New Delhi: India has altogether 31053 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 6064 Community Health Centres (CHCs), 1275 Sub Divisional Hospitals, 767 District Hospitals, and 315 Government Medical Colleges, the Union Minister of State for Health Smt. Anupriya Patel recently informed the Lok Sabha.
The MoS Health also provided the details regarding the availability of health workers, AYUSH doctors, Allopathic practitioners, Pharmacists, Laboratory Technicians, and Nursing Staff at the PHCs and CHCs across the country.
This data was shared by the Union Health Ministry while responding to a question raised by Parliament member Shri Rajesh Verma, who sought to know the number of PHCs, CHCs, SDHs, DHs, and Union Government hospitals in the States/UTs as uploaded on the HMIS portal. He also questioned about the number of doctors, nurses, Health workers, and allied health professionals employed in Central Government operated hospitals and in other medical establishments and sought to know about the data regarding the vacant posts.
Apart from this, Shri Rajesh Verma also asked the Ministry about the steps taken/proposed to improve the number and quality of medical professionals in the public health system.
In response to these questions, the Union MoS Health provided the State/UT wise break up of PHCs, CHCs, SDHs, DHs, and MCs including Central Government Hospitals as per the Rural Health Statistics 2021-2022.
Availabiliity of PHCs:
As per the data provided by the Health Ministry, the maximum number of PHCs are in Uttar Pradesh, where 3513 PHCs are catering to the Public Health Sector.
Further, there are more than 1000 PHCs in States including Andhra Pradesh (1689), Assam (1010), Bihar (1760), Gujarat (1804), Karnataka (2521), Madhya Pradesh (1572), Maharashtra (2539), Odisha (1393), Rajasthan (2409), Tamil Nadu (1886), and West Bengal (1371).
Apart from these, there are 131 PHCs in Arunachal Pradesh, 822 in Chhatisgarh, 497 PHCs in Haryana, 570 in Himachal Pradesh, 361 PHCs in Jharkhand, 944 in Kerala, 147 in Meghalaya, 136 PHCs in Nagaland, 522 in Punjab, 834 PHCs in Telangana, 117 PHCs in Tripura, 607 in Uttarakhand, 550 PHCs in Delhi, and 973 in Jammu and Kashmir.
Less than 100 PHCs are available in States/UTs including Goa (28), Manipur (95), Mizoram (66), Sikkim (26), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (27), Chandigarh (43), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (14), Ladakh (33), Lakshadweep (4) and Puducherry (39).
Availabiliity of CHCs:
Among 6064 CHCs the maximum number of CHCs are available in Uttar Pradesh, where there are 841 Community Health Centres. Apart from this, there are 181 CHCs in Andhra Pradesh, 201 CHCs in Assam, 301 CHCs in Bihar, 170 CHCs in Chhattisgarh, 361 CHCs in Gujarat, 131 CHCs in Haryana, 178 CHCs in Jharkhand, 212 CHCs in Karnataka, 230 in Kerala, 356 in Madhya Pradesh, 398 in Maharashtra, 384 in Odisha, 160 in Punjab, 685 in Rajasthan, 400 in Tamil Nadu, and 348 in West Bengal.
States/UTs that have less than 100 CHCs include, Arunachal Pradesh (57), Goa (6), Himachal Pradesh (97), Manipur (17), Meghalaya (28), Mizoram (9), Nagaland (23), Sikkim (2), Telangana (82), Tripura (23), Uttarakhand (80), Andaman and Nicobar Islands (4), Chandigarh (2), Dadra & Nagar Haveli (4), Jammu & Kashmir (79), Ladakh (7), Lakshadweep), and Puducherry (4). There are no CHCs in Delhi.
Availability of Sub Divisional Hospitals:
The data revealed that among the 1275 Sub Divisional Hospitals, the maximum number i.e. 282 SDHs are available in Tamil Nadu. More than 100 SDHs are available in States/UTs including Karnataka (147), Madhya Pradesh (119). There are more than 50 SDHs available in Andhra Pradesh (51), Gujarat (54), Himachal Pradesh (84), Kerala (87), Maharashtra (93), and West Bengal (60).
Further, there are 14 SDHs in Assam, 45 in Bihar, 12 in Chhatisgarh, 24 in Haryana, 13 in Jharkhand, 33 in Odisha, 41 in Punjab, 22 in Rajasthan, 41 in Telangana, 12 in Tripura, and 19 SDHs n Uttarakhand.
States/UTs that have 10 or less than 10 SDHs include Goa (2), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (2), Sikkim (1), Chandigarh (1), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (1), Delhi (10), Lakshadweep (2).
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Puducherry do not have Sub Divisional Hospitals.
Availability of District Hospitals:
As per the data shared by MoS Health, India has altogether 767 District Hospitals. Among these, the highest number i.e. 169 District Hospitals are available in Uttar Pradesh.
Apart from this, more than 30 District Hospitals are available in Kerala (48), Madhya Pradesh (52), Delhi (40), Bihar (36), Odisha (32), Rajasthan (30). Further, there are 25 District Hospitals in Assam, 27 in Chhattisgarh, 22 in Haryana, 21 in Jharkhand, 23 in Maharashtra, 23 in Punjab,
Less than 20 District Hospitals are in States/UTs including Goa (2), Himachal Pradesh (9), Manipur (7), Andhra Pradesh (17), Arunachal Pradesh (19), Gujarat (20), Meghalaya (11), Mizoram (12), Nagaland (12), Sikkim (4), Tamil Nadu (20), Telangana (5), Tripura (7), Uttarakhand (13), West Bengal (18), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (2), Chandigarh (1), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (2), Jammu and Kashmir (15), Ladakh (2), Lakshadweep (1), Puducherry (4).
More than 100 SDHs are available in States/UTs including Karnataka (147), Madhya Pradesh (119).
Availability of Medical Colleges:
Among the 315 medical colleges including central government hospitals available in India, the highest number of colleges i.e. 41 colleges are available in Tamil Nadu, followed by 40 medical colleges in Rajasthan.
More than 10 medical colleges are available in States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh (12), Bihar (11), Gujarat (20), Karnataka (19), Madhya Pradesh (13), Maharashtra (23), Uttar Pradesh (20), West Bengal (18), and Delhi (13).
States/UTs that have less than 10 medical colleges include Arunchal Pradesh (1), Assam (8), Chhattisgarh (8), Goa (1), Haryana (5), Himachal Pradesh (6), Jharkhand (7), Kerala (8), Manipur (2), Meghalaya (1), Mizoram (1), Odisha (7), Punjab (3), Telangana (9), Tripura (1), Uttarakhand (3), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1), Chandigarh (2), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (1), Jammu and Kashmir (8), and Puducherry (2).
State/ UT wise number of PHCs, CHCs, SDHs, DHs & MC (including Central Government Hospitals) as reported by States/ UTs
S.
No.
State/UTs
Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
Community Health Centres (CHCs)
Sub Divisional Hospital (SDH)
District Hospital (DH)
Medical Colleges
1
Andhra Pradesh
1689
181
51
17
12
2
Arunachal Pradesh
131
57
0
19
1
3
Assam
1010
201
14
25
8
4
Bihar
1760
301
45
36
11
5
Chhattisgarh
822
170
12
27
8
6
Goa
28
6
2
2
1
7
Gujarat
1804
361
54
20
20
8
Haryana
497
131
24
22
5
9
Himachal Pradesh
570
97
84
9
6
10
Jharkhand
361
178
13
21
7
11
Karnataka
2521
212
147
16
19
12
Kerala
944
230
87
48
8
13
Madhya Pradesh
1572
356
119
52
13
14
Maharashtra
2539
398
93
23
23
15
Manipur
95
17
1
7
2
16
Meghalaya
147
28
2
11
1
17
Mizoram
66
9
2
12
1
18
Nagaland
136
23
0
12
0
19
Odisha
1393
384
33
32
7
20
Punjab
522
160
41
23
3
21
Rajasthan
2409
685
22
30
40
22
Sikkim
26
2
1
4
0
23
Tamil Nadu
1886
400
282
20
41
24
Telangana
834
82
41
5
9
25
Tripura
117
23
12
7
1
26
Uttarakhand
607
80
19
13
3
27
Uttar Pradesh
3513
841
0
169
20
28
West Bengal
1371
348
60
18
18
29
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
27
4
0
2
1
30
Chandigarh
43
2
1
1
2
31
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
14
4
1
2
1
32
Delhi
550
0
10
40
13
33
Jammu & Kashmir
973
79
0
15
8
34
Ladakh
33
7
0
2
0
35
Lakshadweep
4
3
2
1
0
36
Puducherry
39
4
0
4
2
All India
31053
6064
1275
767
315
Note: Chandigarh has no Rural area; Delhi has no CHCs Source: Rural Health Statistics 2021-22
Availability of Doctors, Nurses & Health Workers and Other Health Professionals in PHCs & CHCs:
The MoS Health also provided the State/ UT wise details of in-positions of doctors, nurses, health workers and other health professionals as per Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2021-2022.
As per the data, altogether 26818 Health Workers (Female)/ANM are available in rural PHCs and 21501 are available in the urban areas. Further, there are 11329 Health Assistants, 8473 Ayush doctors are available in the rural PHCs.
The data revealed that the rural PHCs have 30640 doctors, 19359 pharmacists, 14565 laboratory technicians, and 36079 nursing staff in position. On the other hand, the urban PHCs have 7315 doctors, 5029 pharmacists, 4361 laboratory technicians, and 9467 nursing staff in position.
In the case of CHCs, the rural areas have 661 Ayush specialists, 4485 Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians], 17348 General Duty Medical officers, 2448 Radiographers, 7776 Pharmacists, 8207 Laboratory Technicians, and 43854 nursing staff in positions.
On the other hand, the urban CHCs have 1278 Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians], 1568 GDMOs, 358 Radiographers, 840 pharmacists, 4361 Laboratory Technicians, and 6121 Nursing Staff.
State/UT wise details of availability of doctors, nurses, health workers and other health professionals and vacancies thereof, as reported by States/UTs Annexure-II
S. No.
State/UT
HEALTH WORKER [FEMALE] / ANM AT PHCs
HEALTH
ASSISTANT at
PHCs
AYUSH Doctor at PHCs
DOCTORS at PHCs
PHARMACISTS at PHCs
LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at PHCs
NURSING STAFF (STAFF NURSE) at PHCs
Rural
Urban
Rural
Rural
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
In Position
Vacant
1
Andhra Pradesh
0
0
3836
70
0
0
251
131
2048
158
484
63
1067
204
479
68
1008
291
517
30
2870
456
996
98
2
Arunachal Pradesh
148
NA
25
NA
83
NA
29
NA
129
NA
23
NA
41
NA
4
NA
65
NA
16
NA
239
NA
34
NA
3
Assam
1368
*
304
6
112
139
270
63
1381
236
141
23
974
36
96
1
913
63
86
4
1652
271
180
22
4
Bihar
1608
268
395
131
188
875
2497
524
1538
2057
335
287
261
951
87
146
687
450
109
116
2454
849
327
314
5
Chhattisgarh
774
174
170
8
222
274
230
132
491
476
96
23
557
216
54
9
500
287
53
7
1545
431
147
36
6
Goa
150
37
10
22
0
0
66
0
66
8
8
0
53
8
2
0
30
4
6
*
85
59
9
3
7
Gujarat
1037
538
2100
134
1586
421
887
122
1692
185
302
32
1324
194
305
21
1352
140
321
14
1512
402
400
99
8
Haryana
0
0
715
52
282
118
68
26
591
200
102
3
227
164
102
3
190
243
103
4
962
406
140
6
9
Himachal Pradesh
71
51
4
NA
26
27
4
10
501
150
22
0
397
156
15
4
55
118
0
2
118
112
8
4
10
Jharkhand
485
97
194
149
25
266
37
60
285
6
32
31
62
229
40
35
96
195
45
28
207
84
50
98
11
Karnataka
4824
1383
1074
222
2678
1260
318
23
2078
414
413
49
1460
620
289
41
1540
339
322
17
3226
266
645
82
12
Kerala
1741
211
448
23
NA
NA
NA
NA
1503
61
259
17
933
9
156
4
484
23
102
11
1489
41
282
27
13
Madhya Pradesh
2552
126
898
*
308
365
318
NA
1631
315
271
35
958
308
53
50
621
645
40
66
1812
*
383
*
14
Maharashtra
2048
578
2598
39
3269
479
91
63
3239
721
844
182
1531
293
519
106
1323
519
465
94
1310
623
1456
259
15
Manipur
250
6
32
*
40
12
72
6
308
35
17
0
131
3
9
1
76
14
4
*
210
36
19
0
16
Meghalaya
324
*
64
*
137
11
64
7
171
7
24
*
140
*
26
*
148
*
18
*
392
*
19
*
17
Mizoram
5
*
17
*
7
*
11
*
57
*
10
*
28
*
8
*
58
*
11
*
176
*
30
*
18
Nagaland
219
*
19
*
33
*
15
0
130
8
7
*
95
*
7
0
74
*
8
0
200
*
14
0
19
Odisha
812
327
475
41
0
0
891
132
990
343
107
13
1148
183
102
16
350
21
94
10
546
1603
174
40
20
Punjab
39
38
267
63
211
52
151
81
418
189
141
43
427
127
77
36
280
186
60
40
572
526
177
84
21
Rajasthan
2400
415
690
143
1080
666
483
387
2150
316
332
58
712
913
122
97
1330
691
136
92
4097
754
518
68
22
Sikkim
65
2
2
*
27
0
5
0
38
1
3
*
17
2
0
0
39
*
2
*
112
*
17
*
23
Tamil Nadu
2475
237
1139
242
515
190
224
251
2722
264
564
74
1171
228
390
70
1013
409
410
52
4527
591
1378
208
24
Telangana
0
0
735
196
0
0
23
32
802
360
314
108
529
49
106
6
503
104
104
9
1326
404
477
81
25
Tripura
68
NA
25
NA
16
NA
83
NA
236
NA
20
NA
130
NA
13
NA
114
NA
15
NA
514
NA
9
NA
26
Uttarakhand
136
101
154
15
14
69
111
16
483
140
70
17
442
43
60
1
34
101
35
17
140
226
84
28
27
Uttar Pradesh
1966
1291
2142
120
289
1269
478
737
2890
1558
462
134
2710
557
490
63
976
1044
457
91
1247
2427
827
176
28
West Bengal
0
0
608
1481
35
50
263
105
975
563
605
365
796
118
330
118
235
426
359
143
1685
72
466
459
29
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
40
6
16
0
3
2
20
5
50
3
10
0
17
4
5
0
20
0
4
1
95
1
5
0
30
Chandigarh
N App
N App
115
*
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
67
*
N App
N App
75
*
N App
N App
18
*
N App
N App
10
3
31
Dadra & Nagar
Haveli and Daman
& Diu
10
0
25
0
2
0
15
0
16
0
2
0
15
0
2
0
17
0
2
0
49
0
6
0
32
Delhi
22
3
1915
57
1
1
1
0
16
3
1064
82
3
1
868
97
6
1
362
16
6
0
N App
N App
33
Jammu & Kashmir
1057
72
206
14
102
34
443
0
904
620
138
41
932
148
119
15
393
74
63
5
568
135
110
8
34
Ladakh
40
1
0
0
0
0
26
4
54
54
1
0
39
2
0
0
8
3
0
0
11
1
0
0
35
Lakshadweep
17
1
N App
N App
0
0
4
0
12
0
N App
N App
6
0
N App
N App
6
0
N App
N App
11
0
N App
N App
36
Puducherry
67
0
84
0
38
0
24
0
45
0
25
0
26
*
19
*
21
3
14
1
114
*
70
0
All India/ Total
26818
5963
21501
3228
11329
6580
8473
2917
30640
9451
7315
1680
19359
5766
5029
1008
14565
6394
4361
870
36079
10776
9467
2203
Notes: NA - Not Available N App - Not Applicable *: Surplus. All India figures for Vacancy are the totals of State-wise Vacancy ignoring surplus in some States / UTs Source: Rural Health Statistics 2021-22 (as on 31st March, 2022)
Vacant Positions:
In the PHCs, 5863 Health Workers (Female)/ANM are vacant in rural areas and 3228 are vacant in urban areas. Further, there are 6580 positions of Health Assistants and 2917 posts of Ayush doctors are vacant in rural areas.
Further the data revealed that the rural PHCs have 9451 vacant positions of doctors, 5766 posts of pharmacists, 6394 laboratory technicians, and 10776 vacant nursing staff. On the other hand, the urban PHCs have 1680 doctors, 1008 pharmacists, 870 laboratory technicians, and 2203 nursing staff posts vacant.
In the case of CHCs, the rural areas have 605 Ayush specialists, 9343 Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians], 5159 General Duty Medical officers, 1628 Radiographers, 1723 Pharmacists, 1752 Laboratory Technicians, and 12174 nursing staff posts vacant.
On the other hand, the urban CHCs have 764 Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians & Paediatricians], 528 GDMOs, 164 Radiographers, 179 pharmacists, 870 Laboratory Technicians, and 1433 Nursing Staff posts vacant.
State/UT wise details of availability of doctors, nurses, health workers and other health professionals and vacancies thereof, as reported by States/UTs Annexure-II (Contd.)
S.
No.
State/UT
AYUSH
Specialist at
CHCs
Total Specialists [Surgeons, OB&GY, Physicians &
Paediatricians] at CHCs
General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) - Allopathic at CHCs
RADIOGRAPHERS at CHCs
PHARMACISTS at CHCs
LABORATORY TECHNICIANS at CHCs
NURSING STAFF at CHCs
Rural
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
In Position
Vacan t
1
Andhra Pradesh
10
14
264
144
114
48
165
65
46
18
47
54
26
16
149
42
58
18
189
42
517
30
1079
225
422
99
2
Arunachal Pradesh
5
NA
11
NA
N App
N App
113
NA
N App
N App
18
NA
N App
N App
51
NA
N App
N App
81
NA
16
NA
453
NA
N App
N App
3
Assam
8
14
179
88
60
*
622
52
109
*
93
12
28
0
389
*
64
*
389
*
86
4
1911
*
411
*
4
Bihar
59
87
322
959
64
109
931
676
68
60
29
146
4
24
163
202
27
31
221
248
109
116
2502
2418
371
330
5
Chhattisgarh
18
47
66
550
14
16
704
140
9
12
140
42
2
0
227
111
5
1
428
42
53
7
1599
658
45
4
6
Goa
15
0
2
20
N App
N App
38
6
N App
N App
9
2
N App
N App
29
2
N App
N App
16
*
6
*
82
13
N App
N App
7
Gujarat
0
0
127
284
98
7
901
162
7
0
72
41
7
11
307
54
20
0
330
39
321
14
2389
162
77
23
8
Haryana
10
9
33
103
3
5
506
315
8
0
27
89
2
0
171
102
4
0
219
134
103
4
1300
595
10
2
9
Himachal Pradesh
0
0
18
NA
2
NA
265
93
19
2
36
19
2
0
121
62
12
*
61
72
0
2
329
106
35
1
10
Jharkhand
114
57
207
477
5
16
710
*
3
4
120
51
0
0
167
4
3
10
281
10
45
28
1165
*
4
24
11
Karnataka
12
8
263
198
70
32
167
40
23
15
114
28
21
0
181
126
37
10
283
27
322
17
1632
247
315
73
12
Kerala
NA
NA
48
2
4
1
456
117
68
1
13
4
3
0
256
1
29
1
232
*
102
11
1451
186
159
10
13
Madhya Pradesh
0
0
66
1127
62
34
824
166
32
112
195
137
6
18
467
*
17
25
530
*
40
66
2837
509
115
148
14
Maharashtra
53
6
313
139
245
102
458
110
369
88
98
39
53
12
303
36
233
8
256
49
465
94
1862
322
1801
106
15
Manipur
4
1
18
14
8
10
125
35
11
3
7
3
6
2
32
*
20
*
37
4
4
*
195
22
119
18
16
Meghalaya
0
0
5
0
N App
N App
100
*
N App
N App
21
*
N App
N App
43
*
N App
N App
50
*
18
*
407
*
N App
N App
17
Mizoram
1
*
0
0
N App
N App
11
*
N App
N App
4
*
N App
N App
5
*
N App
N App
15
*
11
*
37
*
N App
N App
18
Nagaland
0
0
9
NA
N App
N App
47
15
N App
N App
2
0
N App
N App
21
2
N App
N App
51
*
8
0
223
*
N App
N App
19
Odisha
0
0
306
1206
11
27
1430
950
36
8
70
107
1
1
599
165
23
0
550
194
94
10
2096
1422
50
42
20
Punjab
8
8
151
426
19
19
459
14
32
11
167
13
1
4
304
72
5
8
326
82
60
40
1282
537
24
30
21
Rajasthan
44
34
525
1030
162
79
1730
228
236
48
356
344
64
32
486
249
70
14
819
346
136
92
5186
1321
810
148
22
Sikkim
0
0
0
0
N App
N App
4
0
N App
N App
4
0
N App
N App
5
0
N App
N App
8
0
2
*
33
0
N App
N App
23
Tamil Nadu
68
14
249
88
29
26
2100
98
32
26
220
54
1
4
411
67
19
2
557
38
410
52
3384
350
209
56
24
Telangana
8
3
98
14
156
109
64
20
87
61
24
4
29
23
24
4
56
14
23
0
104
9
257
107
428
176
25
Tripura
0
NA
3
NA
0
NA
74
NA
11
NA
12
NA
2
NA
33
NA
2
NA
36
NA
15
NA
169
NA
19
NA
26
Uttarakhand
3
12
36
126
21
72
212
33
137
0
17
17
11
9
68
7
39
10
47
25
35
17
211
141
176
74
27
Uttar Pradesh
221
291
918
2028
35
23
2311
1097
10
0
179
329
1
1
1929
260
10
0
1208
251
457
91
5341
2669
83
17
28
West Bengal
0
0
97
192
N App
N App
1311
591
N App
N App
129
62
N App
N App
581
112
N App
N App
687
117
359
143
3655
*
N App
N App
29
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0
0
4
12
N App
N App
16
2
N App
N App
4
0
N App
N App
13
7
N App
N App
4
3
4
1
56
6
N App
N App
30
Chandigarh
N App
N App
N App
N App
15
*
N App
N App
21
*
N App
N App
13
*
N App
N App
8
*
N App
N App
18
*
N App
N App
67
*
31
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
1
0
7
0
2
0
40
0
2
0
32
Delhi
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
N App
362
16
N App
N App
N App
N App
33
Jammu & Kashmir
0
0
127
101
79
29
423
99
186
59
204
30
74
7
197
32
75
27
234
26
63
5
581
158
357
52
34
Ladakh
0
0
12
15
N App
N App
27
35
N App
N App
8
1
N App
N App
19
2
N App
N App
16
3
0
0
41
0
N App
N App
35
Lakshadweep
0
0
8
0
N App
N App
13
0
N App
N App
6
0
N App
N App
7
2
N App
N App
9
0
N App
N App
35
0
N App
N App
36
Puducherry
0
0
0
0
2
0
20
0
7
0
3
0
1
0
7
*
3
0
7
*
14
1
34
0
12
0
All India/ Total
661
605
4485
9343
1278
764
17348
5159
1568
528
2448
1628
358
164
7776
1723
840
179
8207
1752
4361
870
43854
12174
6121
1433
Notes: NA - Not Available N App - Not Applicable *: Surplus. All India figures for Vacancy are the totals of State-wise Vacancy ignoring surplus in some States / UTs Source: Rural Health Statistics 2021-22 (as on 31st March 2022)
"Public Health and Hospitals is a State Subject and all the administrative and personnel matters, including support for outsourcing or engagement of doctors and other health human resources lies with the respective State Government/UT Administration. Further, under National Health Mission (NHM), Government of India provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems," informed the MoS Health.
As per the Minister, the Government of India has taken the following initiatives in the form of incentives and honorarium to the medical professionals for encouraging better service delivery in rural and remote areas in the country,
 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 in such areas.
 Honorarium to Gynecologists/ Emergency Obstetric Care (EmoC) trained, Pediatricians & Anesthetist/ Life Saving Anaesthesia Skills (LSAS) trained doctors to increase availability of specialists for conducting Cesarean sections in rural & remote area.
 Incentives like special incentives for doctors, incentive for ANM for ensuring timely ANC checkup and recording, incentives for conducting Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health activities.
 States are also allowed to offer negotiable salary to attract specialist including flexibility in strategies such as “You Quote We Pay”.
 Non-Monetary incentives such as preferential admission in post graduate courses for staff serving in difficult areas and improving accommodation arrangement in rural areas have also been introduced under NHM.
 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 achieving improvement in health outcomes.
Also Read: 80% Shortfall of Specialist Doctors in CHCs: Health Ministry Report