Lok Sabha Question No. 1584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-28
Subject: Posting of Doctors in Rural Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1584 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 th JULY, 2023

## POSTING OF DOCTORS IN RURALAREAS

## 1584. SHRI CHUNNI LALSAHU:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is concerned about the shortage of doctors in the rural areas of Chhattisgarh State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the district-wise details of the number of doctors in the rural areas of Chhattisgarh;
- (d) whether the Government has issued any guidelines regarding the posting of doctors in rural areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) to (b): The details of Doctors in the rural area of the country are available at website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the Uniform Resources Locator (URL) as under: https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/RHS%202021-22\_2.pdf
- (c): the district-wise details of the number of doctors in the rural areas of Chhattisgarh are given in Annexure-I .
- (d) to (e) : Under NHM, following types of Guidelines for encouraging doctors to practice in rural and remote areas of the country:
-  Hard area allowance to specialist doctors for serving in rural and remote areas and for their residential quarters so that they find it attractive to serve in public health facilities in such areas.
-  Honorarium to Gynecologists/ Emergency Obstetric Care (EmoC) trained, Pediatricians & Anesthetist/ Life Saving Anaesthesia Skills (LSAS) trained doctors is also provided to increase availability of specialists for conducting Cesarean Sections in rural & remote area.
-  Incentives like special incentives for doctors, incentive for ANM for ensuring timely ANC checkup and recording, incentives for conducting Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health activities.
-  States are also allowed to offer negotiable salary to attract specialist including flexibility in strategies such as 'You Quote We Pay'.
-  Non-Monetary incentives such as preferential admission in post graduate courses for staff serving in difficult areas and improving accommodation arrangement in rural areas have also been introduced under NHM.
-  Multi-skilling of doctors is supported under NHM to overcome the shortage of specialists. Skill upgradation of existing HR is another major strategy under NRHM for achieving improvement in health outcomes.

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District-wise list of Doctors of Chhattisgarh

| Sl. No.   | District     | Doctors   | Doctors   | Doctors   | Doctors   | Doctors   | Doctors   |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | District     | Sanction  | Regular   | Ad-hoc    | Bond      | Contract  | Total     |
| 1.        | Raipur       | 116       | 87        | 14        | 68        | 0         | 169       |
| 2.        | Baloda Bazar | 73        | 46        | 4         | 23        | 9         | 82        |
| 3.        | Gariaband    | 55        | 41        | 1         | 13        | 0         | 55        |
| 4.        | Dhamtari     | 69        | 38        | 2         | 27        | 0         | 67        |
| 5.        | Kawardha     | 60        | 36        | 0         | 17        | 5         | 58        |
| 6.        | Mahasamund   | 64        | 42        | 2         | 26        | 0         | 70        |
| 7.        | Rajnandgaon  | 105       | 55        | 0         | 55        | 1         | 111       |
| 8.        | Durg         | 109       | 72        | 9         | 59        | 0         | 140       |
| 9.        | Balod        | 69        | 38        | 6         | 24        | 0         | 68        |
| 10.       | Bemetara     | 61        | 32        | 1         | 21        | 0         | 54        |
| 11.       | Bilaspur     | 104       | 92        | 2         | 40        | 0         | 134       |
| 12.       | G.P.M.       | 53        | 28        | 4         | 9         | 0         | 41        |
| 13.       | Mungeli      | 74        | 43        | 0         | 15        | 0         | 58        |
| 14.       | Korba        | 90        | 49        | 9         | 16        | 2         | 76        |
| 15.       | Raigarh      | 136       | 66        | 6         | 46        | 0         | 118       |
| 16.       | Janjgir      | 110       | 68        | 2         | 27        | 0         | 97        |
| 17.       | Bastar       | 94        | 57        | 0         | 19        | 0         | 76        |
| 18.       | Kondagaon    | 73        | 32        | 0         | 21        | 0         | 53        |
| 19.       | Bijapur      | 49        | 19        | 0         | 6         | 16        | 41        |
| 20.       | Kanker       | 87        | 52        | 3         | 26        | 0         | 81        |
| 21.       | Dantewada    | 51        | 26        | 0         | 20        | 0         | 46        |
| 22.       | Sukma        | 46        | 15        | 0         | 10        | 0         | 25        |
| 23.       | Narayanpur   | 26        | 17        | 2         | 6         | 0         | 25        |
| 24.       | Surguja      | 68        | 63        | 2         | 33        | 0         | 98        |
| 25.       | Balrampur    | 97        | 54        | 0         | 25        | 0         | 79        |
| 26.       | Surajpur     | 78        | 62        | 0         | 38        | 1         | 101       |
| 27.       | Koriya       | 73        | 37        | 1         | 32        | 2         | 72        |
| 28.       | Jashpur      | 85        | 64        | 1         | 18        | 3         | 86        |
| Total     |              | 2175      | 1331      | 71        | 740       | 39        | 2181      |

Annexure-I