Lok Sabha Question No. 2244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Primary Health Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE, C.S. PUTTARAJU, R. PARTHIPAN, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## PRIMARY HEALTH CENTR ES

## 2244. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  Primary  Health Centres  (PHCs)  functioning  in  the  country, State/UT - wise including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh;
- (b) whether the said PHCs have shortage of medical specialists, paramedical staff and medical equipments  as  per  standards  fixed by  Government,  if  so,  the  details  thereof and  the  reasons therefor along with the steps taken to make up for the shortage of doctors, paramedical staff and medical equipments;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to start new PHCs in rural and tribal hamlets, if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated by the Gove rnment and utilized by the States/UTs in this regard; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken note  of  any  irregularities  in  providing  online data  of Community Health Centres leading to poor implementation of National Health Mission, if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): A State/UTs wise statement showing the number of Primary Health Centres functional the country inc luding the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Chattisgarh as on 31 st March, 2015 as per Rural Health Statistics 2015 is  at Annexure -I
- (b): Indian  Public  Health  Standard  (IPHS)  2012  does  not  make  provision  for  medica specialists at PHCs. However the shortfall of Doctors at PHCs is given at Annexure -II.

There is no separate data available on shortfall of Nursing Staff, Laboratory Tech and Pharmacists at PHCs in RHS 2015. However, the shortfall in these Nursing and paramedi staff at CHCs & PHCs as on 31st March, 2015 as per Rural Health Statistics 2015 is placed Annexure-III, IV & V.

As per the Health Management Information System (HMIS) 2015 - 16, 1317 PHCs have reported non availability of medical equipments as per IPHS. 9718 PHCs have reported only partial availability of equipments as per IPHS.

(c): Public Health being a State Subject, under National Health Mission (NHM), support provided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare system including for establishment up ofPHCs in rural and tribal hamlets based on the demands posed by the States/UTs in t annual Programme Implementation Plan (PIPs), subject to availability of financial resource

(d): As  far  as  quality  of  online  data  of  Community  Health  Centres  on  HMIS  p ortal  is concerned, Government is taking all efforts to ensure data quality by regular training level, District level and Block level involving facility level workers, their supervisor stakeholders.  Data  reporting  status  and  other  valid ation  reports  are  displayed  and  updated  on regular basis on HMIS portal for monitoring data quality by States/ UTs, Central Govern and other Stakeholders. Regular feedback mechanism on quality of data of HMIS is in plac the Ministry. The feedback i s communicated regularly and action taken report is sought from States/UTs  to  ensure  quality  of  data.  To  further  improve  and  sustain  data  quality  of regular  workshops  are  organised  by  Central  Government  involving  States/UTs  functionari There  is  al so  a  provision  of  third  party  audit  for  quality  of  data  of  HMIS  at  specifi intervals.

Grading of CHCs is also being done, on the basis of which financial incentives are provided to states. This is encouraging the states to improve the timelines s and quality of data of CHCs on HMIS.

| NUMBER OF SUB S. No.   | -CENTRES, PHCs & CHCs FUNCTIONING State/UT   | (As on 31st March 2015)   |           |          |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|----------|
| 1                      | Andhra Pradesh                               | Sub centre 7659           | PHCs 1069 | CHCs 179 |
| 2                      | Arunachal Pradesh                            | 286                       | 117       | 52       |
| 3                      | Assam                                        | 4621                      | 1014      | 151      |
| 4                      | Bihar                                        | 9729                      | 1883      | 70       |
| 5                      | Chhattisgarh                                 | 5186                      | 792       | 155      |
| 6                      | Goa                                          | 209                       | 21        | 4        |
| 7                      | Gujarat                                      | 8063                      | 1247      | 320      |
| 8                      | Haryana                                      | 2569                      | 461       | 109      |
| 9                      | Himachal Pradesh                             | 2065                      | 500       | 78       |
| 10                     | Jammu & Kashmir                              | 2265                      | 637       | 84       |
| 11                     | Jharkhand                                    | 3957                      | 327       | 188      |
| 12                     | Karnataka                                    | 9264                      | 2353      | 206      |
| 13                     | Kerala                                       | 4575                      | 827       | 222      |
| 14                     | Madhya Pradesh                               | 9192                      | 1171      | 334      |
| 15                     | Maharashtra                                  | 10580                     | 1811      | 360      |
| 16                     | Manipur*                                     | 421                       |           |          |
| 17                     | Meghalaya                                    | 428                       | 85 110    | 17 27    |
| 18                     | Mizoram                                      | 370                       | 57        | 9        |
| 19                     | Nagaland                                     | 396                       | 128       | 21       |
| 20                     | Odisha 1                                     | 6688                      | 1305      | 377      |
| 21                     | Punjab                                       | 2951                      | 427       | 150      |
| 22                     | Rajasthan                                    | 14407                     | 2083      | 568      |
| 23                     | Sikkim                                       | 147                       | 24        | 2        |
| 24                     | Tamil Nadu                                   | 8706                      | 1372      | 385      |
| 25                     | Telangana                                    | 4863                      | 668       | 114      |
| 26                     | Tripura                                      | 1017                      | 91        | 20       |
| 27                     | Uttarakhand                                  | 1848                      | 257       | 59       |
| 28                     | Uttar Pradesh                                | 20521                     | 3497      | 773      |
| 29                     | West Bengal                                  | 10357                     | 909       | 347      |
| 30                     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands                    | 122                       | 22        | 4        |
| 31                     | Chandigarh                                   | 16                        | 0         | 2        |
| 32                     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                         | 56                        | 7         | 1        |
| 33                     | Daman & Diu                                  | 26                        | 3         | 2        |
| 34                     | Delhi                                        | 27                        | 5         | 0        |
| 35                     | Lakshadweep                                  | 14                        | 4         | 3        |
|                        | All India                                    | 153655                    | 25308     | 5396     |

Note:

* Data for 2013 - 14 repeated

1 State informed that PHCs include 79 other hospitals which are equivalent to PHCs

| S.    |                         | HEALTH CENTRES   | HEALTH CENTRES             | HEALTH CENTRES           | HEALTH CENTRES   | HEALTH CENTRES   |
|-------|-------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| No.   | State/UT                | Required 1       | (As on 31st Sanctioned [S] | March, 2015) In Position | Vacant [S-P]     | Shortfall        |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh          | [R] 1069         | 2270                       | [P] 1412                 | 858              | [R-P] *          |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh       | 117              | NA                         | 102                      | NA               | 15               |
| 3     | Assam                   | 1014             | NA                         | 1355                     | NA               | *                |
| 4     | Bihar###                | 1883             | 2078                       | 2521                     | *                | *                |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh            | 792              | 752                        | 368                      | 384              | 424              |
| 6     | Goa                     | 21               | 48                         | 56                       | *                | *                |
| 7     | Gujarat#                | 1247             | 1504                       | 889                      | 615              | 358              |
| 8     | Haryana                 | 461              | 635                        | 489                      | 146              | *                |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh        | 500              | 636                        | 571                      | 65               | *                |
| 10    | Jammu& Kashmir          | 637              | 1352                       | 834                      | 518              | *                |
| 11    | Jharkhand               | 327              | 327                        | 372                      | *                | *                |
| 12    | Karnataka               | 2353             | 2353                       | 2196                     | 157              | 157              |
| 13    | Kerala                  | 827              | 1120                       | 1169                     | *                | *                |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh          | 1171             | 1658                       | 999                      | 659              | 172              |
| 15    | Maharashtra             | 1811             | 3009                       | 2937                     | 72               | *                |
| 16    | Manipur^                | 85               | 238                        | 199                      | 39               | *                |
| 17    | Meghalaya               | 110              | 128                        | 114                      | 14               | *                |
| 18    | Mizoram##               | 57               | 152                        | 49                       | 103              | 8                |
| 19    | Nagaland                | 128              | 108                        | 133                      | *                | *                |
|       | 3                       | 1305             | 1312                       | 1008                     | 304              | 297              |
| 20 21 | Odisha Punjab           | 427              | 490                        | 441                      | 49               | *                |
| 22    | Rajasthan               | 2083             | 2807                       | 2412                     | 395              | *                |
| 23    | Sikkim                  | 24               | NA                         | 29                       | NA               | *                |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu              | 1372             | 2744                       | 2375                     | 369              | *                |
| 25    | Telangana               | 668              | 1318                       | 1024                     | 294              | *                |
|       |                         | 257              |                            |                          | 0                |                  |
| 26 27 | Tripura                 | 91               | 158                        | 158 160                  | 165              | * 97             |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh           |                  |                            |                          | 1877             |                  |
|       | Uttarakhand**           | 3497             | 325 4509                   | 2209                     | 2300             | 1288 186         |
| 29    | West Bengal             | 909              | 2600 42                    | 723 36                   | 6                | *                |
| 30 31 | A& N Islands Chandigarh | 22 0             | 0                          | 0                        | 0                | 0                |
|       | Daman& Diu              | 3                |                            |                          | *                |                  |
| 32 33 | D & N Haveli            | 7                | 6                          | 8                        | *                | *                |
|       |                         | 5                | 3                          | 5                        | 0                | *                |
| 34    | Delhi                   |                  | 21                         | 21                       |                  | *                |
| 35 36 | Lakshadweep Puducherry  | 4 24             | 9 38                       | 9 38                     | 0 0              | * *              |
|       | All India 2             | 25308            | 34750                      | 27421                    | 9389             | 3002             |

## Note

s:

## Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used # Data  for 2013 repeated

###Inposition data for 2013-14 & Sanctioned data for 2011 used ^Data for 2013-14 repeated NA: Not Available.

- +: Allopathic Doctors
- *: Surplus. All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs
- 2 For calculating the overall percentages of vacancy, the States/UTs for which manpower position is not available, may be excluded
- 1 One per Primary Health Centre
- 3 The PHC data included Area Hospitals & Other Hospitals

**Inposition data for 2013-14 used

## Annexure III

| NURSING STAFF at PHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs   | NURSING STAFF at PHCs   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No.                  | State/UT                | Required 1              | Sanctioned              | In Position             | Vacant                  | Shortfall 1             |
| 1                       | Andhra Pradesh          | [R1] 2322               | [S] 2300                | [P] 2006                | [S-P] 294               | [R1-P] 316              |
| 2                       | Arunachal Pradesh       | 481                     | NA                      | 319                     | NA                      | 162                     |
| 3                       | Assam##                 | 2071                    | 2798                    | 3056                    | *                       | *                       |
| 4                       | Bihar#                  | 2373                    | 1662                    | 1736                    | *                       | 637                     |
| 5                       | Chhattisgarh            | 1877                    | 2495                    | 1511                    | 984                     | 366                     |
| 6                       | Goa                     | 49                      | 80                      | 86                      | *                       | *                       |
| 7                       | Gujarat+                | 3487                    | 4058                    | 2705                    | 1353                    | 782                     |
| 8                       | Haryana                 | 1224                    | 1783                    | 1685                    | 98                      | *                       |
| 9                       | Himachal Pradesh        | 1046                    | 819                     | 635                     | 184                     | 411                     |
| 10                      | Jammu &Kashmir          | 1225                    | 1616                    | 1184                    | 432                     | 41                      |
| 11                      | Jharkhand               | 1643                    | 703                     | 1230                    | *                       | 413                     |
| 12                      | Karnataka               | 3795                    | 3457                    | 3176                    | 281                     | 619                     |
| 13                      | Kerala                  | 2381                    | 3610                    | 3969                    | *                       | *                       |
| 14                      | Madhya Pradesh          | 3509                    | 4189                    | 3629                    | 560                     | *                       |
| 15                      | Maharashtra             | 4331                    | 3218                    | 2535                    | 683                     | 1796                    |
| 16                      | Manipur^                | 204                     | 484                     | 433                     | 51                      | *                       |
| 17                      | Meghalaya               | 299                     | 413                     | 413                     | 0                       | *                       |
| 18                      | Mizoram                 | 120                     | NA                      | 224                     | NA                      | *                       |
| 19                      | Nagaland                | 275                     | 117                     | 378                     | *                       | *                       |
| 20                      | Odisha^                 | 3944                    | 903                     | 1260                    | *                       | 2684                    |
| 21                      | Punjab                  | 1477                    | 2189                    | 1907                    | 282                     | *                       |
| 22                      | Rajasthan               | 6059                    | 13435                   | 9250                    | 4185                    | *                       |
| 23                      | Sikkim                  | 38                      | NA                      | 41                      | NA                      | *                       |
| 24                      | Tamil Nadu              | 4067                    | 8177                    | 7349                    | 828                     | *                       |
| 25                      | Telangana               | 1466                    | 1666                    | 1453                    | 213                     | 13                      |
| 26                      | Tripura                 | 231                     | 421                     | 421                     | 0                       | *                       |
|                         |                         |                         |                         | 456                     | *                       | 214                     |
| 27                      | Uttarakhand             | 670 8908                | 275 4497                |                         | 85                      | 4496                    |
| 28                      | Uttar Pradesh           | 3338                    | 8285                    | 4412                    |                         |                         |
| 29                      | West Bengal             |                         |                         | 7047                    | 1238                    | *                       |
| 30                      | A& N Islands            | 50                      | 191                     | 185                     | 6                       | *                       |
| 31                      | Chandigarh^^            | 14                      | 47                      | 99                      |                         | *                       |
| 32 33                   | D &NHaveli Daman &Diu   | 14 17                   | 8                       | 37                      | *                       | *                       |
| 34                      | Delhi                   |                         | 14                      | 14                      | 0                       | 3                       |
|                         |                         | 5                       | 5                       | 7                       | *                       | *                       |
| 35                      | Lakshadweep             | 25                      | 52                      | 52                      | 0                       | *                       |
| 36                      | Puducherry All India    | 45 63080                | 131 74098               | 139 65039               | * 11757                 | * 12953                 |

## Notes:

+ Data  for 2013 repeated

# Data  for 2011 repeated

## Sanctioned data for 2012 used

^Data for 2013-14 repeated

^^Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

1 One per Primary Health Centre and seven per Community Health Centre

*: Surplus. All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

NA: Not Available.

## Notes:

+ Sanctioned data  for 2011 repeated

## Annexure IV

| LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs &CHCs   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                 |                                        | (As on 31st March, 2015)               | (As on 31st March, 2015)               | (As on 31st March, 2015)               | (As on 31st March, 2015)               | (As on 31st March, 2015)               |
|                                        | State/UT                               | Required 1                             | Sanctioned                             | In Position                            | Vacant                                 | Shortfall                              |
|                                        |                                        | [R]                                    | [S]                                    | [P]                                    | [S-P]                                  | [R-P]                                  |
| 1                                      | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1248                                   | 1053                                   | 776                                    | 277                                    | 472                                    |
| 2                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 169                                    | NA                                     | 74                                     | NA                                     | 95                                     |
| 3                                      | Assam##                                | 1165                                   | 860                                    | 1225                                   | *                                      | *                                      |
| 4                                      | Bihar+                                 | 1953                                   | 683                                    | 611                                    | 72                                     | 1342                                   |
| 5                                      | Chhattisgarh                           | 947                                    | 1069                                   | 657                                    | 412                                    | 290                                    |
| 6                                      | Goa                                    | 25                                     | 15                                     | 14                                     | 1                                      | 11                                     |
| 7                                      | Gujarat#                               | 1567                                   | 1556                                   | 1401                                   | 155                                    | 166                                    |
| 8                                      | Haryana                                | 570                                    | 517                                    | 437                                    | 80                                     | 133                                    |
| 9                                      | Himachal Pradesh                       | 578                                    | 352                                    | 157                                    | 195                                    | 421                                    |
| 10                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 721                                    | 930                                    | 763                                    | 167                                    | *                                      |
| 11                                     | Jharkhand                              | 515                                    | 515                                    | 301                                    | 214                                    | 214                                    |
| 12                                     | Karnataka                              | 2559                                   | 1790                                   | 1294                                   | 496                                    | 1265                                   |
| 13                                     | Kerala                                 | 1049                                   | 324                                    | 365                                    | *                                      | 684                                    |
| 14                                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | 1505                                   | 1043                                   | 892                                    | 151                                    | 613                                    |
| 15                                     | Maharashtra                            | 2171                                   | 1474                                   | 1387                                   | 87                                     | 784                                    |
| 16                                     | Manipur^                               | 102                                    | 102                                    | 96                                     | 6                                      | 6                                      |
| 17                                     | Meghalaya                              | 137                                    | 118                                    | 125                                    | *                                      | 12                                     |
| 18                                     | Mizoram                                | 66                                     | NA                                     | 61                                     | NA                                     | 5                                      |
| 19                                     | Nagaland                               | 149                                    | 72                                     | 72                                     | 0                                      | 77                                     |
| 20                                     | Odisha^                                | 1682                                   | 476                                    | 378                                    | 98                                     | 1304                                   |
| 21                                     | Punjab                                 | 577                                    | 578                                    | 482                                    | 96                                     | 95                                     |
| 22                                     | Rajasthan                              | 2651                                   | 3425                                   | 1930                                   | 1495                                   | 721                                    |
| 23                                     | Sikkim                                 | 26                                     | NA                                     | 31                                     | NA                                     | *                                      |
| 24                                     | Tamil Nadu                             | 1757                                   | 2142                                   | 1314                                   | 828                                    | 443                                    |
| 25                                     | Telangana                              | 782                                    | 765                                    | 566                                    | 199                                    | 216                                    |
| 26                                     | Tripura                                | 111                                    | 50                                     | 67                                     | *                                      | 44                                     |
| 27                                     | Uttarakhand                            | 316                                    | 127                                    | 157                                    | *                                      | 159                                    |
| 28                                     | Uttar Pradesh                          | 4270                                   | 1331                                   | 963                                    | 368                                    | 3307                                   |
| 29                                     | West Bengal                            | 1256                                   | 1185                                   | 448                                    | 737                                    | 808                                    |
| 30                                     | A& N Islands                           | 26                                     | 29                                     | 27                                     | 2                                      | *                                      |
| 31                                     | Chandigarh^^                           | 2                                      | 8                                      | 19                                     | *                                      | *                                      |
| 32                                     | D & N Haveli                           | 8                                      | 7                                      | 9                                      | *                                      | *                                      |
| 33                                     | Daman & Diu                            | 5                                      | 4                                      | 4                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      |
| 34                                     | Delhi                                  | 5                                      | 5                                      | 2                                      | 3                                      | 3                                      |
| 35                                     | Lakshadweep                            | 7                                      | 11                                     | 11                                     | 0                                      | *                                      |
| 36                                     | Puducherry                             | 27                                     | 10                                     | 38                                     | *                                      | *                                      |
|                                        | All India                              | 30704                                  | 22626                                  | 17154                                  | 6139                                   | 13691                                  |

# Data  for 2013 repeated

^Data for 2013-14 repeated

##Sanctioned data for 2013 used

- ^^Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used
- *: Surplus.All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs
- 1 One per each Primary Health Centre and Community Health Centre

NA: Not Available.

## Annexure V

|        |                   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2015)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2015)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2015)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2015)   | PHARMACISTS at PHCs &CHCs (As on 31st March, 2015)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State/UT          | Required 1                                           | Sanctioned                                           | In Position                                          | Vacant                                               | Shortfall                                            |
|        |                   | [R]                                                  | [S]                                                  | [P]                                                  | [S-P]                                                | [R-P]                                                |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1248                                                 | 1279                                                 | 951                                                  | 328                                                  | 297                                                  |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 169                                                  | NA                                                   | 97                                                   | NA                                                   | 72                                                   |
| 3      | Assam##           | 1165                                                 | 1284                                                 | 1347                                                 | *                                                    | *                                                    |
| 4      | Bihar+            | 1953                                                 | 989                                                  | 250                                                  | 739                                                  | 1703                                                 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 947                                                  | 1081                                                 | 844                                                  | 237                                                  | 103                                                  |
| 6      | Goa               | 25                                                   | 17                                                   | 16                                                   | 1                                                    | 9                                                    |
| 7      | Gujarat#          | 1567                                                 | 1550                                                 | 879                                                  | 671                                                  | 688                                                  |
| 8      | Haryana           | 570                                                  | 568                                                  | 508                                                  | 60                                                   | 62                                                   |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 578                                                  | 594                                                  | 456                                                  | 138                                                  | 122                                                  |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 721                                                  | 1057                                                 | 872                                                  | 185                                                  | *                                                    |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 515                                                  | 515                                                  | 305                                                  | 210                                                  | 210                                                  |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 2559                                                 | 2668                                                 | 2521                                                 | 147                                                  | 38                                                   |
| 13     | Kerala            | 1049                                                 | 1036                                                 | 1102                                                 | *                                                    | *                                                    |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1505                                                 | 1443                                                 | 1023                                                 | 420                                                  | 482                                                  |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 2171                                                 | 2355                                                 | 2100                                                 | 255                                                  | 71                                                   |
| 16     | Manipur^          | 102                                                  | 145                                                  | 146                                                  | *                                                    | *                                                    |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 137                                                  | 135                                                  | 135                                                  | 0                                                    | 2                                                    |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 66                                                   | NA                                                   | 46                                                   | NA                                                   | 20                                                   |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 149                                                  | 135                                                  | 101                                                  | 34                                                   | 48                                                   |
| 20     | Odisha            | 1682                                                 | 1819                                                 | 1499                                                 | 320                                                  | 183                                                  |
| 21     | Punjab            | 577                                                  | 841                                                  | 806                                                  | 35                                                   | *                                                    |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 2651                                                 | 1282                                                 | 667                                                  | 615                                                  | 1984                                                 |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 26                                                   | NA                                                   | 14                                                   | NA                                                   | 12                                                   |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 1757                                                 | 1799                                                 | 1526                                                 | 273                                                  | 231                                                  |
| 25     | Telangana         | 782                                                  | 928                                                  | 691                                                  | 237                                                  | 91                                                   |
| 26     | Tripura           | 111                                                  | 102                                                  | 131                                                  | *                                                    | *                                                    |
| 27     | Uttarakhand       | 316                                                  | 312                                                  | 100                                                  | 212                                                  | 216                                                  |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 4270                                                 | 2952                                                 | 2883                                                 | 69                                                   | 1387                                                 |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 1256                                                 | 1229                                                 | 966                                                  | 263                                                  | 290                                                  |
| 30     | A& N Islands      | 26                                                   | 62                                                   | 60                                                   | 2                                                    | *                                                    |
| 31     | Chandigarh^^      | 2                                                    | 16                                                   | 17                                                   | *                                                    | *                                                    |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 8                                                    | 7                                                    | 9                                                    | *                                                    | *                                                    |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 5                                                    | 5                                                    | 5                                                    | 0                                                    | 0                                                    |
| 34     | Delhi             | 5                                                    | 6                                                    | 6                                                    | 0                                                    | *                                                    |
| 35     | Lakshadweep       | 7                                                    | 15                                                   | 15                                                   | 0                                                    | *                                                    |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 27                                                   | 42                                                   | 37                                                   | 5                                                    | *                                                    |
|        | All India         | 30704                                                | 28268                                                | 23131                                                | 5456                                                 | 8321                                                 |

## Notes:

+ Sanctioned data  for 2010 repeated

# Data  for 2013 repeated

##Sanctioned data for 2013 used

^^Sanctioned data for 2013-14 used

^Data for 2013-14 repeated

- 1 One per each Primary Health Centre and
- *: Surplus. All India figures for Vacancy and Shortfall are the totals of State-wise Vacancy and Shortfall ignoring surplus in some States / UTs

Community Health Centre

NA: Not Available.