AIIMS Delhi: Centre appoints IAS Rabindra Kumar Agarwal as new Deputy Director

After keeping the post vacant for more than a year, the Centre has appointed IAS Rabindra Kumar Agarwal as the new Deputy Director of AIIMS New Delhi.

The Government of India Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet Ministry of Personnel issued a letter to appoint IAS Rabindra Kumar Agarwal as the new Deputy Director of AIIMS New Delhi.

The letter reads, "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Department of Health & Family Welfare for appointment of Shri Rabindra Kumar Agarwal, IAS (KL: 1997) as Deputy Director (Administration) (JS level), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi under the Department of Health & Family Welfare with pay at Level 14 in the Pay Matrix for a combined tenure upto 31.05.2023 or until further orders, whichever is earlier vice Shri Subhashish Panda, IAS (HP: 1997)"

AIIMS Director's tenure was extended in March 2022

The institute is also in search of a new Director after the retirement of the current Director Dr Randeep Guleria. In the meanwhile, Guleria's tenure was extended by three months in March 2022.

The topmost doctors of the country are in the race for being selected as the AIIMS Delhi Director. The new director will serve a term of five years from the date of assuming the charge or till he turns 65, whichever is earlier.

17 faculty members of AIIMS Delhi are also in this race including AIIMS Trauma Centre chief Dr Rajesh Malhotra, professor and endocrinology department head Dr Nikhil Tandon and neurology department head Dr M V Padma Srivastava. Also, the current director-general of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Balram Bhargava, and the director-general of health services, Dr Sunil Kumar.

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