Articulating the process of developmental work initiated by the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in response to the welfare of patients the Health and Family Welfare Department Principal Secretary BK Tripathy has asked RIMS officials to keep all functions of this department transparent and organized. The Government seeks to treat the patients well in this prestigious institute of the state. Chief Secretary of RIMS also endeavored to develop the quality of service provided through the institute.
Tripathy added that the age limit of office of the director has been put to 60 under the Rules. Persons over 60 years of age cannot hold the post of the director. He informed that Dr. Mehta, was made the director of RIMS at that time when he was below 60 years .He had to provide inform to the health department before completing the age of 60 so that alternative arrangements could be made by the Department.
Dr Mehta did not provide any information of the kind in this regard. The Department received the information about his age later, and accordingly other person was put in charge of the department. Tripathi said that the High Court has also filed a petition about the RIMS Director’s age to which the government has to respond.