Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: Doctors and Nursing Staff in PHCs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOKSABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 171 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH DECEMBER, 2024

## DOCTORS AND NURSING STAFF IN PHCS

## *171. SHRI SHAFI PARAMBIL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of doctors and nursing staff in Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether there are vacancies of doctors/nursing staff in each State; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for not filling the vacancies of medical professionals in each State?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 171 FOR 06 TH DECEMBER, 2024

(a) & (b): The number of doctors and nursing staff in the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and their respective shortfall in each State/ UT are at Annexure-I .

(c) Public Health & hospitals is state subject and all the administrative and personnel matters related to human resource for health lie with the respective State/UT Governments. However, Government of India has also taken various steps to support the increase in the number of doctors/ nursing staff available in the country.

Under National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems by filling the gaps in human resources in secondary and primary care facilities (District hospitals and below) as per Indian Public Health Standards, based on the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

As per Management Information System (MIS) Report, March, 2024, approximately 3.85 lakh additional human resources have been engaged by states with NHM funding support and deployed at various levels. This includes 17,485 General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) and 80,890 Staff Nurses as of 31st March, 2024. Additionally, as on 31.03.2024, more than 1.39 lakh Community Health officer (CHOs) are deployed at Ayushman Arogya Mandirs.

Under NHM following types of incentives and honorarium are provided for encouraging doctors to practice in rural and remote areas of the country:

-  Hard area allowance to specialist doctors to serve 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.
-  States are also allowed to offer negotiable salary to attract specialists 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 Human Resource (HR) is another major strategy under NHM for improvement in health outcomes.

Further, there is an increase of 102% in Medical Colleges in the country from 387 in 2014 to 780 as of now. There is also an increase of 130% in MBBS seats from 51,348 in 2014 to 1,18,137 as of now and increase of 135% in PG seats from 31,185 in 2014 to 73,157 as of now.

The measures/steps taken by the Government to increase the doctors/medical professionals in the country include:-

- Centrally Sponsored Scheme for establishment of new medical college by upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 157 medical colleges have been approved.
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats.
- Under 'Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks' of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, a total of 75 projects have been approved.
- Under the Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved.
- DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.
- Enhancement of age limit for appointment/ extension/ re-employment against posts of teachers/Dean/Principal/ Director in medical colleges upto 70 years.

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## Annexure-I

| S. No.   | State/UT                           | /MEDICALOFFICERS + AT PRIMARYHEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas   | /MEDICALOFFICERS + AT PRIMARYHEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas   | /MEDICALOFFICERS + AT PRIMARYHEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas   | /MEDICALOFFICERS + AT PRIMARYHEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas   | /MEDICALOFFICERS + AT PRIMARYHEALTH CENTRES in Rural Areas   |
|----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                           | Required 1                                                   | (As on Sanctioned                                            | 31st March 2023) In Position                                 | Vacant                                                       | Shortfall                                                    |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | [R]                                                          | [S]                                                          | [P]                                                          | [S-P]                                                        | [R-P] *                                                      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 1145 127                                                     | 2313                                                         | 2293                                                         | 20 0                                                         | *                                                            |
| 3        | Assam                              | 920                                                          | 136 1686                                                     | 136 1281                                                     | 405                                                          | *                                                            |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 1519                                                         | 4505                                                         | 2945                                                         | 1560                                                         | *                                                            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                       | 773                                                          | 1011                                                         | 585                                                          | 426                                                          | 188                                                          |
| 6        | Goa                                | 21                                                           | 105                                                          | 97                                                           | 8                                                            | *                                                            |
| 7        | Gujarat                            | 1483                                                         | 1893                                                         | 1558                                                         | 335                                                          | *                                                            |
| 8        | Haryana                            | 384                                                          | 801                                                          | 584                                                          | 217                                                          | *                                                            |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 549                                                          | 660                                                          | 545                                                          | 115                                                          | 4                                                            |
| 10       | Jharkhand                          | 308                                                          | 308                                                          | 285                                                          | 23                                                           | 23                                                           |
| 11       | Karnataka                          | 2132                                                         | 2392                                                         | 2052                                                         | 340                                                          | 80                                                           |
| 12       | Kerala                             | 780                                                          | 1609                                                         | 1525                                                         | 84                                                           | *                                                            |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                              | 1946                                                         | 1404                                                         | 542                                                          | 36                                                           |
| 14       | Maharashtra                        | 1440 1906                                                    | 4926                                                         | 4065                                                         | 861                                                          | *                                                            |
| 15       | Manipur                            | 74                                                           | 265                                                          | 214                                                          | 51                                                           | *                                                            |
| 16       | Meghalaya                          | 122                                                          | 189                                                          | 180                                                          | 9                                                            | *                                                            |
| 17       | Mizoram                            | 57                                                           | 0                                                            | 52                                                           | *                                                            | 5                                                            |
| 18       | Nagaland                           | 128                                                          | 103                                                          | 123                                                          | *                                                            | 5                                                            |
| 19       | Odisha                             | 1277                                                         | 1321                                                         | 916                                                          | 405                                                          | 361                                                          |
| 20       | Punjab                             | 397                                                          | 586                                                          | 411                                                          | 175                                                          | *                                                            |
| 21       | Rajasthan                          | 2179                                                         | 2622                                                         | 2236                                                         | 386                                                          | *                                                            |
| 22       | Sikkim                             | 24                                                           | 37                                                           | 36                                                           | 1                                                            | *                                                            |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                         | 1419                                                         | 2934                                                         | 2594                                                         | 340                                                          | *                                                            |
| 24       | Telangana                          | 594                                                          | 1188                                                         | 757                                                          | 431                                                          | *                                                            |
| 25       | Tripura                            | 110                                                          | 0                                                            | 235                                                          | *                                                            | *                                                            |
| 26       | Uttarakhand                        | 532                                                          | 619                                                          | 486                                                          | 133                                                          | 46                                                           |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3055                                                         | 4448                                                         | 2827                                                         | 1621                                                         | 228                                                          |
| 28       | West Bengal                        | 910                                                          | 1405                                                         | 1247                                                         | 158                                                          | *                                                            |
| 29       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 22                                                           | 53                                                           | 50                                                           | 3                                                            | *                                                            |
| 30       | Chandigarh                         | 0                                                            | NApp                                                         | NApp                                                         | NApp                                                         | NApp                                                         |
| 31       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 12                                                           | 22                                                           | 22                                                           | 0                                                            | *                                                            |
| 32       | Delhi                              | 5                                                            | 19                                                           | 16                                                           | 3                                                            | *                                                            |
| 33       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 890                                                          | 1677                                                         | 1030                                                         | 647                                                          | *                                                            |
| 34       | Ladakh                             | 32                                                           | 116                                                          | 61                                                           | 55                                                           | *                                                            |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                        | 4                                                            | 12                                                           | 12                                                           | 0                                                            | *                                                            |
| 36       | Puducherry                         | 24                                                           | 24                                                           | 41                                                           | *                                                            | *                                                            |
|          | All India 2 / Total                | 25354                                                        | 41931                                                        | 32901                                                        | 9354                                                         | 976                                                          |

Notes:

N App - Not Applicable

*: Surplus.

+: Allopathic Doctors

1

One per Primary Health Centre as per IPHS norms.

Source: Health Dynamics of India, 2022-23.

|        | DOCTORS /MEDICALOFFICERS           | PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Urban Areas   | PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Urban Areas   | PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Urban Areas   | PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Urban Areas   | PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES in Urban Areas   |
|--------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                           | Required 1                              | Sanctioned                              | In Position                             | Vacant                                  | Shortfal l                              |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                     | [R] 542                                 | [S] 542                                 | [P] 524                                 | [S-P] 18                                | [R-P] 18                                |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 6                                       | 9                                       | 9                                       | 0                                       | *                                       |
| 3      | Assam                              | 89                                      | 164                                     | 139                                     | 25                                      | *                                       |
| 4      | Bihar                              | 277                                     | 591                                     | 305                                     | 286                                     | *                                       |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                       | 52                                      | 118                                     | 75                                      | 43                                      | *                                       |
| 6      | Goa                                | 7                                       | 34                                      | 32                                      | 2                                       | *                                       |
| 7      | Gujarat                            | 353                                     | 364                                     | 319                                     | 45                                      | 34                                      |
| 8      | Haryana                            | 117                                     | 132                                     | 117                                     | 15                                      | 0                                       |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 25                                      | 31                                      | 29                                      | 2                                       | *                                       |
| 10     | Jharkhand                          | 77                                      | 63                                      | 32                                      | 31                                      | 45                                      |
| 11     | Karnataka                          | 392                                     | 424                                     | 368                                     | 56                                      | 24                                      |
| 12     | Kerala                             | 165                                     | 283                                     | 265                                     | 18                                      | *                                       |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh                     | 328                                     | 328                                     | 298                                     | 30                                      | 30                                      |
| 14     | Maharashtra                        | 906                                     | 1416                                    | 1221                                    | 195                                     | *                                       |
| 15     | Manipur                            | 22                                      | 76                                      | 64                                      | 12                                      | *                                       |
| 16     | Meghalaya                          | 25                                      | 11                                      | 25                                      | *                                       | 0                                       |
| 17     | Mizoram                            | 9                                       | 0                                       | 9                                       | *                                       | 0                                       |
| 18     | Nagaland                           | 8                                       | 3                                       | 7                                       | *                                       | 1                                       |
| 19     | Odisha                             | 125                                     | 138                                     | 126                                     | 12                                      | *                                       |
| 20     | Punjab                             | 124                                     | 236                                     | 161                                     | 75                                      | *                                       |
| 21     | Rajasthan                          | 293                                     | 440                                     | 381                                     | 59                                      | *                                       |
| 22     | Sikkim                             | 2                                       | 2                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu                         | 444                                     | 558                                     | 493                                     | 65                                      | *                                       |
| 24     | Telangana                          | 275                                     | 427                                     | 299                                     | 128                                     | *                                       |
| 25     | Tripura                            | 10                                      | 0                                       | 15                                      | *                                       | *                                       |
| 26     | Uttarakhand                        | 76                                      | 87                                      | 71                                      | 16                                      | 5                                       |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh                      | 598                                     | 596                                     | 484                                     | 112                                     | 114                                     |
| 28     | West Bengal                        | 467                                     | 973                                     | 560                                     | 413                                     | *                                       |
| 29     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 5                                       | 10                                      | 10                                      | 0                                       | *                                       |
| 30     | Chandigarh                         | 51                                      | 68                                      | 77                                      | *                                       | *                                       |
| 31     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 2                                       | 2                                       | 2                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 32     | Delhi                              | 551                                     | 1096                                    | 993                                     | 103                                     | *                                       |
| 34     | Ladakh                             | 1                                       | 1                                       | 1                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |
| 33     | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 83                                      | 168                                     | 133                                     | 35                                      | *                                       |
| 36     |                                    | 21                                      |                                         |                                         | *                                       | *                                       |
| 35     | Lakshadweep                        | 0                                       | NApp                                    | NApp                                    | NApp                                    | NApp                                    |
|        | Puducherry All India 2 / Total     | 6528                                    | 21 9412                                 | 36 7682                                 | 1796                                    | 271                                     |

Notes: N App - Not Applicable

- *: Surplus.
- +: Allopathic Doctors
- 1 One per Primary Health Centre as per IPHS norms
- 2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded. Source: Health Dynamics of India, 2022-23.

| NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs in Rural Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                       | State/UT                                                                     | Required 1                                                                   | Sanctioned                                                                   | In Positio n                                                                 | Vacant                                                                       | Shortfall                                                                    |
|                                                                              |                                                                              | [R1]                                                                         | [S]                                                                          | [P]                                                                          | [S-P]                                                                        | [R1-P]                                                                       |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 1145                                                                         | 3435                                                                         | 3272                                                                         | 163                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 2                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 127                                                                          | 240                                                                          | 240                                                                          | 0                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 3                                                                            | Assam                                                                        | 920                                                                          | 2133                                                                         | 1735                                                                         | 398                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 4                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 1519                                                                         | 3810                                                                         | 2454                                                                         | 1356                                                                         | *                                                                            |
| 5                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 773                                                                          | 2043                                                                         | 1612                                                                         | 431                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 6                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | 21                                                                           | 97                                                                           | 97                                                                           | 0                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 7                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | 1483                                                                         | 1900                                                                         | 1640                                                                         | 260                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 8                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 384                                                                          | 1431                                                                         | 1067                                                                         | 364                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 9                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                             | 549                                                                          | 212                                                                          | 91                                                                           | 121                                                                          | 458                                                                          |
| 10                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                    | 308                                                                          | 308                                                                          | 207                                                                          | 101                                                                          | 101                                                                          |
| 11                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 2132                                                                         | 3368                                                                         | 3982                                                                         | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 12                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 780                                                                          | 1538                                                                         | 1486                                                                         | 52                                                                           | *                                                                            |
| 13                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 1440                                                                         | 1440                                                                         | 1924                                                                         | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 14                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 1906                                                                         | 2149                                                                         | 1442                                                                         | 707                                                                          | 464                                                                          |
| 15                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 74                                                                           | 173                                                                          | 152                                                                          | 21                                                                           | *                                                                            |
| 16                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | 122                                                                          | 384                                                                          | 392                                                                          | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 17                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | 57                                                                           | 0                                                                            | 154                                                                          | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 18                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 128                                                                          | 148                                                                          | 189                                                                          | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 19                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 1277                                                                         | 2176                                                                         | 493                                                                          | 1683                                                                         | 784                                                                          |
| 20                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 397                                                                          | 1010                                                                         | 458                                                                          | 552                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 21                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 2179                                                                         | 5095                                                                         | 4133                                                                         | 962                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 22                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | 24                                                                           | 115                                                                          | 126                                                                          | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 23                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 1419                                                                         | 5146                                                                         | 4439                                                                         | 707                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 24                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | 594                                                                          | 1451                                                                         | 1134                                                                         | 317                                                                          | *                                                                            |
| 25                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 110                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 506                                                                          | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 26                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 532                                                                          | 366                                                                          | 320                                                                          | 46                                                                           | 212                                                                          |
| 27                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 3055                                                                         | 3674                                                                         | 1288                                                                         | 2386                                                                         | 1767                                                                         |
| 28                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 910                                                                          | 1822                                                                         | 1822                                                                         | 0                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 29                                                                           | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                     | 22                                                                           | 96                                                                           | 95                                                                           | 1                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 30                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                   | 0                                                                            | NApp                                                                         | NApp                                                                         | NApp                                                                         | NApp                                                                         |
| 31                                                                           | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                           | 12                                                                           | 65                                                                           | 62                                                                           | 3                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 32                                                                           | Delhi                                                                        | 5                                                                            | 6                                                                            | 6                                                                            | 0                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 33                                                                           | Jammu &Kashmir                                                               | 890                                                                          | 735                                                                          | 558                                                                          | 177                                                                          | 332                                                                          |
| 34                                                                           | Ladakh                                                                       | 32                                                                           | 43                                                                           | 37                                                                           | 6                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 35                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                  | 4                                                                            | 11                                                                           | 11                                                                           | 0                                                                            | *                                                                            |
| 36                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                   | 24                                                                           | 72                                                                           | 112                                                                          | *                                                                            | *                                                                            |
|                                                                              | All India 2 /Total                                                           | 25354                                                                        | 46692                                                                        | 37736                                                                        | 10814                                                                        | 4118                                                                         |

Notes:

N App - Not Applicable

*: Surplus.

- 1 One per Primary Health Centre as per IPHS norms
- 2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded.

|        | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs Urban Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs Urban Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs Urban Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs Urban Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs Urban Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   | NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs Urban Areas (As on 31st March 2023)   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT                                                                  | Required 1                                                                | Sanctioned                                                                | In Positio n                                                              | Vacant                                                                    | Shortfal l                                                                |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh                                                            | [R] 542                                                                   | [S] 1084                                                                  | [P] 1017                                                                  | [S-P] 67                                                                  | [R-P] *                                                                   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                         | 6                                                                         | 22                                                                        | 22                                                                        | 0                                                                         | *                                                                         |
| 3      | Assam                                                                     | 89                                                                        | 231                                                                       | 203                                                                       | 28                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 4      | Bihar                                                                     | 277                                                                       | 590                                                                       | 301                                                                       | 289                                                                       | *                                                                         |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh                                                              | 52                                                                        | 183                                                                       | 160                                                                       | 23                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 6      | Goa                                                                       | 7                                                                         | 34                                                                        | 33                                                                        | 1                                                                         | *                                                                         |
| 7      | Gujarat                                                                   | 353                                                                       | 543                                                                       | 479                                                                       | 64                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 8      | Haryana                                                                   | 117                                                                       | 183                                                                       | 166                                                                       | 17                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | 25                                                                        | 18                                                                        | 10                                                                        | 8                                                                         | 15                                                                        |
| 10     | Jharkhand                                                                 | 77                                                                        | 148                                                                       | 75                                                                        | 73                                                                        | 2                                                                         |
| 11     | Karnataka                                                                 | 392                                                                       | 682                                                                       | 602                                                                       | 80                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 12     | Kerala                                                                    | 165                                                                       | 316                                                                       | 295                                                                       | 21                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 13     | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 328                                                                       | 466                                                                       | 443                                                                       | 23                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 14     | Maharashtra                                                               | 906                                                                       | 2347                                                                      | 2016                                                                      | 331                                                                       | *                                                                         |
| 15     | Manipur                                                                   | 22                                                                        | 57                                                                        | 46                                                                        | 11                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 16     | Meghalaya                                                                 | 25                                                                        | 7                                                                         | 20                                                                        | *                                                                         | 5                                                                         |
| 17     | Mizoram                                                                   | 9                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 26                                                                        | *                                                                         | *                                                                         |
| 18     | Nagaland                                                                  | 8                                                                         | 5                                                                         | 13                                                                        | *                                                                         | *                                                                         |
| 19     | Odisha                                                                    | 125                                                                       | 253                                                                       | 202                                                                       | 51                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 20     | Punjab                                                                    | 124                                                                       | 364                                                                       | 229                                                                       | 135                                                                       | *                                                                         |
| 21     | Rajasthan                                                                 | 293                                                                       | 679                                                                       | 557                                                                       | 122                                                                       | *                                                                         |
| 22     | Sikkim                                                                    | 2                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 17                                                                        | *                                                                         | *                                                                         |
| 23     | Tamil Nadu                                                                | 444                                                                       | 1411                                                                      | 1237                                                                      | 174                                                                       | *                                                                         |
| 24     | Telangana                                                                 | 275                                                                       | 612                                                                       | 517                                                                       | 95                                                                        | *                                                                         |
| 25     | Tripura                                                                   | 10                                                                        | 0                                                                         | 14                                                                        | *                                                                         | *                                                                         |
| 26     | Uttarakhand                                                               |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           | 48                                                                        | 12                                                                        |
|        |                                                                           | 76                                                                        | 112                                                                       | 64                                                                        |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh                                                             | 598                                                                       | 1003                                                                      | 817                                                                       | 186                                                                       | *                                                                         |
| 28     | West Bengal                                                               | 467                                                                       | 998                                                                       | 407                                                                       | 591                                                                       | 60                                                                        |
| 29     | Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                                  | 5                                                                         | 5                                                                         | 5                                                                         | 0                                                                         | 0                                                                         |
| 30     | Chandigarh                                                                | 51                                                                        | 12                                                                        | 10                                                                        | 2                                                                         | 41                                                                        |
| 31     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                        | 2                                                                         | 6                                                                         | 6                                                                         | 0                                                                         | *                                                                         |
| 32     | Delhi                                                                     | 551                                                                       | NApp                                                                      | NApp                                                                      | NApp                                                                      | NApp                                                                      |
| 33 34  | Jammu &Kashmir Ladakh                                                     | 83                                                                        | 126 1                                                                     | 101 1                                                                     | 25 0                                                                      | * 0                                                                       |
|        |                                                                           | 1                                                                         |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |                                                                           |
| 35     | Lakshadweep                                                               | 0                                                                         | NApp                                                                      | NApp                                                                      | NApp                                                                      | NApp                                                                      |
| 36     | Puducherry                                                                | 21                                                                        | 63                                                                        | 85                                                                        | *                                                                         | *                                                                         |
|        | All India 2 /Total                                                        | 6528                                                                      | 12561                                                                     | 10196                                                                     | 2465                                                                      | 135                                                                       |

Notes: N App - Not Applicable

*: Surplus.

1 One per Primary Health Centre as per IPHS norms

2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, are excluded. All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States/UTs. Source: Health Dynamics of India, 2022-23.