(a) whether the Government has taken note of the services of some officers
continuing their job in Morarji Desai Institute of Yoga, beyond their tenure;
(b) if so, the facts in this regard;
(c) whether prior permission had been taken for the same;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not, the action taken/proposed by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI S. GANDHISELVAN)
(a) to (d): For effective running of the institute, Department of AYUSH sent
a proposal to Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) to upgrade post of
Director from Rs.12,000/- to 16,500/- to Rs.14,300-18,300/- and creation of
3 Technical posts viz Programme Officer (Yoga, Education & Training) Programme
Officer (Yoga Therapy) and Communication and Documentation Officer in Morarji
Desai National Institute of Yoga in 2002. While considering the proposal,
Department of Expenditure approved the proposal with the condition that selection
should be as per recruitment rules on contract basis for the period of 3 years.
The post of Director MDNIY was advertised in January, 2003 for appointment
on contract basis but out of 32 applicants, none was found eligible.
Therefore, the recruitment rules were relaxed with the approval of Governing
Council of the Institute by making provision for appointment on deputation.
As such, the post was advertised second time on 08.05.2004 and again out of
24 applicants, none was found eligible. In order to cope with the problem,
the RRs of the post were relaxed further incorporating the method of appointment
by direct recruitment/ deputation/ contract basis as no candidate could be found
suitable in response to earlier two advertisements. Selection Committee,
considering the qualification of the candidates and their actual performance
during interview, recommended a panel of two candidates in order of merit and
therefore, Dr. I. V. Basavaraddi, who was first in the panel, was appointed to
the post of Director until further orders with probation of 2 years.
Dr. Ishwar N. Acharya was appointed as Programme Officer (Yoga Therapy)
on the same terms & conditions as for Dr. Basavaraddi. As such, both
Dr. Basavaraddi and Dr. Acharya are continuing in the MDNIY and now, they do not
have lien in their earlier office.
As above, the posts of Director, MDNIY and one Programme Officer
(Yoga Therapy) were filled up until further orders due to non-availability
of suitable candidates despite of all efforts made by the Department.
(e): Department of AYUSH has taken action to obtain ex-post-facto approval
of the Ministry of Finance for regularization of these appointments.