In accordance with an order from the Department of Personnel and Training, Dr. M Srinivas, Dean of the ESIC Hospital and Medical College in Hyderabad, has been named Director of AIIMS Delhi. The appointment of Dr. Srinivas to the position of Director at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), according to an order dated September 9.
According to the position description, the appointment is “for a term of five years beginning on the date of assumption of charge of the post, or until achieving the age of 65 years, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.” “Ex-post facto approval for continuation of Dr. Randeep Guleria as Director AIIMS, New Delhi w.e.f. March 25, 2022 for six months, or till joining of the new Director, whichever is earlier,” it stated further.
The 23rd of September will mark the end of Dr. Guleria’s second extension as Director of AIIMS Delhi. Before moving to Hyderabad in 2016 to work at ESIC Hospital and Medical College, Dr. Srinivas was a professor in the AIIMS Delhi Department of Pediatric Surgery.
Source: PTI