Dr M Srinivas has been in the news because he was recently named the new director of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), know his biography and age
The All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, appointed Dr. M. Srinivas as its new director on Friday. Dr. Srinivas will succeed Dr. Randeep Guleria, whose career as director of the top medical center in the nation comes to an end today.
For the position of AIIMS director, Dr. Guleria has twice been granted extensions of three months. He began serving on March 28, 2017.
Know Who Is Dr M Srinivas New AIIMS Director, Biography, Age, Career, Post, News
The appointment is “for a period of five years w.e.f the date of assumption of charge of the post, or till attaining the age of 65 years.
Dr M Srinivas appointed as the new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) director.
— Organiser Weekly (@eOrganiser) September 23, 2022
@AIIMSRDA delighted to welcome Dr. M. Srinivas as the new Director of @aiims_newdelhi. We strongly believe in his admin skills and knowledge. We took many initiatives under the guidance of Prof. Randeep Guleria. We hope that AIIMS will achieve new heights under your leadership. pic.twitter.com/xVB8QVgOXV
— RDAAIIMS DELHI (@AIIMSRDA) September 23, 2022
Department of Personnel and Training issued the appointment order. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) confirmed Dr. Srinivas’ nomination to the position of AIIMS director, according to an order dated September 9.
On June 20, a larger pool of candidates for the position of director of AIIMS was sought by the committee, which is chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The selection-search panel, which was presided over by the Union health secretary, also shortlisted Dr. M. Srinivas and Dr. Sanjay Behari, Director of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum. However, Dr. M. Srinivas succeeded.
The order further said that the appointment is for a term of five years from the date of assumption of charge of the position, or until achieving the age of 65 years, or until further instructions, whichever is the earliest.
It continued,
Ex-post facto approval for continuation of Dr. Randeep Guleria as Director AIIMS, New Delhi w.e.f. March 25, 2022 for six months, or till joining of the new Director, whichever is earlier.
Since then, he has become the talk of the town with many people trying to find out more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who Is Dr. M. Srinivas?
Dr. M. Srinivas is a well-known Indian doctor. He has been in the news because he was recently named the new director of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. While his age is not known, he is aged between 50-60 years.
Before moving to Hyderabad in 2016 to work at the ESIC Hospital and Medical College, Dr. Srinivas was a professor in the AIIMS-Delhi Department of Pediatric Surgery. He was working as the dean at the ESIC hospital in Hyderabad at the time.