Amid allegations about his extension of services by the department of pharmaceuticals (DoP), the director of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, Dr Rama Rao has resigned on November 16. Dr Rao was on extension till December 31 this year.
According to sources, the board of governors of the premier institute, which met on November 17, has recommended to the government to accept his resignation. Dr Rao's five-year term as the director of the institute had ended on August 31 this year and he has been given four months extension by the DoP till the appointment of the new director.
