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Central Health Service

Central Health Service

Cadre Controlling Ministry
Service Overview
Abbreviation CHS
Formed 1963 (62 years ago) (1963)
Country  India
Cadre Controlling Authority Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Legal Personality Governmental: Civil Service (Health Service)
Recruitment Union Public Service Commission
Training Institute NIHFW, New Delhi
Cadre Strength 4753 (2024)
Service Chief
Director General of Health Services Dr Atul Goel


Central Health Service (CHS) is an Organised Central Group A Civil Service of the Government of India.[1][2][3] The Cadre controlling authority of Central Health Service is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and it is the only organised service under MoHFW.[4] CHS is one of the three organised Health Services of the Government of India, other two being the Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) and Indian Ordnance Factory Health Service (IOFHS). CHS Officers are involved in providing clinical care, medical education, health administration and implementation of Health Programs.[5]

CHS has 4 sub-cadres[6]

  1. General Duty Medical Officers (GDMO)
  2. Teaching Specialists
  3. Non-Teaching Specialists
  4. Public Health Specialists

The roles and responsibilities of the CHS Officers depend on their sub-cadre and the organisation to which they are appointed.

  1. ^ "Shortage of Doctors in Government Hospitals". pib.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Press Release: Press Information Bureau".
  3. ^ "Updated list of Central Organised Group A Civil Services" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Cadre Controlling Ministries".
  5. ^ New Indian Express: A Case for an Indian Health Service
  6. ^ "CHS Rules 2014" (PDF).
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