North
Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences
(NEIGRIHMS) was set up in Shillong on the lines of AIIMS, New Delhi and PGIMER,
Chandigarh to provide advanced and specialized medical facilities in selected
specialties and to serve as a regional referral service centre for
comprehensive health care for the entire north east region and to provide post
graduate medical education and training.
It is
functioning as an autonomous body registered under the Meghalaya Registration
of Societies Act 1983. In order to attract talent in NEIGRIHMSÂ incentives in
the form of Pay scales at par with pay scales of faculty in AIIMS, Delhi;
furnished accommodation up to a limit of rupees one lakh, special duty
allowance @ 12½ % are being provided. In addition, two MBBS seats have been
reserved for the wards of the medical faculty etc.
Though
the character of NEIGRIHMS is regional but infrastructure and facilities
available in the Institute are comparable to any National Institute.
The
details of strength of doctors, medical fraternities, technical staff and nurse
at NEIGRIHMS
Sl.No.
|
Name
of the posts
|
No. of
Sanctioned Post(s)
|
Filled up
|
Vacancy
|
1
|
Medical
Officer Health cum Lecturer
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
Epidemiologist
cum Lecturer
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
Dy.Medical
Superintendent
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
4
|
Medical
Officer I/c Blood Bank
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
5
|
Nursing
Superintendent
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
6
|
Jr.Medical
Officer Blood Bank
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
7
|
Casualty
Medical Officer
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
Lady
Medical Officer
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
9
|
Medical
Physicist
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
Deputy
Nursing Superintendent
|
9
|
8
|
1
|
11
|
Ward
Sister
|
62
|
37
|
25
|
12
|
Public
Health Nurse
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
13
|
CSSD
Officer
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
14
|
Superintendent
Pharmacist
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
Clinical
Psychologist
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
16
|
Staff
Nurse
|
350
|
313
|
37
|
17
|
Sr.Perfusionist
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
18
|
Technical
Supervisor
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
19
|
Sr.Technical
Officer (Ophthalmic)
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
20
|
Radiology
Supervisor
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
21
|
Radiation
Supervisor
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
22
|
Curator
of Museum
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
23
|
Sr.Lab
Technician
|
11
|
1
|
10
|
24
|
Prosthetic
& Orthotic Technician
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
25
|
Occupational
Therapist
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
26
|
Physiotherapist
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
27
|
Optometrist/Refractionist
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
28
|
Sr.X-ray
Technician
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
29
|
CSSD
Supervisor
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
30
|
Health
Inspector
|
4
|
-
|
4
|
31
|
Health
Educator
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
32
|
Jr.Perfusionist
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
33
|
Pharmacist
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
34
|
ECG
Technician
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
35
|
Technical
Assistant
|
52
|
8
|
44
|
36
|
Radiographer
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
37
|
Jr.Lab
Technician
|
30
|
30
|
-
|
38
|
Ophthalmic
Technician
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
39
|
Speech
Therapist
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
40
|
Audio
Metric Techno
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
41
|
Radiotherapy
Technician
|
6
|
-
|
6
|
42
|
Technical
Assistant (Cath Lab)
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
43
|
CSSD
Asstt. Gr.I
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
44
|
Plaster
Cutting Technician
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
45
|
BCG
Technician
|
6
|
-
|
6
|
46
|
Senior
Resident Doctors
|
105
|
56
|
49
|
47
|
Junior
Resident Doctors
|
84
|
57
|
27
|
This
was stated by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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MV/GM/BK