Lok Sabha Question No. 2197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-12
Subject: Vacancies of Nursing and Paramedical Staff
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH DECEMBER, 2025

## VACANCIES OFNURSING AND PARAMEDICALSTAFF

## 2197. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a) the total number of posts sanctioned and vacant of nursing and paramedical staff in medical colleges and hospitals like Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH) and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh as on date, category-wise;
- (b) the reasons for delays in promotions, cadre review and restructuring of nursing staff in PGIMER, GMCH and GMSH and the current status of proposals, if any, in this regard;
- (c) whether shortage of staff has affected patient care, OPD, emergency and trauma services in these hospitals, if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has approved outsourcing of essential nursing or paramedical services due to staff shortage to safeguard quality of service in these hospitals, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any timelines have been fixed to fill up the existing vacancies and have proposal for creation of additional posts in view of increasing patient load, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): The number of sanctioned and vacant posts of nursing and paramedical staff in medical colleges and hospitals in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh, Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Chandigarh and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh is as below:
- (b) As informed by GMCH, Chandigarh and GMSH, Chandigarh, there is no delay in the promotions.

|   Name of Hospital |   No of sanctioned posts of Nursing staff |   No of vacant posts of Nursing staff |   No of sanctioned posts of Paramedical staff | No of vacant posts of Paramedical staff   |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|               1264 |                                       281 |                                   330 |                                            86 | GMCH                                      |
|                154 |                                        30 |                                   233 |                                            70 | GMSH                                      |
|               2597 |                                       247 |                                   856 |                                           120 | PGIMER                                    |

As informed by PGIMER, 3rd Cadre Review for restructuring of various cadres in respect of non-faculty staff including nursing staff has been carried out. As regards to delay in promotion in respect to Nursing staff, the Hon'ble CAT, Chandigarh in OA No. 751 of 2022 titled as "Hemant Kumar and other vs. PGI" vide its judgement dated 17.07.2025 has "restrained" PGIMER from conducting Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting from Senior Nursing Officer (SNO) to Assistant Nursing Superintendent (ANS) post in the current form and has mentioned certain compliances to be ascertained within 6 months before the DPC is conducted.

- (c) As informed by GMCH & GMSH, OPD, Emergency or Trauma services are managed by the hospitals with the help of the available staff. PGIMER has further informed that it is working beyond its optimal capacity in all the patient care areas so that the services are not adversely affected.
- (d) Nursing and Paramedical employees are engaged through outsource basis on functional requirement of the hospital concerned.
- (e) Creation of posts is done as per functional requirement of the hospital concerned. Filling of the newly created and vacant posts is a continuous administrative process undertaken from time to time.

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