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Commenting on Dr Jayakara SM, Director of AECS Maruthi College of Dental Sciences, recently appointed Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) run by the government of Karnataka despite allegations of corruption against him State Health Minister K Sudhakar on Monday said he would discuss the matter with the governor and chief minister.
Jayakara has been accused of allowing dental schools to give postgraduate courses instead of bribes. In 2013, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided Dr Jayakaras’ home while he was an executive member of the Dental Council of India.
Jayakara has corruption allegations against him and should not be in administrative positions in educational institutions without achieving a clean grade. As pro-chancellor of RGUHS, I wrote to the governor about this. I have not secured an appointment to meet with him due to the current Covid crisis and will speak to him on the phone, said Sudhakar, who also asked why the dean of a private institution was appointed vice-president. Acting Chancellor of RGUHS.
Senior RGUHS officials told indianexpress.com that never in the university’s 26-year history has the post of vice-chancellor been assigned to someone associated with a private institution.
The decision to appoint Jayakara as acting vice-chancellor of RGUHS was announced by a notification dated June 11 from the secretariat of Governor Vajubhai Valas. The term of the current Vice-Chancellor ends on June 14.
Founded in 1996, RGUHS is one of the largest health universities in the country, with over 2 lakh of students at 727 affiliated institutions, which include both public and private colleges offering postgraduate and graduate courses. Third cycle.
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