New Delhi: Union Minister Gulam Nabi Azad
has ordered the removal of a top AIIMS official following
repeated complaints received from its faculty members.
Deputy Director (Administration) and Chief Vigilance
Officer Shailesh Yadav was issued the order by the Union
Health and Family Welfare Minister on Wednesday, official
sources said today.
"The communication will take some time to reach the
AIIMS official since Yadav was on deputation. However, the
decision may need clearance from the Department of Personnel
and Training," officials in the ministry said.
Yadav, a 1994-batch IPS officer from Tamil Nadu, was
selected for the post on a four-year deputation by former
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss in August 2007.
Citing reasons for the action against Yadav, sources
said, AIIMS faculty members had complained to Azad about his
alleged irregularities committed when the minister visited the
premier medical institution recently.
The ministry sources said Yadav's replacement was not
yet decided.
The AIIMS official created a controversy last year
when he attempted to pursue a PhD in forensic sciences in
spite of not being a science graduate.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009, 21:46