A parliamentary panel has asked the health ministry to put in additional efforts to reduce the number of vacancies at a premier hospital of the country AIIMS in New Delhi so that it can maintain the status of an institute of national importance. The panel noted that the department of health and family welfare should strive to plug the gaps in medical and paramedical sanctioned posts by expeditious filling up of vacancies in different categories at AIIMS.
The panel chairperson said that, “The committee notes that though the number of vacant faculty posts has reduced from 232 to 179 as compared to last year, the department needs to put in additional efforts for further reducing the number of vacancies keeping in view the increasing workload at the institute along with a collaborative approach to the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship may also be considered for manpower…
