Last Update: March 19, 2023, 5:29 pm IST
According to ministry data, out of 4,026 sanctioned posts in the 18 new AIIMS, only 2,259 posts have been filled (file photo)
Nearly 44 per cent of faculty positions in the 18 new AIIMS are lying vacant, with AIIMS Rajkot having only 40 faculty out of the lowest sanctioned strength of 183.
The Union Health Ministry is examining the possibility of starting a centralized recruitment for faculty and non-faculty in various AIIMS across India to address the shortage of personnel in these premier health institutions.
Dr VK Paul, Member (Health) a Committee on NITI Aayog; Additional Secretary, PMSSY, Ministry of Health; And in this regard the Director, AIIMS, New Delhi has been constituted. With a view to strengthen the process of faculty and non-faculty recruitment in various AIIMS, including examining the possibility of introducing centralized recruitment, the Committee has been constituted after the Central Institute Body (CIB) meeting held at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on 8th January Has been done said in an order issued on February 28.
The ministry told the Lok Sabha last year that about 44 per cent of faculty posts in the 18 new AIIMS are lying vacant, with AIIMS Rajkot having only 40 faculty out of the sanctioned 183 posts.
AIIMS Rajkot is followed by AIIMS Vijaypur and AIIMS Gorakhpur with the least number of faculty against sanctioned posts.
The ministry had said that adequate faculty positions have been sanctioned by the government for all the newly-created All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to teach MBBS students.
“The Central Recruitment System will make the recruitment process of faculty and non-faculty more transparent and smooth. Besides this, it will also facilitate their easy transfer from one AIIMS to another. Currently, these individual AIIMS recruit their own personnel. It has been observed that talented doctors are reluctant to take up positions outside their states where they are based or in inaccessible areas,” informed an official source.
According to the ministry’s data, out of 4,026 sanctioned posts in the 18 new AIIMS, only 2,259 posts have been filled.
Listing the provisions made to increase the strength of faculty in the newly set up AIIMS, the ministry in its reply had said that a Standing Selection Committee (SSC) has been constituted in each of the new AIIMS to fill up the vacancies expeditiously. And the age limit for direct recruitment to the posts of Upper Professor and Additional Professor has been increased from 50 years to 58 years.
Permission has also been granted to take serving faculty from Government Medical Colleges/Institutions on deputation basis, engage retired faculty of Government Medical Colleges/Institutions on contract basis up to the age of 70 years and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders. is also allowed. Permission has been granted for appointment to faculty posts.
In addition, a Visiting Faculty Scheme has been formulated to allow national and international faculty to work at the newly established AIIMS for teaching and academic purposes. Temporary change of faculty positions on loan basis from one department to another has been allowed which can be filled on contract basis and advertisement for recruitment with validity of one year to expedite the process of filling up the vacancies Has been given.
Besides, AIIMS Delhi, six new AIIMS — Bihar (Patna), Chhattisgarh (Raipur), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal), Odisha (Bhubaneswar), Rajasthan (Jodhpur) and Uttarakhand (Rishikesh) — were approved under phase 1 of the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) and are fully functional.
Of the 16 AIIMS set up between 2015 and 2022, 10 institutes have started MBBS classes and outpatient department services, while only MBBS classes have been started in the other two. The remaining four institutes are at various stages of development.
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