Parliament Question: Revision of Salaries for Contractual AYUSH Doctors

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3544 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026 Revision of Salaries for Contractual AYUSH Doctors

3544. Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government is planning to increase the salary of contractual AYUSH doctors under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Odisha and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total number of AYUSH doctors engaged on a contractual basis under NHM in Odisha, district-wise;

(c) the specific criteria and eligibility norms established for the revision of salaries of the AYUSH doctors; and

(d) the details of the estimated additional annual cost to the Central exchequer for the implementation of these revised pay scales for the financial year 2026-27 in this regard? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) The State Government of Odisha, Health & Family Welfare Department vide order no.

6332 dated 06.03.2026 has extended financial benefits in favour of Medical Officers (MO) Ayush engaged in different co-located Primary Health Centres (PHCs)/Community Health Centres (CHCs)/Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) under National Health Mission

(NHM) and State funded Mobile Health Unit (MHU) Ayush doctors in the State of Odisha in

the following manner:

SI. No. Year of work experience Additional financial benefit

1. Less than 5 years Rs.20,000/-per month

2. 5 years and less than 10 years Rs.25,000/-per month

3. 10 years and less than 15 years Rs.30,000/-per month

4. More than 15 years Rs.40,000/-per month(b) As reported by State Government of Odisha, at present 2468 numbers of MO Ayush are working in different co-located PHC/CHC/RBSK under NHM and State funded MHU in the State of Odisha. The district-wise list of MO Ayush is furnished at Annexure.

(c) & (d) The State Government of Odisha has informed that Ayush MO in Odisha are entrusted with various responsibilities including Non-Communicable Disease (NCD), National Leprosy Elimination Program (NLEP), National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP), Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A), National Program for Control of Blindness (NPCB), Sickle Cell Anaemia & other National Programs.

Considering their workload and years of service, State Government has decided to provide additional financial benefits as per Department order dated 06.03.2026. Further, they have also informed that the estimated additional cost for the implementation scales for the financial year 2026-27 is Rs. 104.90 Crore, the expenditure will be borne entirely by the State Government and there will be no financial implication to the central exchequer as it is purely State funded.

*****Annexure Positions (Sanctioned) of Medical Officers Ayush in the State of Odisha under National Health Mission & State Initiative as on February 2026 S.No. District Medical Officers Medical Officers Medical Officers Ayush, Ayush, Co-located Ayush, RBSK MHU (State funded)

1. Angul 35 32 -

2. Balasore 78 48 1

3. Bargarh 54 48 -

4. Bhadrak 57 28 -

5. Balangir 51 56 14

6. Boudh 13 12 3

7. Cuttack 67 62 -

8. Debagarh 9 12 -

9. Dhenkanal 41 32 -

10. Gajapati 25 28 5

11. Ganjam 104 90 -

12. Jagatsinghpur 45 32 -

13. Jajpur 66 40 -

14. Jharsuguda 19 20 -

15. Kalahandi 50 52 12

16. Kandhamal 46 48 12

17. Kendrapara 53 36 -

18. Keonjhar 69 52 9

19. Khordha 70 44 -

20. Koraput 60 56 14

21. Malkangiri 32 28 7

22. Mayurbhanj 100 104 26

23. Nawarangpur 47 40 10

24. Nayagarh 40 32 -

25. Nuapada 20 20 5

26. Puri 55 44 -

27. Rayagada 45 44 11

28. Sambalpur 39 38 3

29. Sonepur 23 24 6

30. Sundargarh 72 70 17 Total 1485 1272 155