Neonatologist Arun Kumar Singh, known for his contributions to newborn care, particularly during the pandemic, was appointed as an advisor to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led West Bengal government for a two-year term, officials familiar with the decision said on Thursday.
The incident made headlines. Banerjee later declared SSKM the state’s top superspeciality hospital. After the Trinamool Congress came to power in 2011, the health department, headed by then chief minister Mamata Banerjee, transferred Singh from SSKM to a district hospital.
“Singh has been appointed as an advisor to the Bengal government for two years. Before his current posting, Singh served as an adviser to the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram and the child health department of the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Originally an employee of the West Bengal health department, Singh left the state and settled in Rajasthan following differences with the then Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over a controversial transfer order in 2012, a year after the party came to power, ending the Left Front’s 34-year rule.
The order was signed on Wednesday,” a state government official said, requesting anonymity.
