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Homeopathy director suspended forordering unauthorized transfers

Lucknow: The state govt thas suspended Prof Arvind Kumar Verma, the director of homeopathy, on Thursday for negligence in carrying out official responsibilities and ordering unauthorised transfers and postings of doctors. Additionally, departmental/disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him under Rule 7 of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999. He was attached to the Government Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Ghazipur. Confirming the development, Principal Secretary, Ayush, Ranjan Kumar said: "The preliminary investigation report that probed various allegations against Prof Arvind Kumar Verma was found to be true. The report brought to the fore his suspicious role in the discharge of official duties, lack of professional integrity, tendency to mislead by presenting wrong information, and a lax and insensitive working style. Based on these findings, he was immediately suspended, and departmental/disciplinary action was recommended." Officials said that during the suspension period, Prof Verma will be entitled to a subsistence allowance equivalent to the leave salary on half-pay as per the provisions. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Here's The Estimated Cost of a 1-day Gutter Guards Installation HomeBuddy Click Here Undo He will also be eligible for dearness allowance on the subsistence allowance, but not if such allowance is not admissible on the equivalent leave salary. It was found after the probe that several irregularities were committed in the department in the approval of Ayush department rules were allegedly manipulated to favour influential doctors, which also led to the transfer of scores of doctors against the rules. Some of the aggrieved doctors also moved court to seek relief. To avoid further controversy, the govt subsequently declared the transfer session null and void. Considering these developments, Ayush minister Dr Dayashankar Mishra 'Dayalu' also met with the Chief Minister regarding the matter.