As many as 245 out of 893 sanctioned teaching posts in the categories of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor are lying vacant in the three Government medical colleges in the State.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Pradip Kumar Amat informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MlA KV Singh Deo on Monday.
According to information, 11 out of 133 sanctioned Professor pots, 24 out of Associate Professor posts and 210 out of 512 Assistant Professor posts are lying vacant in the all three medical colleges.
The Minister said the Government is taking action to fill up the base-level vacant posts through the OPSC and the vacant promotional posts through the Departmental Promotional Committee (DPC).
