About 40 per cent of sanctioned doctor posts in Public Health Centres (PHCs) and Community Health Centres (CHCs) are lying vacant across the State now.
This was revealed from the information furnished in the State Assembly by Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena in response to a question of BJP MlA Dillip Ray on Thursday.
The Minister informed that the State has a total of 6,719 sanctioned doctor posts in PHCs and CHCs against requirement of 6,438 doctors as per the Indian Public Health Standard (PIHS) norms but only 4,032 doctors are in position and 2,687 posts are lying vacant.
While all the two sanctioned Super Time Pay Scale Grade doctors are in position, one of the Senior Administrative doctor posts is lying vacant now.
Similarly, 43 of 45 Selection Grade I posts, 373 of 374 Selection Grade II pots, 430 of 895 Joint Director posts, 624 of 1708 Group A (SB) posts and 1216 of 3,683 Group A (JB) doctor posts are lying vacant.
The Minister said steps are being taken to fill up vacant posts through the
Odisha Public Service Commission, departmental promotion, ad hoc and contractual postings.
In response to another question of Ray, the Minister informed that as many as 338 teaching posts and 518 non-teaching posts are lying vacant in various Government allopathic, homoeopathic and ayurvedic medical colleges.
While 81 teaching and 111 nonteaching posts are lying vacant in the SCB Medical College, Cuttack, 67 teaching and 89 nonteaching in MKCG Medical College, Brahmapur and 98 teaching and 82 nonteaching posts in VIMSAR, Burla are vacant.
Similarly, 26 of 46 teaching posts and 64 nonteaching posts in the Gopabandhu Medical Ayurvedic College, Puri and 28 of 43 teaching and 64 of 97 nonteaching posts in the Government Aurvedic College, Balangir are lying vacant.