Uttarakhand Government has terminated the contract of Dr Bl Jahagirdar, Principal of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Medical College Srinagar for the mismanagement and mishandling the college. The termination order was handed over to Jahagirdar on Friday and on receiving the order Jahagirdar quits his services.
Meanwhile Prof PD Sharma, the head of the department of eye, has been given charge of Principal of the college.
Taking cognizance on the complaint about the mismanagement Uttarakhand Secretary, Medical Education Manisha Panwar told the Pioneer that on finding guilty for the mismanagement and mishandling of Medical college Srinagar Garhwal, the contractual service of Principal Dr Jahagirdar has been terminated.
The appointment of 23 employees under the UPNl in the Medical College is other issue and the enquiry being conducted by the UPNl and this matter has no link with the termination of Jahagirdar, he was sacked from the post with immediate effect.
It is pertinent to mention that terminated Principal had adopted dillydallying attitude during the agitation of medical employees in between October to December 2013. Due to the agitation medical service in Srinagar base hospital got paralysed and patients had to suffer lot.
Sources said that the irregularities in the tender of mess, arranged accommodation in hotel @ `1.5 lakh per month to MBBS intern after the natural disaster last year at his own level along with many others irregularities are the factors for Jahagirdar removal.
It is being alleged that Dr Jahagirdar had recently appointed 23 employee from UPNl and 10 others were appointed by a verbal order of cabinet minister as well. Although Secretary Panwar has categorically denied such and said that appointement of employee is other issue and has not linked with the termination of Dr Jahagirdar