Lok Sabha Question No. 293 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Shortage of Doctors in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 293 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH AUGUST, 2016 SHORTAGE OF DOCTORS IN AIIMS

## †*293. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  shortage  of  doctors  in  the  All  India  Institute  of Sciences (AIIMS) in various places particularly in Bhopal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, faculty and institution - wise and th e reasons therefor along with its impact on the quality of treatment being given to the patient the said shortage; and
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  fill  up  these  vaca expeditiously?

## 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

## TH

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 293* FOR 05 AUGUST, 2016

(a ) & ( b):  The Government of India has sanctioned 305 faculty posts and 6 p of Sr. Medical Officer/Medical Officer in AYUSH Department in each of the new AIIMS viz. AIIMS at Jodhpur, Rishikesh, Bhopal, Patna, Bhubaneswar and Raipur. Further, 327 posts of Senior Residents and 301 posts of Junior Residents have also been sanctioned for each of the six new AIIMS.

Above  posts  in  these  institutes  are  being  filled  up  in  a  phased  ma Institute wise details of in - position posts of faculties and resident doct ors against the sanctioned posts are given in Annexure. Special focus was given in pas year on filling up o f faculty positions. In all, 1297 faculty positions were advertised and selections held, as a result of which 301 candidates were selected in al l six AIIMS. As high standards have to be maintained in selection keeping in view stature of these institutes of national importance, all the advertised posit not be filled up. However, unfilled vacancies are being advertised again.

Keepingin view the additional requirement of faculty/ doctors to manage additional  services  planned  to  be  added  in  the  Hospital,  AIIMS  Bhopal advertised 251 faculty posts and 82 number of posts of Senior Residents.

All the above mentioned new AIIMS have been providing quality treatment and  services  to  all  the  patients  coming  to  OPD  as  well  as  to  IPD  in  v departments,  operationalized.  More  than  1000  complex  surgical  operations performed  every  month  in  these  six  AIIMS.  On  an  average,  around  1000 - 1500 patients visit OPDs in each of these six AIIMS.

(c):  All institutes have been advised to fill up the posts on regular basis are   also advertising the posts. To facilitate expeditious filling up of separate Standing Selection C ommittee (SSCs) have been constituted for each of the aforesaid six AIIMS. Contractual appointment of faculty is also permit stop gap arrangement for which purpose also the Selection Committees have b constituted and the Institutes empowered. Mini stry monitors the progress in this regard regularly.

## ANNEXURE

| AIIMS       | Faculty posts   | Faculty posts           | Faculty posts   | Senior Residents   | Senior Residents           | Junior Residents   | Junior Residents           |
|-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
|             | Sanctioned      | Filled up as 01.08.2016 | on              | Sanctioned         | Filled up as on 01.08.2016 | Sanctioned         | Filled up as on 01.08.2016 |
| Bhopal      | 305             | 54                      |                 | 327                | 50                         | 301                | 13                         |
| Bhubaneswar | 305             | 134                     |                 | 327                | 44                         | 301                | 6                          |
| Jodhpur     | 305             | 99                      |                 | 327                | 94                         | 301                | 50                         |
| Patna       | 305             | 57                      |                 | 327                | 105                        | 301                | 71                         |
| Raipur      | 305             | 77                      |                 | 327                | 63                         | 301                | 48                         |
| Rishikesh   | 305             | 91                      |                 | 327                | 43                         | 301                | 24                         |

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