Table 3 Availability (%) of technical human resources in public health facilities in India NNMS (2017–18)

 Allopathic System

85.1 (81.8–87.9)

30.4 (26.6–34.4)

91.6 (88.5–93.9)

21.0 (17.3–25.2)

93.4 (90.2–95.6)

15.8 (12.3–20.1)

 AYUSH* system

29.2 (25.5–33.2)

5.2 (3.6–7.5)

55.9 (51.1–60.6)

7.5 (5.3–10.4)

53.4 (48.1–58.7)

6.6 (4.4–9.8)

 Medicine

10.8 (7.1–18.3)

3.4 (1.9–6.3)

25.1 (21.1–29.5)

4.6 (2.9–7.1)

79.4 (74.7–83.4)

16.4 (12.8–20.8)

 Surgery

3.2 (1.8–6.1)

0.0

27.2 (23.2–31.7)

3.6 (2.2–5.9)

88.4 (84.5–91.4)

11.3 (8.4–15.2)

 Obs & Gynae

12.3 (9.2–17.6)

1.9 (1.0–3.4)

44.6 (39.8–49.4)

7.0 (4.9–9.9)

81.8 (77.3–85.6)

13.7 (10.4–17.9)

 Ophthalmologist

8.0 (5.5–13.9)

1.3 (0.6–2.7)

21.4 (17.8–25.7)

2.4 (1.3–4.4)

81.5 (77.0–85.3)

9.6 (6.8–13.2)

 Staff Nurse

70.4 (66.4–74.1)

23.5 (20.1–27.2)

97.8 (95.9–98.9)

23.9 (20.0–28.2)

97.0 (94.5–98.4)

20.6 (16.6–25.3)

 Health Assistants or equivalent

46.2 (42.0–50.4)

11.0 (8.6–13.9)

51.8 (47.0–56.6)

9.2 (6.7–12.3)

40.6 (35.5–46.0)

5.4 (3.4–8.4)

 Auxiliary Nurse Midwife or equivalent

73.4 (69.5–76.9)

16.6 (13.7–20.0)

76.6 (72.3–80.5)

13.5 (10.5–17.1)

63.9 (58.6–68.9)

9.6 (6.8–13.2)

 Pharmacist

81.9 (78.4–85.0)

14.5 (11.8–17.8)

94.9 (92.4–96.7)

11.8 (9.0–15.3)

99.1 (97.3–99.7)

9.9 (7.1–13.5)

 Lab Technician

70.8 (66.8–74.5)

14.3 (11.6–17.6)

94.5 (91.8–96.3)

11.8 (9.0–15.3)

98.8 (96.9–99.6)

13.1 (9.9–17.2)

 Physiotherapist

1.5 (0.7–3.0)

0.0

20.5 (16.9–24.6)

2.2 (1.1–4.1)

75.5 (70.6–79.8)

10.7 (7.8–14.5)

 Care coordinator

3.2 (2.0–5.0)

0.9 (0.4–2.2)

5.8 (3.9–8.5)

2.2 (1.1–4.1)

11.0 (8.1–14.9)

1.5 (0.6–3.5)

 Counsellor

8.6 (6.5–11.3)

2.6 (1.5–4.4)

56.1 (51.3–60.9)

9.4 (6.9–12.6)

80.9 (76.3–84.8)

13.7 (10.4–17.9)