STDC Director is a key position and should be a full-time role rather than being a shared role.
STDCs need to have a designated Medical Officer (Training) and training coordinator at each STDC to conduct program training, calculate the training load, plan, execute and report training, at the state and district levels.
STDCs need to have a designated Medical Officer (SM&E) along with epidemiologist, biostatistician, statistical assistants, and a Nikshay Operator, to conduct Supervision, Monitoring and evaluation activities, at the state and district levels.
There appears to be vacancies and sharing of duties. Each STDC should ensure these positions are filled up to ensure adequate functioning.
Following is a proposed minimum human resource structure for any STDC. STDCs of larger states may need to be provided with additional staff based on the load of activities (as described above), located out of the STDC, or additionally at Regional Program Monitoring and Training Units.
