AIIMS get new CVO for three months

NEW DELHI: Manoj Jhalani, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) was today appointed as the Chief Vigilance Officer ( CVO) of AIIMS till February 13.

"In continuation of this Department's Office Memorandum dated 14.8.2014...the matter has been examined and with approval of Union Health Minister, it has been decided to assign the charge of CVO AIIMS, New Delhi to Joint Secretary and CVO, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for another three months with effect from 13.11 2014 or till regular order, whichever is earlier," said a letter from the Health Ministry dated Nov 7.

Jhalani, who is also the CVO, Ministry of health was given the additional charge of CVO after the completion of the tenure of Vishwas Mehata, a 1986 batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre last month.

Mehta was given the charge of CVO AIIMS after the removal of Sanjeev Chaturvedi, a 2002 batch Haryana cadre forest service officer much before the completion of his tenure which was till 2016.