New Delhi [India], January 16 (HBTV): Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday approved the creation of 4,002 posts for doctors and medical and para-medical staff in four government hospitals, based on the recommendation of the Delhi government.
The posts include surgeons, resident doctors, specialists, staff nurses, nursing attendants, technicians, para-medical staff, administrative officers, clerical staff and security personnel. The decision follows the addition of 1,515 beds across Guru Gobind Singh Hospital at Raghubir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar Hospital at Dakshinpuri, Sant Durbal Nath Ji Trauma Centre at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri, and Dada Dev Maitri Avum Shishu Chikitsalaya at Dwarka, according to an official press note.
The creation of posts is aimed at enhancing patient care, reducing the workload on doctors, streamlining recruitment and improving the overall functioning of government hospitals. As the four hospitals are located in different parts of the national capital, the move is also expected to ease pressure on major facilities such as GTB, Lok Nayak, GB Pant and other government hospitals in central Delhi.
The Health Department of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi proposed the creation of various categories of posts in these hospitals, where new blocks had been constructed and additional beds made operational without corresponding increases in manpower. After vetting by the Administrative Reforms Department and the Finance Department, the Lieutenant Governor approved the proposal, under which 3,031 posts will be filled through permanent recruitment and 971 through outsourcing.
Of the total posts, 1,737 have been created at the Sant Durbal Nath Ji Trauma Centre, where a 362-bedded new trauma block was operationalised and inaugurated on September 17, 2025. Ambedkar Nagar Hospital will get 666 additional posts to support the expansion of 400 beds, while Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, where 472 new beds have been added, will receive 1,491 posts. At Dada Dev Maitri Avum Shishu Chikitsalaya, 520 additional posts have been created to meet requirements for 281 additional beds in the coming days.
The creation of these 4,002 posts will have a financial implication of approximately INR 408 crore, for which adequate provision has already been made by the government.
According to the release, despite a significant increase in bed capacity, these hospitals were unable to become fully operational earlier due to a lack of corresponding manpower augmentation. The release also stated that several hospitals initiated during the previous AAP government faced delays and cost escalations, and that no inquiry is being contemplated against the four hospitals where the additional posts have now been approved.
An inquiry into delays and cost overruns at other under-construction hospitals is already underway, the release added.
(ANI)