New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh raised alarm over the reported significant faculty shortages at AIIMS institutions across India, pointing out that the vacancies were "staggering."

In a post on social media platform X, Ramesh highlighted the figures revealed in a recent response to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha.

"Yesterday, an answer to a question asked in the Rajya Sabha of the Minister of Health & Family Welfare revealed a most disturbing statistic relating to the seven fully operational AIIMS institutions in the country," Ramesh said, listing the vacancy rates for AIIMS New Delhi, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Raipur, Patna, and Rishikesh, all ranging from 24% to 39%.

Ramesh also noted the faculty shortages in tw...