FUNCTIONS & DUTIES
The Director of Health Services is the Executive Head of the Health Department of Manipur and is responsible for Planning, Monitoring, Budgeting, Expenditure Booking, Organizing and Implementing various health care activities, National Health Programmes.Being the Food Health Authority DHS is also responsible for implementation of Prevention of Food Adulteration Act (PFA) and Rules in this State.
As the Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths, DHS initiates different policies to achieve 100% registration of births and deaths in this territory.
As the appellate authority for PNDT Act, DHS keeps strict vigil on all health institutions under government as well as private nursing homes/clinics in respect of prenatal sex determination especially where ultra sound machines are available with the help of Deputy Director (Medical) who is the nodal officer for the act.
Medical and Paramedical posts under cadre control of
Health Department Manipur
| Sl.No. | Category | Sanctioned post | In position | Remarks |
| 1. | Medical Doctors | 1614 | 862 | Including 187 recruited during Dec. 2011 |
| 2. | Dental Surgeons | 96 | 96 | Including 29 recruited during Dec. 2011 |
| 3. | AYUSH doctors | 30 | 8 | +98 provided by NRHM |
| Sub-Total Doctors | 1740 | 966 | ||
| 4. | Staff Nurse | 714 | 594 | +140 provided by NRHM |
| 4.1 | Joint Director Nursing | 1 | 1 | |
| 4.2 | Deputy Director Nursing | 1 | 1 | |
| 4.3 | Asst.Nursing Supdt. /Matron | 10 | 10 | |
| 4.4 | Nursing Sister | 60 | 11 | |
| 4.5 | Sister Tutor | 10 | 5 | Teaching faculties |
| 4.6 | PHN Tutor | 7 | 6 | |
| 4.7 | Principal Nursing School | 3 | 3 | |
| 6. | Female Health Supervisor | 130 | 130 | |
| 7. | Public Health Nurse | 0 | 0 | +14 provided by NRHM |
| 8. | FHW | 401 | 387 | +275 under FW+470 under NRHM |
| Subtotal Nurses and allied | 1337 | 1148 | ||
| 9. | Male Health Supervisor | 155 | 153 | |
| 10. | Male Health Worker | 391 | 275 | |
| 11. | Pharmacist | 341 | 340 | + 9 Med. Pharmacist+65 AYUSH Pharmacist provided by NRHM |
| 12. | Lab Tech |
102 |
100 |
+ 52 provided by NRHM |
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13. |
Malaria Microscopist |
102 |
101 |
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14. |
Radiographer |
30 |
29 |
+13 provided by NRHM |
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15. |
Ophthalmic Asst. |
37 |
37 |
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16. |
Audiometric Asst |
0 |
0 |
+4 provided by NRHM |
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17. |
S. Physiotherapist |
1 |
1 |
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18. |
Physiotherapist Tech. |
11 |
11 |
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19. |
B.C.G Technician |
13 |
13 |
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20. |
Dietician |
3 |
3 |
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Sub-total other paramedics |
1186 |
1063 |
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