Bhubaneswar: Government hospitals in Odisha are now facing acute shortage of doctors as 60 per cent of the sanctioned posts are lying vacant.

This was revealed by health and Family Welfare (H&FW) Minister Mukesh Mahaling in the Odisha Assembly today.

The state has altogether 15,774 sanctioned posts of doctor. Out of this, a total of 9,503 doctor posts are lying vacant, said the Minister.

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“Altogether 6,271 doctors are now working in government hospitals across Odisha. Of them, 5,003 are permanent doctors while 1,135 have been appointed on contractual basis. This apart, the state has 19 ad-hoc doctors while 110 doctors have been appointed under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) and four under co

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