Gurugram: Haryana is facing a severe shortage of healthcare professionals, which has adversely affected the quality and accessibility of medical services, a report released this week by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) revealed. Based on a performance audit of public health infrastructure and management of health services in Haryana conducted from 2016 to 2021, the report says that data has been updated up to 2022-2023, wherever feasible. The report covers various aspects of healthcare including financial management, human resources, service delivery and adequacy of healthcare infrastructure.
“This assessment aims to align Haryana’s healthcare services with the goals set forth in the National Health Policy (NHP) 2017 and Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG-3), which focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all ages,” it reads. Tabled in the Haryana assembly during its winter session on 13 November, the report shows that nearly 41.8 percent of the total sanctioned posts across various healthcare directorates have remained vacant, with the biggest shortages observed in the food and drug administration (56 percent), AYUSH (55 percent) and Director General Health Services (DGHS) (40 percent).
Illustration by Soham Sen | ThePrint Illustration by Soham Sen | ThePrint Within DGHS, positions for doctors, nurses, paramedics and other healthcare professionals showed alarming vacancy rates. The percentages of positions for doctors, nurses an.