AIIMS Faculty Association alleges Ramadoss degrading institute

New Delhi, May 5 (UNI) Ahead of the AIIMS Governing Body meeting on Monday, the AIIMS Faculty Association today alleged that Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has imposed ''arbitrary'' and ''illegal'' decisions on the institute's administration, resulting in its ''destruction'' and ''degradation''.

''We demand an immediate halt to the destruction and degradation of this great Institute and its faculty who have served the nation.... The Health Minister is imposing arbitrary, illegal and administratively wrong decision on AIIMS administration,'' Faculty Association president Dr B K Khaitan said.

He claimed in Governing Body meetings during the last year agenda regarding the welfare of the faculty was completely ignored.

''Only personnal issues have been discussed...In the past one year the Health Ministry has not taken a single decision for the benefit of AIIMS or its doctors,'' he added.

Claiming that Director P Venugopal was not allowed to prepare the agenda for the meeting, Dr Khaitan said all the items for meeting are being sent by the Health Minister.

Demading that the report of the Valiathan Committee, constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to review functioning of AIIMS, be made public, he said the institute body meeting should decide how to implement it.

''Instead of wasting time and public money in fruitless attempts to remove the Director, it should be decided how to implement the recommendations,'' he added.

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