Govt Hosps Face Doctors Shortage

RTI reply shows 17% posts in medical officer cadre vacant, experts urge govt to intervene

- ASHISH SRIVASTAVA @New Delhi

DELHI government hospitals are facing an alarming shortage of specialist doctors, with fresh data from a Right to Information (RTI) query exposing a crisis in public healthcare. Despite an increasing patient load, a significant number of medical positions remain unfilled.

According to the RTI query filed by Dr Aman Kaushik, 17 per cent of posts in the medical officer cadre are vacant, while the situation is even more critical among specialists, where a staggering 38 per cent of posts remain unoccupied. Teaching specialist positions are also suffering, with 22 per cent of seats lying vacant.