Lok Sabha Question No. 4797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Vacancies in AIIMS and Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Shri Ramprit Mandal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4797 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/03/2025

## VACANCIES IN AIIMS AND HOSPITALS

## †4797. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHIR RAMPRIT MANDAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the number of posts of doctors and nurses lying vacant in All India Institution of Medical Science (AIIMS) as well as in all the Central Government Hospitals in the country;
- (b) the reasons for delay in filling the posts of doctors lying vacant in prestigious institutes like AIIMS;
- (c) whether more than 30 per cent of posts at every AIIMS are lying vacant in the country causing a delay in the treatment of poor patients, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether all the Central Government hospitals including AIIMS are managing their works with temporary health staffs and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is taking any steps to recruit doctors and nurses along with other staff in all the Central Government Hospitals including AIIMS; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a) to (f): Creation of posts and recruitment is a continuous process. The details of sanctioned, filled and vacant faculty and non-faculty positions in various All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is placed at Annexure-I. The status of sanctioned, filled and vacant posts of doctors and nurses in Central Government Hospitals is at Annexure-II.

Filling up of vacant faculty/ non-faculty positions is contingent on various factors including availability of eligible, qualified doctors/health professionals, reservation roster, location of the Institute etc. Engagement of manpower on contractual/outsource basis is undertaken by the Institute as per need. In order to expeditiously fill vacant sanctioned positions in various Institutes, following steps have been taken by the Government:

- (i) Standing Selection Committee has been constituted in each AIIMS as per the provision of the AIIMS Act to facilitate expeditious filling up of vacant faculty positions.
- (ii) Conduct of Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI-CET) and Institute of National Importance Super Speciality (INI-SS) exam twice a year to select Junior Residents (Academic) and Senior Residents (Academic) for various AIIMS.
- (iii) Conduct of Centralized Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test (NORCET) by AIIMS Delhi for recruitment of Nursing Officers twice a year for AIIMS including Central Government Hospitals.
- (iv) Conduct of Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) by AIIMS Delhi for recruitment of Group B and C non-faculty for AIIMS including Central Government Hospitals.

Annexure-I Annexure referred to the reply to part (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 4797 for answer on 28.03.2025

| Sl. No.   | AIIMS       | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position (including SR/JR and Nursing)   | Non-Faculty position (including SR/JR and Nursing)   | Non-Faculty position (including SR/JR and Nursing)   |
|-----------|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | AIIMS       | Sanctioned         | In-position        | Vacant             | Sanctioned                                           | In-position                                          | Vacant                                               |
| 1.        | New Delhi   | 1235               | 803                | 432                | 13464                                                | 10914                                                | 2550                                                 |
| 2.        | Bhopal      | 305                | 232                | 73                 | 3884                                                 | 2846                                                 | 1038                                                 |
| 3.        | Bhubaneswar | 315                | 237                | 78                 | 3904                                                 | 2794                                                 | 1110                                                 |
| 4.        | Jodhpur     | 305                | 222                | 83                 | 3884                                                 | 3203                                                 | 681                                                  |
| 5.        | Raipur      | 305                | 187                | 118                | 3884                                                 | 2748                                                 | 1136                                                 |
| 6.        | Patna       | 305                | 224                | 81                 | 3884                                                 | 2493                                                 | 1391                                                 |
| 7.        | Rishikesh   | 355                | 214                | 141                | 4095                                                 | 2714                                                 | 1381                                                 |
| 8.        | Mangalagiri | 259                | 152                | 107                | 1469                                                 | 1138                                                 | 331                                                  |
| 9.        | Nagpur      | 298                | 227                | 71                 | 1459                                                 | 1108                                                 | 351                                                  |
| 10.       | Kalyani     | 259                | 168                | 91                 | 1527                                                 | 982                                                  | 545                                                  |
| 11.       | Gorakhpur   | 183                | 117                | 66                 | 1346                                                 | 931                                                  | 415                                                  |
| 12.       | Bathinda    | 209                | 138                | 71                 | 1624                                                 | 1067                                                 | 557                                                  |
| 13.       | Bilaspur    | 217                | 103                | 114                | 1511                                                 | 917                                                  | 594                                                  |
| 14.       | Guwahati    | 183                | 105                | 78                 | 1410                                                 | 734                                                  | 676                                                  |
| 15.       | Deoghar     | 183                | 124                | 59                 | 1364                                                 | 848                                                  | 516                                                  |
| 16.       | Bibinagar   | 183                | 121                | 62                 | 1374                                                 | 899                                                  | 475                                                  |
| 17.       | Raebareli   | 201                | 106                | 95                 | 1425                                                 | 1019                                                 | 406                                                  |
| 18.       | Rajkot      | 183                | 75                 | 108                | 1247                                                 | 527                                                  | 720                                                  |
| 19.       | Madurai     | 183                | 50                 | 133                | 911                                                  | 40                                                   | 871                                                  |
| 20.       | Jammu       | 183                | 102                | 81                 | 1267                                                 | 772                                                  | 495                                                  |
| 21.       | Awantipora  | 94                 | -                  | 94                 | 252                                                  | 2                                                    | 250                                                  |
| 22.       | Rewari      | -                  | -                  | -                  | 7                                                    | 1                                                    | 6                                                    |
| 23.       | Darbhanga   | -                  | -                  | -                  | 7                                                    | 1                                                    | 6                                                    |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to the reply to part (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 4797 for answer on 28.03.2025

| Sl. No.   |                                                                   | Doctors*   | Doctors*   | Doctors*          | Nurses*    | Nurses*   | Nurses*            |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-------------------|------------|-----------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of Hospital                                                  | Sanctioned | Filled     | Vacant            | Sanctioned | Filled    | Vacant             |
| 1.        | Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi                                    | 631        | 459        | 172 (51 contract) | 2548       | 2244      | 304 (234 contract) |
| 2.        | Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi | 383        | 294        | 89                | 1182       | 1003      | 179                |
| 3.        | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi                         | 412        | 312        | 100               | 1559       | 1460      | 99                 |
| 4.        | Rural Health Training Centre, Najafgarh, New Delhi                | 46         | 26         | 20 (3 Outsourced) | 46         | 5         | 41 (14 Outsourced) |