New Delhi, January 08, 2018: As per RHS-2017, the details of health workers working across the country, State/UT-wise is annexed.
DETAILS OF DOCTORS/SPECIALISTS/GDMOs
| S. No. | State/UT | DOCTORS AT PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES | TOTAL SPECIALISTS AT CHCs | General Duty Medical Officers (GDMOs) – Allopathic at CHCs |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 1644 | 348 | 273 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 122 | 4 | 119 |
| 3 | Assam | 1048 | 139 | 386 |
| 4 | Bihar | 1786 | 82 | 714 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 341 | 59 | 434 |
| 6 | Goa | 56 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 1229 | 92 | 966 |
| 8 | Haryana | 429 | 16 | 262 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 492 | 12 | 214 |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir | 704 | 191 | 618 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 331 | 75 | 651 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 2136 | 498 | 218 |
| 13 | Kerala | 1169 | 40 | 1019 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 954 | 180 | 797 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 2929 | 508 | 486 |
| 16 | Manipur | 194 | 3 | 93 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 112 | 13 | 75 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 56 | 0 | 16 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 122 | 8 | 52 |
| 20 | Odisha | 940 | 318 | 726 |
| 21 | Punjab | 568 | 203 | 404 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 2382 | 497 | 1045 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 2759 | 78 | 2547 |
| 25 | Telangana | 966 | 125 | 368 |
| 26 | Tripura | 156 | 0 | 84 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 215 | 41 | 47 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 2209 | 484 | 778 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 918 | 117 | 871 |
| 30 | A&N Islands | 34 | 0 | 12 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 3 | 15 | 20 |
| 32 | D &N Haveli | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Daman &Diu | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Delhi | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 36 | Puducherry | 46 | 5 | 18 |
| All India/ Total | 27124 | 4156 | 14350 |
DETAILS OF NURSING STAFF /HEALTH WORKERs /HEALTH ASSISTANTs/ ASHAs (AS ON 31ST MARCH, 2017)
| S. NO. | STATE/UT | NURSING STAFF at PHCs &CHCs | HEALTH WORKER / ANM AT SUB CENTRE | HEALTH WORKER / ANM AT SUB CENTRES &PHCS | HEALTH WORKER AT SUB CENTRES | HEALTH ASSISTANT / LHV at PHCs | HEALTH ASSISTANT at PHCs | RADIOGRAPHERS AT CHCS | PHARMACISTS AT PHCS &CHCS | LABORATORY TECHNICIANS AT PHCS &CHCS | ASHAS SELECTED UNDER
NHM |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 3541 | 12073 | 12073 | 2964 | 1143 | 0 | 75 | 994 | 779 | 41511 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 498 | 323 | 481 | 92 | 6 | 81 | 7 | 89 | 123 | 3868 |
| 3 | Assam | 2793 | 7545 | 9056 | 2783 | 308 | 106 | 60 | 1384 | 1202 | 31955 |
| 4 | Bihar | 1142 | 20151 | 23390 | 1244 | 95 | 212 | 1 | 287 | 611 | 87237 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 1918 | 5913 | 6834 | 3856 | 640 | 425 | 130 | 887 | 727 | 70008 |
| 6 | Goa | 129 | 186 | 195 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 51 | 41 | 0 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 3529 | 8859 | 8859 | 7888 | 1218 | 933 | 162 | 1665 | 1704 | 41917 |
| 8 | Haryana | 1675 | 4360 | 4432 | 1217 | 273 | 153 | 40 | 419 | 367 | 19827 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 542 | 1686 | 1786 | 829 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 394 | 160 | 32366 |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir | 1480 | 4225 | 4737 | 672 | 99 | 26 | 210 | 737 | 796 | 11906 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 1136 | 7489 | 7933 | 1654 | 16 | 33 | 57 | 238 | 250 | 41180 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 3339 | 7152 | 7152 | 3252 | 1089 | 3252 | 167 | 2523 | 1532 | 37148 |
| 13 | Kerala | 3969 | 4590 | 7950 | 3401 | 13 | 2186 | 18 | 1102 | 365 | 29935 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 3211 | 9860 | 11546 | 3707 | 963 | 543 | 176 | 1687 | 1378 | 72605 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 2519 | 10613 | 12135 | 4570 | 1801 | 1620 | 107 | 2082 | 1308 | 66985 |
| 16 | Manipur | 397 | 750 | 923 | 374 | 59 | 65 | 13 | 152 | 70 | 4090 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 610 | 790 | 1075 | 192 | 72 | 83 | 21 | 166 | 162 | 6694 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 212 | 622 | 640 | 366 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 59 | 82 | 1170 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 387 | 702 | 569 | NA | 24 | 53 | 1 | 101 | 73 | 1925 |
| 20 | Odisha | 1817 | 7169 | 8084 | 3617 | 559 | 0 | 68 | 1691 | 547 | 48113 |
| 21 | Punjab | 2019 | 4674 | 4893 | 1424 | 502 | 268 | 129 | 779 | 582 | 21345 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 9311 | 14271 | 16211 | 1159 | 1106 | 34 | 205 | 623 | 1996 | 61050 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 33 | 127 | 196 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 666 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 7487 | 6835 | 7957 | 2109 | 991 | 1036 | 119 | 1391 | 1395 | 3905 |
| 25 | Telangana | 1904 | 7848 | 7848 | 1769 | 944 | 0 | 58 | 814 | 640 | 32399 |
| 26 | Tripura | 597 | 582 | 720 | 735 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 148 | 91 | 7946 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 349 | 1909 | 2083 | 67 | 155 | 13 | 15 | 307 | 65 | 11647 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | 4412 | 28250 | 31716 | 3835 | 1916 | 954 | 82 | 2883 | 963 | 168502 |
| 29 | West Bengal | 9248 | 18253 | 18449 | 2174 | 157 | 73 | 135 | 1381 | 803 | 58814 |
| 30 | A&N Islands | 193 | 241 | 336 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 407 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 80 | 24 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 32 |
| 32 | D &N Haveli | 45 | 90 | 90 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 456 |
| 33 | Daman &Diu | 16 | 43 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 95 |
| 34 | Delhi | 7 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5327 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 54 | 28 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 105 |
| 36 | Puducherry | 139 | 109 | 189 | 0 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 38 | 0 |
| All India/Total | 70738 | 198356 | 220707 | 56263 | 14267 | 12288 | 2129 | 25193 | 18952 | 1023136 | |
Source: Figure of (Col 3 to 11) based on RHS 2017 and Figure of (12) based on NHM-MIS report QE Sept’17
Public Health and Hospital being State Subjects, developing healthcare system using the auxiliary midwives, multipurpose health workers and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) lies in the jurisdiction of the respective State Governments. However, under National Health Mission (NHM), technical and financial support is provided for Government of India strengthening of healthcare system based on requirements posed by the States in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs), within their overall resource envelope. This support includes support for auxiliary midwives, multipurpose health workers and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). The State/UT-wise approvals under NHM detailing these activities are available at URL – http://nhm.gov.in/nrhm-in-state/state-program-implementation-plans-pips.html.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.
