Jammu, Jan 15: The Union Health Ministry has officially announced that Jugal Kishore (MP from Jammu) and Rajkumar Roat (MP from Banswara, Rajasthan) will be serving as members of the institute body for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, located in Vijaypur (Samba), Jammu.
In a recent notification, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed their appointments to the institute body of AIIMS Jammu following their election to these roles.
“In the exercise of powers conferred by Section 4(g) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 (25 of 1956), as amended by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), the Central Government hereby notifies Shri Jugal Kishore and Shri Rajkumar Raot, elected by the members of Lok Sabha to serve as Members of the Institute Body of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur (Samba), Jammu,” states the notification.
Jugal Kishore Sharma is affiliated with the BJP, while Rajkumar Raot is the founder of the Bharat Adivasi Party.
According to the Ministry’s announcement, the term of office for the members will follow the guidelines set forth in Section 6 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956.
As specified by the AIIMS Act of 1956, three members of parliament will serve, with two elected from among their peers by the members of the House of the People and one elected from among themselves by the members of the Council of States. (KNO)
