BHU Rector Prof VK Shukla nominated as member of institute body of AIIMS Delhi

Renowned surgeon and Rector of Banaras Hindu University Prof VK Shukla has been nominated as a member of the Institute Body of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Renowned surgeon and Rector of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Prof VK Shukla has been nominated as a member of the Institute Body of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The institute body is the apex body of AIIMS, New Delhi, which is amongst the top medical institutes in the country.

He is one of the well-known surgeons of India. Prof VK Shukla has been associated with Banaras Hindu University since his student life for more than 50 years and has been serving in Banaras Hindu University in various academic and administrative capacities. The notification about nominating Shukla was recently issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

BHU confirms nomination of Prof VK Shukla

BHU official tweet reads, "Eminent Surgeon and Rector of Banaras Hindu University, Prof VK Shukla has been nominated as a member of the Institute Body of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi."

Prof VK Shukla is part of five members body for taking policy-level decisions which was recently nominated by AIIMS Delhi. These members also include Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. As per the Gazette Notification issued on March 9, the Union Health Minister has been nominated as a member under subsection 4(e) of the AIIMS Act which states five persons of whom one should be a non­medical scientist representing the Indian Science Congress Association, to be nominated by the Central Government.

Other three nominated members of this body include Dr Prem Nair, Medical Director at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Dr Kameshwar Prasad, Director at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, and Dr Pranjal Modi, Vice-Chancellor of Gujarat University of Transplantation Sciences in Ahmedabad.

AIIMS Delhi is all set to be revamped to turn into a world-class medical institute and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved the redevelopment plan. The premier medical institute of the country, AIIMS Delhi, is also in search of a new Director.

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