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Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
18-February-2014 16:52 IST
Neigrihms Shillong

 

 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 NEIGRIHMS  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