Vardhan says AIIMS CVO removed to re-profile his job drugtodayonline/city/1223-vardhan-says-aiims-cvo-removed-to-re-profile-his-job.html BS RAWAT NEW DELHI 25/9/2014 Union Health Minister, Dr HarshVardhan reiterated that there was nothing mala fide in his decision to remove Sanjiv Chaturvedi from the post of chief vigilance officer (CVO), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and justifying it as measure to re-profile the job role of Indian Forest Service officer. It was reported that Naddas repeated implorations led Dr Vardhan to work towards Chaturvedis removal. Reacting to fresh revelations in the media, he said it was his immutable right to assign roles to officers and he brushed aside the allegations against him made by Mr Nadda or anybody else had nothing to do with his job. He pointed out that the CVC had brought to the previous government’s notice on July 20, 2012 that Chaturvedi’ s appointment as CVO in AIIMS was without its approval which is required to be obtained before such appointments are made as per the Vigilance Manual. Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “For reasons unclear, the then government had not only ignored this letter but also two subsequent reminders dated September 3, 2012 and February 13, 2013. The letter reiterated the commission’s old position that a full-time CVO was necessary in AIIMS, and asked for a panel of officers of senior level be forwarded to it by the Ministry for approval for appointment as CVO in AIIMS. The Ministry had responded to this letter on December 24, 2012 restating the standard position of the UPA government that a full-time CVO was unnecessary. But it did suggest a panel comprising four individuals: Deputy Director (Administration) of AIIMS, the Joint Secretary &CVO of the Health Ministry, one of the regular directors/deputy secretaries in the Ministry, and, Mr Chaturvedi. He said, “The previous government’s attitude of undermining laid down rules smacks of the same hostility to the institution of the CVC as manifested by its controversial move to appoint a tainted bureaucrat as CVC chief in 2011. Thankfully, the Supreme Court had struck down that appointment.” The Health Minister added, “A fact of significance that escaped media attention is that even the previous government had considered for some time to do away with the duplication of CVO function at the ministry and AIIMS levels. The former secretary in the ministry had stated on record that Mr Chaturvedi was absorbed for the Department of AYUSH in the Ministry of Health as there was a need for an IFS officer there.” He regretted the attempt to inject a “new work culture” in government by media wherein officers consider certain position their right. In the statement, Harsh Vardhan said, I hope I am absolutely clear that government officers cannot claim certain positions as a matter of right and rush to the media with false allegations, when redeployed, even before their terms expire. The statement was silent on how Chaturvedis appointment had been approved by AIIMS statutory bodies.
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