Sachin Malik: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Uttar Pradesh Chief Spokesperson Vanshraj Dubey launched a Sharp attack on the Yogi government over the deteriorating health system in the state. He said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claim of a “Healthy Uttar Pradesh” has proved to be completely false. According to him, 8,689 posts of doctors are lying vacant in government hospitals across the state, and there is also a severe shortage of basic health facilities.
Dubey said that the shortage is directly affecting Community Health Centres (CHC), Primary Health Centres (PHC) and district hospitals, where patients are forced to stand in long queues for treatment. In many cases, patients return disappointed due to the absence of doctors.
He said that while the BJP government claims to make Uttar Pradesh an “Uttam Pradesh,” the reality is that government hospitals from the capital Lucknow to remote villages are facing an acute shortage of doctors. The vacancy of more than 8,600 posts clearly shows that public health is not a priority for the government. Because of the shortage of doctors, poor patients are forced to seek treatment in private hospitals, where they are often charged arbitrarily.
Dubey added that the Health Department own data exposes the situation. Out of 7,240 Level-2 posts, 5,497 posts are vacant, while out of 5,199 Level-3 posts, only 2,007 doctors are currently working. There is also a significant shortage in senior administrative positions. Out of 2,555 Joint Director posts, 1,330 are vacant; out of 70 Additional Director posts, 58 are vacant; and 157 posts are vacant out of 970 Deputy Director (Surgeon) positions. These figures clearly indicate that the state health system is facing a serious manpower crisis.
Dubey said the government had initiated the recruitment process for 2,391 doctors, including 601 specialist doctors and 1,790 MBBS doctors. Applications were invited and interviews were conducted in January, but even after several months the results have not been declared. The recruitment Process has become entangled in controversies related to merit and transparency. This, he said, shows that the BJP government is more interested in pushing young people into court cases rather than Providing them Employment.
He further stated that the shortage of Level-2 and Level-3 doctors has severely affected healthcare services in rural areas. Due to the absence of doctors in CHC and PHC, Poor and rural patients are forced either to travel to cities for treatment or seek expensive care in private hospitals. In many government hospitals, patients only receive a prescription Slip without proper treatment facilities.
Taking a dig at the government, Dubey said that “diseases cannot be cured by slogans.” If Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had prioritized public health instead of politics based on religion and bulldozer actions, people in Uttar Pradesh would not be dying due to lack of treatment in hospitals.
He also alleged that in many government hospitals doctors direct patients to purchase medicines from private medical stores instead of providing medicines available in the hospital. Poor patients are forced to spend their hard-earned money on expensive medicines. This raises the question of what kind of corruption network is preventing medicines Purchased for government hospitals from reaching Patients.
Criticizing the government Claims of modern healthcare facilities, Dubey said it is shameful that even in 2026, hospitals in Uttar Pradesh do not have X-ray films available. Patients are being given X-ray reports on Photocopy paper. In several hospitals, modern diagnostic machines are either not available or are lying unused due to lack of budget and maintenance. He questioned how treatment can be provided without proper equipment and whether the government expects to cure Patients by Magic.
The Aam Aadmi Party has demanded that all vacant Posts of doctors and healthcare workers in the state be filled immediately through a transparent recruitment process. It also called for ensuring the availability of medicines and diagnostic facilities in government hospitals and implementing a concrete plan to strengthen healthcare services in rural areas. The party warned that if the government fails to take immediate action, it will be forced to launch a statewide movement on the issue of Public health.
