The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed Dr M Srinivas, dean, ESIC, Medical College & Hospital, Hyderabad, as director, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, for a tenure of five years.

Srinivas will replace Dr Randeep Guleria, whose tenure ends today. Guleria had received two extensions as AIIMS director, the post which he had assumed on 28 March 2017.