# Raj to add 300 more medical officer posts, total to hit 900 2026-11-13T00:11:47+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Outlets counted: amarujala.com The Rajasthan government plans to increase the number of medical officer posts in state hospitals from 600 to 900, adding 300 positions. The health department has sent a proposal to the finance department for approval on health minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar’s instructions. The move comes after the health department recently advertised 600 medical officer vacancies and received 18,700 applications, a ratio of about 31 candidates per post. Officials cited the large applicant pool and intense competition as reasons to expand the intake. If approved, the additional posts would improve doctor availability in government hospitals and bring treatment closer to patients. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The proposal to add 300 medical officer posts directly addresses the gap between the 18,700 applicants and the original 600 vacancies, a ratio of roughly 31 candidates per post. Almost doubling the positions does not guarantee a hire for every qualified applicant, but it significantly improves the odds for those already in the pipeline. The state finance department’s approval is the only remaining hurdle, once granted, the recruitment drive itself can be expanded without a fresh notification. The health minister has already signalled support, so the next step is the finance department’s clearance. ## Coverage - amarujala.com Straight factual report on departmental proposal This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Gajendra Singh Khinvsar, health department, Medical Officer, Rajasthan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/raj-to-add-300-more-medical-officer-posts-total-to-hit-900/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/raj-to-add-300-more-medical-officer-posts-total-to-hit-900/#story-in-brief Gate decision: carve_out (pass: utility (recruitment, hindi_jobs:भर्ती), qualifying outlets 1, relevance 7) Utility kind: recruitment (hindi_jobs:भर्ती) Freshness: pass (fresh: newest qualifying source 2026-11-12 04:17Z (feed), 19.9 h old) Image: photograph. Source: https://staticimg.amarujala.com/assets/images/2026/11/12/paratakatamaka-fata_520a7e73148afb21c67499cd37949bb2.jpeg?w=1200&dpr=1.0. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/