Parliament Question: Status of Vacant Posts in Government Hospitals

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 960 TOBE ANSWERED ON24TH JULY,2026 STATUS OFVACANTPOSTSIN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS †960.SMT.DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleasedtostate: (a) whether the Government hospitals and medical colleges across the country including Institutions under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, are facing shortages of doctors, nurses andessential medical equipments; (b) if so, the current status of vacant posts in these institutions in the Union Territory of Dadra andNagar Haveli; (c) the details of the funds released for strengthening tertiary healthcare infrastructure in the Union Territory of Dadra andNagar Haveli during the last three years; and (d) the effective steps taken by the Government to ensure quality and affordable healthcare services inthe Union Territory of Dadra andNagar Haveli? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATEIN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRIPRATAPRAOJADHAV) (a) and (b) : Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system, including filling up of vacancies in healthcare facilities and ensuring availability of adequate doctors, nurses and essential medical equipments in healthcare facilities lies with the respective State/UT Governments. Under the National Health Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs including the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to strengthen the public healthcare system especially in rural areas based on the proposals receivedfrom the States/UTs inthe form of Programme ImplementationPlans(PIPs). The details of availability of doctors and nurses in Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres and District Hospitals across the countryincluding the Union Territory of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, can be accessed at the following link of ‘Health Dynamicsof India (HDI) (Infrastructure andHuman Resources), 2023-24.https://www.mohfw-dohfw.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/05/57202cf30629539e4d0fb0a2f700ac6 2.pdf (c) The details of Central funds released under National Health Mission (NHM) and Pradhan Mantri-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) to the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu during the last three years are given below: (Rs. inCrores) FinancialYear Central Releases NHM PM-ABHIM 2023-24 39.92 0.28 2024-25 40.96 0.53 2025-26 49.12 7.18 (d) Under the National Health Mission, the Government of India has taken various steps to ensure quality and affordable healthcare services in the country including the Union Territory of Dadra andNagar Haveli andDiu andDaman, the detailsof which are givenat Annexure 1. *****Annexure-1 HealthSystemsStrengthening 1. Ayushman Bharat–AyushmanArogya Mandir(AB-AAM): Under AB- AAM, existing SubHealthCenters(SHCs) andPrimary HealthCenters(PHCs) are beingupgradedtoAyushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) todeliveruniversal, free comprehensive primary healthcareservices with a focuson wellness and the deliveryof anexpanded range of services closer tothe community. AAM provide e-Sanjeevaniteleconsultation services, connectingservice providers, includingCHOs/ MOs, tospecialists insecondary andtertiary centres. 2. Ayushman Arogya Shivirs are ‘one-stop’ platforms to address a comprehensive range of health issues have proven to be an effective strategy to reach the masses and augment the utilization of healthcare services. They are organized at Sub Health Centre, Primary Health Centre andCommunityHealth Centre. 3. The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) program, a key component of the community processes of National Health Mission (NHM). ASHAs are women from the local communitywho serve the community’shealthcare needs. Having a strong footinginthe community, theyensure the provision of a range of services, door-to-doorsurveys, vaccination, providinginformationon hygiene practices,nutrition andsanitation,reproductive andchildcare services, andcommunicableand non-communicabledisease preventionandcontrol. 4. FreeDiagnostics ServiceInitiative (FDSI): Ministry of HealthandFamily Welfarehadlaunched the National FreeDiagnostic ServiceInitiative (FDSI)in 2015toachieveUniversal Health Coverage (UHC) andreduce out of pocket expenditure on healthcare byensuring availabilityof essential diagnosticsat the public healthfacilities, free of cost. 5. FreeDrugs ServiceInitiative (FDSI): Under FreeDrugs Service Initiative, Ministry of HealthandFamily Welfaresupports procurementof drugs and strengthening robust systems of procurement,Quality Assurance, Supplychain managementandwarehousing, Prescription audit,grievanceredressal, dissemination of Standard Treatment GuidelinesandEstablishment of IT enabledplatform DVDMS (Drugs & Vaccine Distribution Management System). 6.MobileMedical Units(MMUs): Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) toimprove accesstopublic healthcare, especiallyfor populationsinremote,hard-to-reach, andunderserved areas. The primary goal of thisinitiativeistodeliverhealthcare services directlytothe doorsteps of rural,vulnerable,andmarginalized communities. 7.NationalAmbulance Services(NAS): NHM providestechnicalandfinancial assistance toStates& UTstostrengthen for emergency transportation of patientsfor acute andcritical illnesses includingtrauma through NAS.8.IndianPublic HealthStandards(IPHS) 2022:Thegovernmenthas established theIPHS2022standards tomonitorandimprove health infrastructure andservices inpublic healthfacilities.Thesestandards include populationnormsforthe establishment ofpublic healthcare facilities,such as Sub-Centers(SC),Primary HealthCenters(PHC),CommunityHealthCenters (CHC), and District Hospitals (DH). The standards cover services, infrastructure, human resources, diagnostics, equipment,and medicines,serving asthe reference for public health care infrastructure planningandupgradinginthe StatesandUnion Territories. 9.NationalQualityAssurance Standards(NQAS):The National Quality AssuranceStandards(NQAS)serves asa comprehensiveframework toensure andenhancethe quality of healthcareinpublic facilitiesbyfocusing onservice provision, patientrights, clinical care,infectioncontrol andquality management. Launchedfor District Hospitals in2013and subsequently extendedtoother facilitytypes, NQAS isinternationally accreditedandrecognised by organisations such asISQua,IRDA, andNHA. 10.PradhanMantri-Ayushman BharatHealth InfrastructureMission (PM- ABHIM): Launchedin2021, PM-ABHIM isa CentrallySponsored Scheme with certainCentral Sectorcomponents, aimedat strengthening primary, secondary, andtertiaryhealthcarefacilities.The missionfocusesonenhancing grassrootspublic healthinstitutionstoensureuniversal accesstocomprehensive primary healthcare services, including diagnostics and critical care. Under PM-ABHIM, support isprovidedfor thedevelopment ofinfrastructure, includingbuilding-less sub-centres in rural and urban areas, Block-level Public Health Units, Integrated Public Health Laboratories and CriticalCare Hospital Blocks. 11.AyushmanBharatPradhanMantri-JanArogyaYojana(ABPM-JAY) is a flagship scheme of the Government which provideshealthcoverof Rs. 5 lakh perfamilyperyearfor secondary andtertiarycare hospitalizationto12 crore families, constituting the economicallyvulnerable bottom 40% of India’s population.On 29.10.2024,the scheme was further extended tocover6crore senior citizensaged70yearsand above,representing 4.5crore families, through the VayVandanaCard, irrespective of theirsocio-economic status. 12.AyushmanBharatDigitalMission(ABDM) aimstocreate anonline platform enablinginteroperability of healthdata within the health ecosystem. The core componentsof the Mission include AyushmanBharat Health Account (ABHA) for citizens,HealthProfessional Registry (HPR),HealthFacility Registry (HFR),andABHAApplication.The digital healthecosystem created byABDM supports continuityof care across primary, secondary, andtertiary healthcareina seamless manner. 13. Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India had launched the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) on 07th April 2016 as part of the National Health Mission (NHM) forthe provision of free of cost dialysis services to the poor in order to make dialysis services affordable and accessible to BPL (Below Poverty Line) citizens. PMNDP is implemented in total 36 States/UT in 751 districts (44 Linked) at 1856 HD centres with 13,535 haemodialysis machines.(Ref: State/UTPMNDP Report) 14. To enhance availability of HRH, NHM offers flexible provisions, which include initiatives like “You Quote, We Pay”, difficult/ hard area allowance, performance-based/ team-based incentives, multi-skilling through short-term in-service training programs and continuous capacitybuildingthrough in-service trainings. 15.These provisionscanbeutilizedbyallthestates/ UTsincludingUTofDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and propose budgetary support in their Programme ImplementationPlans (PIPs)based on theirspecific needsandavailable resource envelop. *****