Lok Sabha Question No. 4638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Vacancies of Teaching and Non-teaching Staff
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4638 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2026

## VACANCIES OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING STAFF

## 4638. SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of the present sanctioned strength, working strength and vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff at the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, discipline-wise;
- (b) the details of the reasons for the prolonged vacancies, particularly in key public health specialisations, during the last three years;
- (c) the current status of academic and research infrastructure, including classrooms, laboratories, hostels, the library and digital facilities;
- (d) whether the same are adequate to meet present academic needs and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised for infrastructure upgradation and maintenance during the last three financial years; and
- (f) whether any time-bound plan has been approved to address staffing shortages and modernise infrastructure to strengthen the Institute ' s role in national public health capacity building and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a) to (b): The details of the present sanctioned strength, filled post, and vacancies of teaching and non-teaching staff at the All-India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, discipline-wise along with the reasons for these vacancies are placed at Annexure-I.
- (c): The current status of academic and research infrastructure, including classrooms, laboratories, hostels, library and digital facilities are placed at Annexure-II.
- (d): Yes, the existing facilities and resources are adequate to meet the present academic needs of the institute.
- (e): The details of funds sanctioned, released and utilized for infrastructure upgradation and maintenance during the last three financial years are placed at Annexure-III .
- (f): The staffing shortages are addressed in a continuous manner by sending requisition to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for filling up the vacancies.

present sanctioned strength, working strength, and vacancies of teaching and nonteaching staff at the All-India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, discipline-wise:

| Teaching (CHS)       | Teaching (CHS)                                           | Sanction strength   | Working strength   | Vacancies   | Efforts for filling vacant posts                                                       |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Teaching (CHS)       | Teaching (CHS)                                           |                     |                    |             |                                                                                        |
| 1                    | Public Health                                            | 17                  | 9                  | 8           | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| 2                    | PSM                                                      | 02                  | 2                  | 0           | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| 3                    | Microbiology                                             | 04                  | 3                  | 1           | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| Total                | Total                                                    | 23                  | 14                 | 9           | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| Non-Teaching (CHS)   | Non-Teaching (CHS)                                       |                     |                    |             | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| 1                    | Public Health Specialist                                 | 07                  | 03                 | 04          | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| 2                    | GDMO                                                     | 30                  | 20                 | 10          | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| 3                    | Microbiologist                                           | 01                  | 0                  | 01          | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| Total                | Total                                                    | 38                  | 23                 | 15          | Requisitions for filling up of vacant posts have been submitted to UPSC.               |
| Teaching (NON - CHS) | Teaching (NON - CHS)                                     |                     |                    |             |                                                                                        |
| 1                    | Assistant Professor (Physiological & Industrial Hygiene) | 1                   | 0                  | 1           | Notification for the filling up of the posts has been uploaded on the website of DGHS. |
| Total                | Total                                                    | 1                   | 0                  | 1           |                                                                                        |

Current status of academic and research infrastructure, including classrooms, laboratories, hostels, library and digital facilities:

| Category           | Subcategory                  | Details                                                           |
|--------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Classrooms         |                              | Total 18 classrooms (capacity about 600)                          |
| Digital Facilities | Computer                     | Available for each faculty                                        |
|                    | Laptop                       | Available in each department                                      |
|                    | Internet                     | Available in each department & some classrooms                    |
|                    | Projection System            | Available in each classroom                                       |
| Library            | Central Library              | 01 (more than 35,000 books & about 500 journals including online) |
|                    | Department Library           | 01 for each department (Total: 10)                                |
| Laboratories       | Total Labs                   | 07                                                                |
|                    | Public Health Lab            | 04                                                                |
|                    | Sanitary Engineering Lab     | 01                                                                |
|                    | Biochemistry & Nutrition Lab | 01                                                                |
|                    | Microbiology Lab             | 01                                                                |
| Hostel             | Total Hostels                | 03                                                                |
|                    | Boys Hostel                  | 01 (capacity 64)                                                  |
|                    | Girls Hostel                 | 01 (capacity 66)                                                  |
|                    | Rural Health Unit            | 01 (capacity 72; both boys &girls)                                |

## ANNEXURE-III

## Funds sanctioned, released and utilized for infrastructure upgradation and maintenance:

| Financial year   | Fund sanctioned /released (Rs.)   | Fund utilized (Rs.)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2022-23          | 5,18,00,000                       | 5,17,13,000           |
| 2023-24          | 4,25,00,000                       | 4,18,95,000           |
| 2024-25          | 5,06,15,000                       | 5,06,15,000           |

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