Lok Sabha Question No. 3580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Vacant Posts in Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3580 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13/03/2026

## VACANT POSTS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

## †3580. SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL:

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

- (a) the current number of sanctioned posts of doctors, nurses and technical staff in various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other Central Hospitals such as Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals across the country along with the category-wise details of vacant posts;
- (b) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that patients are being placed on waiting lists ranging from six months to two years for surgeries of serious ailments such as cancer and heart disease;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with action plan formulated to reduce the said waiting period; and
- (d) the number of working days affected due to the breakdown of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) scan machines in Central Hospitals during the last three years and the amount of expenditure incurred on maintenance of said machines?

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

- (a): The details of sanctioned, in-position and vacant faculty and non-faculty posts in various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other Central Government Hospitals viz. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals under the Ministry are at Annexure .
- (b) to (d): Waiting list of patients in AIIMS and other Central Government Hospitals is prepared duly considering the patient ' s condition, urgency of treatment required and bed availability. To reduce waiting period, expansion of patient care facilities is taken up in a phased manner. To minimize inconvenience to patients, Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC)/ Comprehensive Maintenance Contracts (CMC) of various medical equipment is undertaken by Institutes/ Hospitals to expeditiously address technical faults, breakdowns etc. in a time bound manner.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to the reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 3580 for answer on 13.03.2026.

## Details of Faculty and Non-Faculty position in hospitals /Institutes

|         |                                       | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   | Non-Faculty position   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No. | Hospitals/Institutes                  | Sanctione d        | In positio n       | Vacant             | Sanctione d            | In positio n           | Vacant                 |
| 1.      | New Delhi (Delhi)                     | 1306               | 860                | 446                | 13911                  | 11369                  | 2542                   |
| 2.      | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)               | 312                | 241                | 71                 | 3874                   | 2920                   | 954                    |
| 3.      | Bhubaneswar (Odisha)                  | 337                | 238                | 99                 | 3963                   | 2937                   | 1026                   |
| 4.      | Jodhpur (Rajasthan)                   | 405                | 221                | 184                | 4048                   | 3322                   | 726                    |
| 5.      | Patna (Bihar)                         | 305                | 219                | 86                 | 3884                   | 2752                   | 1132                   |
| 6.      | Raipur (Chhattisgarh)                 | 305                | 200                | 105                | 3884                   | 2815                   | 1069                   |
| 7.      | Rishikesh (Uttarakhand)               | 355                | 229                | 126                | 4095                   | 2951                   | 1144                   |
| 8.      | Bathinda (Punjab)                     | 219                | 143                | 76                 | 2090                   | 1453                   | 637                    |
| 9.      | Bibinagar (Telangana)                 | 183                | 132                | 51                 | 1374                   | 898                    | 476                    |
| 10.     | Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)           | 217                | 130                | 87                 | 1511                   | 987                    | 524                    |
| 11.     | Deoghar (Jharkhand)                   | 208                | 132                | 76                 | 1712                   | 940                    | 772                    |
| 12.     | Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)             | 213                | 117                | 96                 | 1492                   | 949                    | 543                    |
| 13.     | Guwahati (Assam)                      | 183                | 117                | 66                 | 1630                   | 879                    | 751                    |
| 14.     | Jammu (Jammu &Kashmir)                | 183                | 119                | 64                 | 1311                   | 935                    | 376                    |
| 15.     | Kalyani (West Bengal)                 | 309                | 175                | 134                | 2221                   | 1171                   | 1050                   |
| 16.     | Madurai (Tamil Nadu)                  | 183                | 70                 | 113                | 911                    | 40                     | 871                    |
| 17.     | Mangalagiri (Andhra Pradesh)          | 309                | 171                | 138                | 1953                   | 1291                   | 662                    |
| 18.     | Nagpur (Maharashtra)                  | 373                | 238                | 135                | 2107                   | 1395                   | 712                    |
| 19.     | Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh)             | 209                | 111                | 98                 | 1613                   | 1120                   | 493                    |
| 20.     | Rajkot (Gujarat)                      | 183                | 78                 | 105                | 1410                   | 665                    | 745                    |
| 21.     | VMMC&Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi   | 632                | 514                | 118                | 5540                   | 4206                   | 1334                   |
| 22.     | ABVIM &Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi    | 453                | 351                | 102                | 2686                   | 2253                   | 433                    |
| 23.     | LHMC &Associated Hospitals, New Delhi | 386                | 298                | 88                 | 2150                   | 1635                   | 515                    |