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ICMR DG Dr Balram Bhargava's tenure extended by three months: Sources

New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The term of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava has been extended by three months until further orders, said sources.

ANI Apr 12, 2022 10:19 IST googleads

Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Balram Bhargava (File Photo/ANI)

By Shalini Bhardwaj
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): The term of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava has been extended by three months until further orders, said sources.
He will continue as DG ICMR-cum-Secretary Department of Health and Research for another three more months starting April 15.
He was appointed on April 16, 2018, for a four-year term.
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in the services of Prof. Balram Bhargava as Director General (DG), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-cum-Secretary, Department of Health Research for a further period of three months beyond April 15, 2022, or until further orders, whichever is earlier," said a circular accessed by ANI.
Recently, the tenure of the director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS) in Delhi, Dr Randeep Guleria, has been extended for three months or till the new director is selected.
The selection committee has also started the selection process for the director. (ANI)

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