Retired Army soldiers to be appointed at Delhi AIIMS for security
New Delhi: In an attempt to strengthen the security system at the premier institute, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, the apex institute has decided to appoint retired soldiers of the Indian Army and paramilitary forces in place of the existing security.
In line with the move, the existing private security guards with a strength of 3,000 will be removed and the retired soldiers of the Indian Army and paramilitary forces will be appointed to maintain high security for the institute.
Previously, the apex institute was subject to many touts from private companies, hospital laboratories, radiology centres, establishments etc roaming inside the AIIMS campus to seek monetary gain from the patients visiting AIIMS New Delhi. In response to this, AIIMS Director Dr M Srinivas issued a circular asking all doctors and medical staff to immediately report on such elements which was reported by Medical Dialogues team.
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