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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 483*
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27THMARCH, 2026
SHORTAGE OFPARAMEDICALSTAFFIN PHCS AND CHCS
*483. SHRI RAJABHAU PARAG PRAKASH WAJE:
Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the Government has taken note that there is an acute shortage of doctors,
specialists, nurses and paramedical staff in Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community
Health Centres (CHCs) and Rural and District Hospitals in Nashik Lok Sabha
Constituency in Maharashtra, particularly in tribal and remote areas such as Surgana,
Trimbakeshwar, Peth and Igatpuri, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether adequate facilities for maternal and child health, immunization, malnutrition
control and prevention of water-borne and vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria
are being ensured in these areas, if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Mobile Medical Units, Telemedicine services and Ambulance networks have
been strengthened in tribal and hilly regions, if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether the Government proposes any special package to upgrade health
infrastructure, establish Trauma centres and fill long-pending vacancies in Nashik district
and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a) to (d) AStatement is laid on the Table of the House.STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLYTO LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 483* FOR 27TH MARCH, 2026
(a) to (d) ‘Public Health’ & ‘Hospitals’ are State subjects. The primary responsibility for
the availability of doctors, specialists, nurses and paramedical staff in various public
health facilities in the country lies with the respective State/UT Governments.
The details regarding doctors, nurses and specialists and their vacancies in Government
hospitals across the country including Maharashtra, at the healthcare facilities across the
country can be accessed at the following link of Health Dynamics of India (HDI)
2022-23:
https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Health%20Dynamics%20of%20India%20%28Inf
rastructure%20%26%20Human%20Resources%29%202022-23_RE%20%281%29.pdf
The National Health Mission (NHM) provides support for improvement in health
infrastructure, human resources in health facilities, availability and accessibility to
quality healthcare across the country including Maharashtra. Technical and financial
support is provided to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on
the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under
NHM. Approval is accorded to the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs)
as per norms & available resources.
Through the Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Adolescent Health Plus Nutrition
(RMNCAH+N) strategy, Government is making sustained efforts to improve maternal
and child health and reduce malnutrition and anaemia in the country including tribal and
remote areas. Immunization coverage has been strengthened via the digital U-WIN portal,
ensuring real-time tracking of every child and pregnant woman. National Vector Borne
Disease Control programme (NVBDCP) is being implemented for prevention and control
of six Vector Borne Diseases including Malaria and Dengue in all States/UTs wherever
these diseases are endemic.Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) are supported under NHM to provide outreach services in
remote villages with difficult terrain which are underserved and inaccessible. As per
NHM-MIS report, a total of 1453 MMUs have been deployed across the country
including Maharashtra.
Teleconsultation services are available at all operational Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
(AAMs) across the country including Maharashtra, which enables people to access the
specialist services closer to their homes addressing concerns of physical accessibility,
shortage of service providers and to facilitate continuum of care. The total
teleconsultations conducted at AAMs across the country are 44.08 crore, as on
28.02.2026.
Under National Ambulance Service, 3,268 Advanced Life Support (ALS), 15,554 Basic
Life Support (BLS), 3,839 Patient Transport Vehicle (PTV), 19 Boat Ambulances, 81
Bike Emergency Response Vehicles and 5,773 other empanelled vehicles are supported
under NHM for transportation of patients, particularly pregnant women and sick infants
from home to public health facilities and back across the country including Maharashtra.
The Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) with
an outlay of Rs.64,180 crore aims to provide support for infrastructure development for
Sub-Health Centres (SHCs), Urban AAMs, Block Public Health Units (BPHUs),
Integrated District Public Health Laboratories (IPHL) and Critical Care Hospital Blocks
(CCBs). Total amount of Rs. 1086.44 crore has been approved under PM-ABHIM for the
State of Maharashtra for FY2021-22 to FY2025-26.
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC-XV) has recommended grants through Local
Governments for specific components of the health sectors. Total amount of Rs.7063.60
crore has been approved under FC-XV health grant for Maharashtra for the period from
FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26.Under the “National Programme for Prevention & Management of Trauma and Burn
Injuries” (NPPMT&BI), 196 Trauma Care Facilities (TCFs) including 6 TCFs in
Maharashtra were sanctioned in Government Hospitals/ Medical Colleges across the
country.
Incentives and honorarium are provided to medical professionals to improve service
delivery in rural and remote areas, including Maharashtra. Under NHM, measures such as
Hard Area Allowance for specialist doctors, flexibility to States to offer negotiable
salaries including “You Quote We Pay”, non-monetary incentives like preferential
admission in postgraduate courses and multi-skilling of doctors through training in
Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) and Life Saving
Anaesthesia Skills (LSAS) are supported to address the shortage of specialists in such
areas.
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