Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Doctors in CAPF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2695

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 24, 1937 (SAKA)

DOCTORS IN CAPF

2695. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN: ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that around 592 posts of doctors are lying vacant and unfilled for the last several years in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) like CRPF, BSF, SSB;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not filling these vacant posts; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to fill all the vacant posts of doctors in CAPF?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a):  There is  net vacancy of 792 posts of doctors. Out of this, 312 posts are filled  by  short  term  contractual  appointment.    Remaining  480  posts  are vacant.
- (b):  The  details  of  vacancies  of  doctors  in  CAPFs,  NSG  &  AR  is  given  in Annexure-I.  The posts are vacant due to non-joining of sufficient number of candidates selected or their resigning after joining due to personal reasons or better opportunities elsewhere.
- (c):  Vacant  posts  of  doctors  are  filled  through  Medical  Officers  Selection Board (MOSB) every year. For the year 2015, Shashtra Seema Bal (SSB) has been entrusted with the responsibility for conducting MOSB-2015 for recruitment of doctors in the        CAPFs & AR.  Advertisement for filling up 592 vacancies  of  Medical  Officers  (372  GDMOs  &  220  Specialists)  has been published  in  the  Employment  News  dated  14.11.2015.  Further,  the  Forces conduct  walk-in-interview  for  filling  up  the  left-out  vacancies  by  short  term contractual appointment.

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## Page 1 of 1 Annexure-I

## LS.US.Q.NO.2695 FOR 15.12.2015

## VACANCY POSITION OF MEDICAL OFFICERS IN CAPFs, NSG & AR AS ON 01.12.2015

| NAME OF FORCE   | GDMOs      | GDMOs            | GDMOs       | GDMOs        | GDMOs    | SPECIALIST MOs   | SPECIALIST MOs   | SPECIALIST MOs   | SPECIALIST MOs   | SPECIALIST MOs   | SUPER SPECIALISTS   | SUPER SPECIALISTS   | SUPER SPECIALISTS   | SUPER SPECIALISTS   | SUPER SPECIALISTS   | DENTISTS   | DENTISTS                     | DENTISTS   | DENTISTS     | DENTISTS   |
|-----------------|------------|------------------|-------------|--------------|----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------|------------------------------|------------|--------------|------------|
| (1)             | (2)        | (2)              | (2)         | (2)          | (2)      | (3)              | (3)              | (3)              | (3)              | (3)              | (4)                 | (4)                 | (4)                 | (4)                 | (5)                 | (5)        | (5)                          | (5)        | (5)          | (5)        |
|                 | AUTHORISED | POSTED (REGULAR) | CONTRACTUAL | TOTAL POSTED | VACANCY* | AUTHORISED       | POSTED (REGULAR) | CONTRACTUAL      | TOTAL POSTED     | VACANCY *        | AUTHORISED          | POSTED (REGULAR)    | CONTRACTUAL         | TOTAL POSTED        | VACANCY *           | AUTHORISED | POSTED (REGULAR) CONTRACTUAL |            | TOTAL POSTED | VACANCY *  |
| AR              | 157        | 121              | 02          | 123          | 36       | 07               | 01               | -                | 01               | 06               | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 16         | 16                           | -          | 16           | -          |
| BSF             | 416        | 296              | 58          | 354          | 120      | 74               | 11               | 33               | 44               | 63               | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 10         | 10                           | -          | 10           | -          |
| SSB             | 183        | 109              | 13          | 122          | 74       | 21               | 01               | 07               | 08               | 20               | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 03         | 03                           | -          | 03           | -          |
| ITBP            | 352        | 227              | 37          | 264          | 125      | 25               | 10               | 01               | 11               | 15               | 05                  | -                   | -                   | -                   | 05                  | 03         | 03                           | -          | 03           | -          |
| CISF            | 46         | 20               | 07          | 27           | 26       | -                | -                | -                | -                | -                | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -          | -                            | -          | -            | -          |
| CRPF            | 457        | 295              | 83          | 378          | 162      | 155              | 21               | 65               | 86               | 134              | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 21         | 22                           | -          | 22           | -          |
| NSG             | 13         | 12               | -           | 12           | 01       | 07               | 01               | 06               | 07               | 06               | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | -                   | 01         | 01                           | -          | 01           | -          |
| Total           | 1624       | 1080             | 200         | 1280         | 544      | 289              | 45               | 112              | 157              | 244              | 05                  | -                   | -                   | -                   | 05                  | 54         | 55                           | -          | 55           | -          |