Retirement age of faculty at AIIMS (65 years to 70 years)

Retirement age of faculty at AIIMS (65 years to 70 years)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2877
ANSWERED ON-05.08.2014

Retirement age of faculty at AIIMS

2877. DR. CHANDAN MITRA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has decided to increase the retirement age of the directors and teaching faculty of AIIMS from 65 years to 70 years;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the precise reasons therefor; and

(c) the fresh steps taken by Government to meet the shortage of senior and
experienced medical teaching faculty at the institutes in various parts of the country?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)
(a) & (b): So far, no such decision has been taken by the Government.
(c): More posts of teaching faculty have been created and some of these posts have been filled up in recent past to meet the shortage of senior and experienced medical teaching faculty.

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