AIIMS forces out whistleblower Sanjiv Chaturvedi who busted several cases

New Delhi: The Union ministry of health and family welfare has removed Sanjiv Chaturvedi from the post of chief vigilance officer of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Chaturvedi, a 2002 batch Haryana cadre Indian Forest Service officer, was appointed as the AIIMS CVO in June 2012 with fixed tenure of four years.

In an order dated August 14, ministry has assigned the additional charge of the AIIMS CVO post to joint secretary and CVO of ministry for a period of three months.

Chaturvedi has been transferred 12 times in five years for exposing corruption in the Haryana government.

In May 2012, when he was selected for the posting in AIIMS, Haryana chief minister Bhupender Singh Hooda had refused to relieve him from the services.

However, he was relieved after an intervention by the Union government in June 2012.

During his tenure as the CVO, Chaturvedi recommended action against several senior AIIMS officials and in same cases, the CBI has registered cases. Annual confidential report of the bureaucrat was outstanding and senior officials praised his integrity and efficiency.

On May 23 this year, the health secretary had himself approved the proposal that appointment of Chaturvedi is per statutory requirements.