Lok Sabha Question No. 3660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-21
Subject: Shortage of Medical Staff in Government Hospitals in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ram Shiromani Verma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3660 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2025

## SHORTAGE OFMEDICALSTAFFIN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## †3660. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a huge shortage of doctors, nurse and paramedical staff in the Government hospitals in Uttar Pradesh including Shravasti Parliamentary Constituency of Balrampur district, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of vacant posts of doctors/nurses, paramedical staff in the Government hospitals of Uttar Pradesh including hospitals in Shravasti Parmiamentary Constituency of Balrampur district; and
- (c) whether there has been manifold increase in the number of patients in the Government's hospitals of UP during the last five years and the current year, if so, the details thereof, yearwise?

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

## WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) & (b) : As per the Health Dynamics of India Report 2022-23, the HRH available in the State of Uttar Pradesh in the rural and urban health facilities is provided below.

|                  | Required   | Sanctioned   | In place   | Vacancy   | Gap   |
|------------------|------------|--------------|------------|-----------|-------|
| At SHC           |            |              |            |           |       |
| ANM              | 31768      | 32916        | 24471      | 8445      | 7297  |
| CHO              | 20781      | 23329        | 17439      | 5890      | 3342  |
| At PHCs and CHCs |            |              |            |           |       |
| GDMO/ Doctors    | 5553       | 8462         | 5729       | 2733      | 355   |
| Specialists      | 4750       | 3796         | 1172       | 2624      | 3580  |
| Staff Nurses     | 10303      | 13659        | 7937       | 5722      | 2608  |
| Lab Technicians  | 4603       | 4043         | 2817       | 1226      | 2164  |
| Pharmacists      | 4603       | 6019         | 5188       | 833       | 482   |

| At DH and SDH           |    |       |       |      |    |
|-------------------------|----|-------|-------|------|----|
| Doctors and Specialists | -  |  4484 |  2946 | 1538 | -  |
| Paramedical             | -  | 12985 | 10392 | 2593 | -  |

Further, as per the information provided by Government of Uttar Pradesh, the details of posts of Doctors, Nurses and paramedical staffs in Government Hospitals in Shravasti and Balrampur Districts of Uttar Pradesh is given at Annexure.

(c ) : The number of patients has increased manifold during the last five years and the current year, based on Health Management Information System (HMIS) reports, Uttar Pradesh has witnessed a significant rise in patient footfall across government healthcare facilities over the last five years (2020-2021 to 2024-25). Key trends include:

| Indicators                               | April-2020- Mar 2021   | April-2021- Mar 2022   | April-2022- Mar 2023   | April-2023- Mar 2024   | April-2024- Feb-2025   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Allopathic- Outpatient attendance        | 5,66,68,031            | 7,79,55,1466           | 11,93,49,484           | 11,93,49,484           | 17,72,39,405           |
| Ayush - Outpatient attendance            | 76,90,463              | 96,65,924              | 1,36,79,125            | 1,36,79,125            | 1,47,61,430            |
| Inpatient (Male) - Children < 18 years   | 5,24,696               | 6,16,979               | 7,56,246               | 7,56,246               | 8,10,399               |
| Inpatient (Female) - Children < 18 years | 4,42,389               | 5,14,294               | 6,67,452               | 6,67,452               | 7,74,466               |
| Inpatient (Male)- Adults                 | 10,22,026              | 12,19,132              | 14,90,142              | 14,90,142              | 14,93,849              |
| Inpatient (Female) - Adults              | 25,73,237              | 27,41,719              | 33,38,531              | 33,38,531              | 31,17,390              |

## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) AND (B) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3660 FOR 21.03.2025 ASKED BY SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA, HON'BLE M.P REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL STAFF IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS IN UTTAR PRADESH

Details of Doctors, Nurse, Paramedical staffs in Balrampur and Shravasti Distt. of Uttar Pradesh

## Details of Doctos in Balrampur District

|   Sl. No. | Post    |   Sanctioned |   In position |   Vacant |
|-----------|---------|--------------|---------------|----------|
|         1 | Doctors |          192 |           126 |       66 |

## Details of Doctos in Shravasti District

|   Sl. No. | Post    |   Sanctioned |   In position |   Vacant |
|-----------|---------|--------------|---------------|----------|
|         1 | Doctors |          180 |            80 |       46 |

## Details of Nurses in Shravasti District

| Sl. No.                      | Post                         | Sanctioned                   | In position                                       | Vacant                       |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Under CMO, Shravasti         | Under CMO, Shravasti         | Under CMO, Shravasti         | Under CMO, Shravasti                              | Under CMO, Shravasti         |
| 1                            | Nurse                        | 24                           | 12 (Additional 45 contractual nurses are working) | 12                           |
| District Hospital, Shravasti | District Hospital, Shravasti | District Hospital, Shravasti | District Hospital, Shravasti                      | District Hospital, Shravasti |
| 2                            | Nurse                        | 15                           | 14 (Additional 30 nurses are working)             | 01                           |

## Details of Nurses in Balrampur District

| Under CMO, Balrampur                  | Under CMO, Balrampur                  | Under CMO, Balrampur                  | Under CMO, Balrampur                  | Under CMO, Balrampur                  |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 3                                     | Nurses                                | 30                                    | 06                                    | 24                                    |
| Memorial District Hospital, Balrampur | Memorial District Hospital, Balrampur | Memorial District Hospital, Balrampur | Memorial District Hospital, Balrampur | Memorial District Hospital, Balrampur |
| 4                                     | Sister                                | 03                                    | 0                                     | 03                                    |
| 5                                     | Nurse                                 | 09                                    | 05                                    | 04                                    |
| District Combined Hospital, Balrampur | District Combined Hospital, Balrampur | District Combined Hospital, Balrampur | District Combined Hospital, Balrampur | District Combined Hospital, Balrampur |
| 6                                     | Sister                                | 07                                    | 01                                    | 06                                    |
| 7                                     | Nurse                                 | 11                                    | 05                                    | 06                                    |
| Lady Hospital, Balrampur              | Lady Hospital, Balrampur              | Lady Hospital, Balrampur              | Lady Hospital, Balrampur              | Lady Hospital, Balrampur              |
| 8                                     | Sister                                | 01                                    | 0                                     | 01                                    |
| 9                                     | Nurse                                 | 08                                    | 05                                    | 03                                    |

Details of Paramedical Staffs in Balrampur District

| Sl. No.   | Post                  |   Sanctioned |   In position |   Vacant | Contractual underNHM   |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|----------|------------------------|
| 1         | In -Charge (Pharmacy) |           01 |            00 |       01 |                        |
| 2         | Chief Pharmacist      |           40 |            27 |       13 |                        |
| 3         | Pharmacist            |           50 |            48 |       02 | 10                     |
| 4         | Senior Lab Technician |           04 |            03 |       01 |                        |
| 5         | Lab Technician        |           23 |            17 |       06 | 59                     |
| 6         | X-ray technician      |           13 |            08 |       05 |                        |
| 7         | Dark Room Helper      |           11 |            02 |       09 |                        |
| 8         | Physiotherapist       |           01 |            00 |       01 |                        |
| 9         | ECG Technician        |           01 |            00 |       01 |                        |
|           | Total                 |          144 |           105 |       39 | 69                     |

Details of Paramedical Staffs in Shravasti District

| Sl. No.   | Post                  |   Sanctioned |   In position |   Vacant | Contractual underNHM   |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------|---------------|----------|------------------------|
| 1.        | Chief Pharmacist      |           10 |            08 |       02 |                        |
| 2.        | Pharmacist            |           40 |            35 |       05 | 06                     |
| 3.        | Senior Lab Technician |           03 |            03 |       00 |                        |
| 4.        | Lab Technician        |           14 |            12 |       02 | 34                     |
| 5.        | X-ray technician      |           10 |            07 |       03 |                        |
| 6.        | Dark Room Helper      |           10 |            05 |       05 |                        |
| 7.        | ECG Technician        |           01 |            04 |      -03 |                        |
|           | Total                 |           88 |            74 |       14 | 40                     |

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