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GOVERNMENT OFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH& FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH& FAMILYWELFARE
RAJYASABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2818
TOBE ANSWERED ON17th MARCH, 2026
SHORTAGEOFDOCTORSIN MEDICALINSTITUTES
2818.SHRISUKHENDU SEKHARRAY:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) the total number of technical and non-technical staff in Centrally managed/operated
medicalinstitutes, institution-wise;
(b) the numberof such positions vacant,institution-wise; and
(c)the detailsof steps taken tofill the vacanciesurgently?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE INMINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to (c) The total number of technical, non-technical and vacant position of staff in
Centrallymanaged/operated medicalinstitutes, institution-wise isat Annexure.
Fillingup of vacantposts isanongoingprocess. Vacancies are regularlyassessed and
requisitions are sent to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), National Testing
Agency (NTA), Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and other recruiting agencies, as per the
requirementof eachcadre andsub-cadre.
The UPSC conducts the Combined Medical Services Examination (CMSE) and
interviews for selection to various posts across different sub-cadres. The list of recommended
candidates is sent to this Ministry, following which, after completion of requisite formalities,
Offer of Appointment letters are issued to the selected candidates with a request to join their
respective posts inCentral Government hospitals andinstitutions.
AIIMS Delhi conducts Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test
(NORCET) for recruitment of Nursing Officers and Common Recruitment Examination
(CRE) for Group B andC non facultypositions for all AIIMS.
Additionally, various recruitment processes have been undertaken by the health
institutions under this Department through UPSC, SSC, INI- CET, etc. for filling up of
healthcare positions. Filling of vacancies are also monitored through mission recruitment at
centrallevel.
***********Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question no.
2818for answer on 16.03.2026
Details of sanctioned, filled and vacant faculty and non-faculty posts in functional All India
Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Sl. AIIMS Facultyposition Non-Faculty position
No.
In Vacant Sanctione In Vacant
Sanctione
positio d positio
d
n n
1. New Delhi 1306 860 446 13911 11369 2542
(Delhi)
2. Bhopal (Madhya 312 241 71 3874 2920 954
Pradesh)
3. Bhubaneswar 337 238 99 3963 2937 1026
(Odisha)
4. Jodhpur 405 221 184 4048 3322 726
(Rajasthan)
5. Patna(Bihar) 305 219 86 3884 2752 1132
6. Raipur 305 200 105 3884 2815 1069
(Chhattisgarh)
7. Rishikesh 355 229 126 4095 2951 1144
(Uttarakhand)
8. Bathinda 219 143 76 2090 1453 637
(Punjab)
9. Bibinagar 183 132 51 1374 898 476
(Telangana)
10. Bilaspur 217 130 87 1511 987 524
(Himachal
Pradesh)
11. Deoghar 208 132 76 1712 940 772
(Jharkhand)
12. Gorakhpur 213 117 96 1492 949 543
(Uttar Pradesh)
13. Guwahati 183 117 66 1630 879 751
(Assam)
14. Jammu (Jammu 183 119 64 1311 935 376
& Kashmir)
15. Kalyani (West 309 175 134 2221 1171 1050
Bengal)
16. Madurai (Tamil 183 70 113 911 40 871
Nadu)
17. Mangalagiri 309 171 138 1953 1291 662
(Andhra
Pradesh)
18. Nagpur 373 238 135 2107 1395 712(Maharashtra)
19. Raebareli 209 111 98 1613 1120 493
(Uttar Pradesh)
20. Rajkot (Gujarat) 183 78 105 1410 665 745
Details of sanctioned and vacant technical and non-technical posts in three Northeastern
Institutes
S.No. Institute Technical Non-technical Total
(Doctors & Nurse)
Sanctioned Vacant Sanctioned Vacant Sanctione Vacant
d
1 Regional 1072 210 794 393 1866 603
Institutes of
Medical
Science, Imphal
2 North Eastern 661 155 1077 208 1738 363
Indira Gandhi
Regional
Institute of
Health &
Medical
Sciences,
Shilong
3 Regional 169 117 61 10 230 127
Institute of
Paramedical and
Nursing
Sciences,
AizawlDetails of vacant posts of doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff in Central Government
hospitals i.e. Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (VMMC & SJH),
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital
(ABVIMS & Dr. RMLH), Lady Harding Medical College & Associated Hospitals (LHMC &
Associated Hospitals), andRural HealthTraining Centre (RHTC).
S.No. Name of Doctors Nursing Personnel Paramedical Staff
Hospital
S F V S F V S F V
1 Vardhman 632 513 119 2759 2342 417 162 122 40
Mahavir
Medical College
& Safdarjung
Hospital
(VMMC &
SJH)
2 Atal Bihari 453 351 102 1559 1459 100 498 344 154
Vajpayee
Institute of
Medical
Sciences & Dr.
Ram Manohar
Lohia Hospital
(ABVIMS &
Dr.RMLH)
3 Lady Hardinge 386 298 88 1181 959 222 631 384 247
Medical College
& Associated
Hospitals
(LHMC &
Associated
Hospitals)
4 Rural Health 46 30 16 41 05 36 90 48 42
Training Centre
(RHTC)
S:Sanctioned, F:Filledup, V:VacanciesTotal numberof technical, non-technicalandvacant position of staffin Jawaharlal Institute of
Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry and Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Educationand Research, Chandigarh
S.No. Name of Institute Category Sanctioned Existing Vacant
1 Jawaharlal Institute Technical 827 594 233
of Postgraduate Non-Techni 528 392 136
Medical Education cal
and Research,
Puducherry
2. Postgraduate Technical 1,674 1,181 493
Institute of Medical Non-Techni
Education and cal
5,318 3,949 1,369
Research,Chandigar
h