Parliament Question: Shortage of Doctors and Healthcare Equipments

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1353 TO BE ANSWERED ON06.02.2026 SHORTAGE OFDOCTORS AND HEALTHCAREEQUIPMENTS †1353.SHRIVIRENDRASINGH: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) whether there is an acute shortage of Doctors as well as medical equipment in Government andDistrict Hospitals across the country,if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the same situation prevails in the District Hospital, Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres across Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government hasformulated anyspecial scheme toensure the availability of adequate medical equipments and qualified Doctors in all the hospitals across Chandauli district, if so, the detailsthereof; (d) whether the Government isaware that Chandauli district is locatedadjacentto the Bihar border in the absence of a Trauma Centre, people often lose their lives in cases of accidentsor incidentshappening there,if so, the detailsthereof; (e) whether the Government proposes toset upa Trauma Centre in Chandauli district; (f) if so, the time bywhich the same islikelytobe set up; and (g) if not,the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAO JADHAV) (a) to (g): The details regarding doctors in Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres and District Hospitals across the country including Uttar Pradesh, at the healthcare facilitiesacross the country canbe accessed at the following linkof HDI 2022-23:https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Infrastr ucture%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23_RE%20%281%29.pdf The primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system, including to ensure the availability of adequate medical equipments and qualified Doctors in healthcare facilities lies with the respective State/UT Governments. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh to strengthen the public healthcare system in rural areas based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission. Government of India providesapprovalfor the proposal inthe form of Recordof Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources. Details of the approvals given for the strengthening healthcare in Uttar Pradesh are available at website of Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare at the Uniform Resources Locator(URL) asunder: www.nhm.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=49&lid=62 Under NHM, following types of incentives and honorarium are provided for encouraging doctors and paramedics to practice in rural and remote areas of the country includingUttar Pradeshto address the shortage of staff:  Hard area allowance to specialist doctors for serving in rural and remote areas and for their residential quarters so that they find it attractive to serve in public health facilities insuch areas.  Honorarium to Gynecologists/ Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) trained, Pediatricians & Anesthetist/ Life Saving Anaesthesia Skills (LSAS) trained doctors is also provided to increase availability of specialists for conducting Cesarean Sections in rural & remote area.  Incentives like special incentives for doctors, incentive for Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife (ANM) for ensuring timelyAntenatalCheckup (ANC) checkupandrecording, incentivesfor conducting Adolescent Reproductive andSexualHealthactivities.  States are also allowed to offer negotiable salary to attract specialist including flexibilityinstrategies such as“YouQuote We Pay”. Non-Monetary incentives such as preferential admission in post graduate courses for staff serving indifficultareasandimproving accommodationarrangementinrural areas have also beenintroduced underNHM.  Multi-skilling of doctors is supported under NHM to overcome the shortage of specialists. Skill upgradation of existing HR is another major strategy under NRHM for achievingimprovement inhealthoutcomes. Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with some Central Sector Components (CS) which has an outlay of Rs. 64,180 Crores for the scheme period (2021-22 to 2025-26). The measures under the PM-ABHIM focus on developing capacities of health systems and institutions across the continuum of care at all levels, primary, secondary and tertiary, to prepare health systems in responding effectively to the current and future pandemics /disasters. Under PM-ABHIM,support hasbeenprovidedtoChandauli district for fiveyears(i.e. FY 2021-22 to 2025-2026) for construction/ strengthening of one (01) Integrated Public HealthLab(IPHL). L2 level Trauma Centre is sanctioned under NHM for Rs 16.8 Cr in the District of Chandauli inUP. *****