Lok Sabha Question No. 1353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-06
Subject: Shortage of Doctors and Healthcare Equipments
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026

## SHORTAGE OFDOCTORS AND HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENTS

## †1353. SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH:

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

- (a) whether there is an acute shortage of Doctors as well as medical equipment in Government and District Hospitals across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the same situation prevails in the District Hospital, Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres across Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any special scheme to ensure the availability of adequate medical equipments and qualified Doctors in all the hospitals across Chandauli district, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that Chandauli district is located adjacent to the Bihar border in the absence of a Trauma Centre, people often lose their lives in cases of accidents or incidents happening there, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to set up a Trauma Centre in Chandauli district;
- (f) if so, the time by which the same is likely to be set up; and
- (g) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (g): The details regarding doctors in Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres and District Hospitals across the country including Uttar Pradesh, at the healthcare facilities across the country can be accessed at the following link of HDI 2022-23:

https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Infrastr uctur e%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23\_RE%20%281%29.pdf

The primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system, including to ensure the availability of adequate medical equipments and qualified Doctors in healthcare facilities lies with the respective State/UT Governments. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh to strengthen the public healthcare system in rural areas based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission. Government of India provides approval for the proposal in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources. Details of the approvals given for the strengthening healthcare in Uttar Pradesh are available at website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the Uniform Resources Locator (URL) as under:

www.nhm.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=49&lid=62

Under NHM, following types of incentives and honorarium are provided for encouraging doctors and paramedics to practice in rural and remote areas of the country including Uttar Pradesh to address the shortage of staff:

-  Hard area allowance to specialist doctors for serving 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.
-  Incentives like special incentives for doctors, incentive for Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife (ANM) for ensuring timely Antenatal Checkup (ANC) checkup and recording, incentives for conducting Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health activities.
-  States are also allowed to offer negotiable salary to attract specialist 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 HR is another major strategy under NRHM for achieving improvement in health outcomes.

Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS) which has an outlay of Rs. 64,180 Crores for the scheme period (2021-22 to 2025-26). The measures under the PM-ABHIM focus on developing capacities of health systems and institutions across the continuum of care at all levels, primary, secondary and tertiary, to prepare health systems in responding effectively to the current and future pandemics /disasters.

Under PM-ABHIM, support has been provided to Chandauli district for five years (i.e. FY 2021-22 to 2025-2026) for construction/ strengthening of one (01) Integrated Public Health Lab (IPHL).

L2 level Trauma Centre is sanctioned under NHM for Rs 16.8 Cr in the District of Chandauli in UP.

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