Azad vows to respect autonomy of institutions
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's promise to put the autonomy of the country's premier institutes over self may act as the much needed balm for a deeply divided AIIMS.
After taking over as health minister, Azad made it clear that "individuals will come and go but the supremacy of autonomous institutions should not be diluted" and must be allowed to function in its own area of expertise.
"I am interested in strengthening institutions. We should not allow anybody to dilute the supremacy of institutions, whether it is AIIMS or the health ministry. AIIMS is a premium institute and we should not lower its image," Azad said.
AIIMS, not so long ago, had witnessed a bitter turf war between former health minister A Ramadoss and former director of the institute Dr P Venugopal after the cardiac surgeon complained of interference in the functioning of the institute by the minister.
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