Congress slams government over faculty vacancies in AIIMS
The Hindu
Congress highlights staggering faculty vacancies in AIIMS and urges government to prioritize addressing issue without compromising standards.
The Congress on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) said the faculty vacancies in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and "AIIMS-type institutions" is staggering and urged the government to address the issue on priority without diluting standards. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh flagged the issue of faculty vacancies, citing a reply by Health Minister J.P. Nadda in the Rajya Sabha.
"Yesterday, an answer to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha of the Minister of Health & Family Welfare revealed a most disturbing statistic relating to the seven fully operational AIIMS institutions in the country," Mr. Ramesh said on X.
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"The faculty vacancies are 34% in AIIMS New Delhi, 24% in AIIMS Bhopal, 25% in AIIMS Bhubaneswar, 28% in AIIMS Jodhpur, 38% in AIIMS Raipur, 27% in AIIMS Patna, and 39% in AIIMS Rishikesh," he said.
"There are twelve cities where AIIMS-type institutions are partially operational. The faculty shortages are 41% in Mangalgiri, 23% in Nagpur, 39% in Kalyani, 37% in Gorakhpur; 33% in Bathinda, 54% in Bilaspur (HP), 43% in Guwahati, 34% in Deogarh, 36% in Bibinagar (Telangana), 49% in Rae Bareli, 59.5% in Rajkot, and 44% in Jammu," he said.
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“What is most surprising is the position of the most prestigious, AIIMS New Delhi itself, which in many ways is the mother institution,” Mr. Ramesh said.
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