By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) is set to get a full-fledged Director soon as the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has already started the process of appointing a new Director.
The premier Medical institute is currently operating without any full-fledged Director. Dr Santa Singh was appointed as Acting Director for a period of six months after the previous incumbent, Dr ME Yeolekar, tendered his resignation as Director of the institute last year.
Talking to The Shillong Times recently, State Health and Family Welfare Minister, Rowell Lyngdoh, said that the Union Health Ministry had already started the process of appointing a full-fledged Director.
Dr Yeolekar had tendered his resignation last year following criticism that he was not doing anything substantial for the institute.
Lyngdoh also informed that the State Health department had faxed a letter to the Union Ministry urging them to immediately fill up the vacant posts of faculties in the premiere institute of the North East region.
“New posts would be created and we expect that the situation will improve in NEIGRIHMS within this year,” Lyngdoh asserted.
When contacted, a NEIGRIHMS official said that the posts of faculties had already been advertised.
“I am sure that new faculties would be appointed soon,” the official said.
The year 2012 is going to be significant for NEIGRIHMS as the Medical Council of India (MCI) is expected to visits the institute later this year to inspect whether NEIGRIHMS meets the minimum requirement of faculties as prescribed by the MCI.