Paediatric Surgeon ‘Dr M Srinivas’, appointed AIIMS Delhi director for 5 years

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The Appointment committee of the Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Dr M .Srinivas as the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi on 23 September 2022.

He will take the place of Dr Randeep Guleria whose term ends on 23 September 2022.

Dr M. Srinivas is presently the Dean of Hyderabad’s Employees State Insurance Company (ESIC) Hospital and Medical College.

He was a professor in AIIMS’s department of paediatric surgery before shifting to the ESIC Hospital and Medical College in Hyderabad in 2016.

He has been appointed for a period of 5 years or till he attains the age of 65 years. 

IMPORTANT FACTS -

AIIMS New Delhi :

• The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi was set up in 1956 under the All India Institute of Medical Science act 1956.
• The AIIMS was set up with a generous grant from the New Zealand government.
• All-India Institute of Medical Sciences was established as an institution of national importance.
• It is an autonomous institution which comes under the Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare.