deputy Chief Physiotherapist. |
| Safdarjung Hospital                                    |                          09 |                      02 |                      07 | (i) 02 posts are lying vacant w.e.f. 01.01.2023 and 01.08.2023 respectively on account of superannuation of the incumbents. (ii) 01 post has been created on 11.04.2023. (iii) 04 posts have been created on 20.10.2023.   |
| Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals |                          01 |                      00 |                      01 | The post has been created on 20.10.2023.                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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