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Don't fetch refreshments for doctors, staffers: AIIMS tells security staff
The new director of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Dr. M Srinivas issued an order on Thursday barring security staffers from fetching tea or snacks for doctors or other staff members while on duty. The order also prohibited personnel from having food or refreshments during duty hours. The memorandum says anyone found not complying will be removed from the payroll of AIIMS.
Department and cafeteria in-charges to be held responsible
The order came after the director noticed a security staffer carrying tea on a tray in the Cardiothoracic and Neurosciences Center. He found that a hospital staff member had asked the security guard to fetch tea. The memorandum reads if any security guard is found violating the order, then the person in-charge of the respective department and the cafeteria in-charge would be held responsible.
Read the memorandum here
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No security guards will be engaged into works other than they have been hired for.
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Only carry out jobs specified in tender agreement
The order said that such incidents not only compromised the security, which was the very purpose of deploying the personnel, but was also bad optics for the security services of the institution. Therefore the services of the security staff should not be used for anything other than their job prescribed as per the tender agreement, which is keeping watch and ward services.
Previously was dean at ESIC Hospital, Hyderabad
Previously, Dr. Srinivas was posted as the dean at the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Hyderabad. Ever since taking charge as the director, Dr. Srinivas is said to take an inspection round in various wards and the outpatient department (OPD) every morning at 6 am, according to a report by Jagran. Other similar orders are expected to be announced, the report said.
