Chandigarh, June 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has taken a suo motu note of a report citing shortage of staff at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). As per a report carried by a daily, out of total 519 posts of hospital attendants, 62% are vacant. In the category of nursing staff, 60% posts are vacant. The report was based on RTI information procured by a city resident.

The report cited shortage of staff as one of the reasons behind overcrowding of the hospital. The HC vacation bench of justice Anil Kshetarpal and justice Aman Chaudhary sought response from the PGIMER. ".(on the basis of report) highlighting the plight of patients and their attendants on account of substantial shortage o...