Jammu, Mar 24: Health Minister Sakina Itoo while replying to a query of MLA Sham Lal Sharma said, that there are 980 gazetted and 2937 non gazetted posts vacant at Directorate of Health Services Jammu while 420 gazetted and 1574 non gazetted posts are vacant at Directorate of Health Services Kashmir.
She said that there are 45 gazetted and 190 non-gazetted posts vacant in the Ayush while 305 gazetted and 1422 non gazetted posts are vacant in National Health Mission.
The total vacancies in both Directorates, Itoo said, are 7873.
While giving details about the vacancies in Government Medical Colleges, Sakina said that there are 347 gazetted and 1984 non-gazetted posts vacant at GMC Srinagar and its associated hospitals while 362 gazetted and 1392 non-gazetted posts are vacant at GMC Jammu and its associated hospitals. She said that 91 gazetted and 283 non-gazetted posts are vacant at GMC Anantnag followed by 232 gazetted and 357 non-gazetted at GMC Baramulla, 154 gazetted and 225 non-gazetted at GMC Doda and 121 gazetted and 188 non-gazetted posts lying vacant at GMC Kathua. Regarding GMC Rajouri, Itoo said that 173 gazetted and 232 non-gazetted are vacant, while 107 and 737 gazetted and non-gazetted are vacant at GMC Handwara and 210 gazetted and 545 non-gazetted posts are vacant at GMC Udhampur.
So total vacancies in all medical colleges in J&K are 8079 taking the total vacant posts in the department to around 16,000.
The Minister said that in order to address the shortage of staff and in the interest of patient care, vacant posts are filled on academic arrangement basis (as and when required) till posts of regular faculty/ doctors are filled up.
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