Recently, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray visited the Haffkin Institute and there is a lot of talk about its transformation, but unfortunately the government has not taken the decision to fill 100 per cent of the sanctioned posts in the Haffkin Training, Research and Testing Institute. Of the total 173 sanctioned posts, 57 are vacant, according to reply given RTI activist Anil Galgali by Haffkin Institute. What is special is that the Haffkin Institute is waiting for a full-time director.
RTI activist Anil Galgali had sought various information from the Haffkin Training, Research and Testing Institute. It included information on total sanctioned posts, filled posts and vacancies.The Haffkin Institute provided Anil Galgali with records up to 25 January 2021. Out of the total 173 sanctioned posts, 57 posts are vacant and 116 posts have been filled.
Director, Deputy Director, Chief Administrative Officer post vacant!
There are 28 sanctioned posts out of total 8 designations under class A and 21 posts are vacant. It has 1 Director, 1 Deputy Director, 6 Assistant Directors, 11 Senior Scientific Officers, 1 Scientific Secretary, 1 Chief Administrative Officer. Seema Vyas has the additional charge of director.
Out of 23 sanctioned posts under class B, 7 posts are vacant which includes 7 scientific officers. Under class A, 47 out of 68 posts are working.In which 2 out of 2 superintendent posts are vacant.There are 9 Senior Technical Assistants, 3 Senior Clerks, 5 Laboratory Assistants, 1 Serpent, 1 Clerk. Out of 54 posts under class D, only 8 posts are vacant, including 5 posts of laboratory attendant, 1 constable, 1 peon and 1 house cleaner.
According to Anil Galgali, while the Haffkin Institute is the oldest biomedical research institute in the country. In 2005 the government reduced the number of sanctioned posts from 306 to 173 and canceled 133 posts.The vacancy is not being filled as it is a ploy to phase out rather than revive Halfkin by canceling a large number of posts. Anil Galgali has demanded that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh should immediately look into the matter and order the concerned to fill the vacancies 100 per cent.
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