What is your Caste and Religion- AIIMS New Delhi asks its Doctors
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New Delhi: The senior doctors at All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), New Delhi landed in a controversial situation when the administrative department asked them to fill a form containing questions about their caste and religion.
The matter came into light when the faculty cell at AIIMS distributed one-page form among the doctors including the director to build a database of all senior doctors at the institute. The form asked for the details related to the salary and the appointment information. However, the faculty cell faced backlass from the doctors for designing section that asked for the caste and religion along with the other requirements.
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi informed the media that he did not come across the form yet. He is unaware of any such distribution.
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Dr Guleria told the Indian Express, "No senior doctor is ever asked about his or her caste and religion. I have not seen the form but even then it doesn't make any sense. We, at AIIMS, are not bothered about the caste and religion of any doctor and it is not justified to ask these things."
The matter came into light when the faculty cell at AIIMS distributed one-page form among the doctors including the director to build a database of all senior doctors at the institute. The form asked for the details related to the salary and the appointment information. However, the faculty cell faced backlass from the doctors for designing section that asked for the caste and religion along with the other requirements.
Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi informed the media that he did not come across the form yet. He is unaware of any such distribution.
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Dr Guleria told the Indian Express, "No senior doctor is ever asked about his or her caste and religion. I have not seen the form but even then it doesn't make any sense. We, at AIIMS, are not bothered about the caste and religion of any doctor and it is not justified to ask these things."
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