AIIMS faculty body to write to ED over denial of conveyance

The Faculty Association of AIIMS, Patna (FAAP) on Thursday decided to make a representation to the Executive Director (ED) regarding the denial of conveyance allowance to faculty doctors for performing duties beyond office hours, a member of the association said.

- Ruchir Kumar

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The FAAP, which held a meeting on Thursday evening, said the decision paralysis in holding back the payment of allowance for the last six months was baffling. "It must be addressed soon and an order issued, so that if our conveyance reimbursement is stopped, we can at least represent to higher authorities or even knock the doors of the judiciary," said a senior doctor.

The decision follows around a hundred faculty doctors shooting emails to its executive director (ED), Dr Saurabh Varshney, during the last three days, seeking payment of conveyance allowance or to provide them official vehicle to perform duties beyond office hours, failing which a few of them expressed their reluctance to do so, said officials familiar with the matter.

Dr Varshney had not responded to the emails of the faculty doctors so far.