AIIMS, PGI Chandigarh faculty launch black badge protest over delay in rotatory headship policy
In a unified stand for academic reform, the faculty bodies of two of India's premier medical institutions-AIIMS New Delhi and PGIMER Chandigarh-have voiced strong discontent over the prolonged delay in implementing the promised rotatory headship system. In a joint letter addressed to Union Health Minister JP Nadda, the Faculty Association of AIIMS (FAIMS) and the Faculty Association of PGIMER have announced the launch of a month-long black badge campaign starting from today, May 1, 2025, to protest the inaction.
Despite a 2023 assurance from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare that the rotatory headship system would be operational by June 2024, the faculty associations allege that no concrete steps have been taken. Highlighting the absence of dialogue with the Minister’s office and growing frustration among faculty members, both associations reaffirmed that implementing a rotatory and collegium-based structure is crucial for fair, transparent, and democratic academic governance.
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