New Delhi: The Ayush Ministry warned people on Saturday about fraudulent s on TV channels and internet portals seeking money to registering themselves for government jobs.
" The public in general and AYUSH professionals in particular are hereby cautioned that in recent past, some fraudulent/ suspicious s for recruitment of AYUSH professionals have come up in the electronic media which seek to draw out payment in the form of "Registration Fees" etc. from gullible individuals. Such fraudulent/ suspicious notices are issued typically by agencies with misleading names that sound like government bodies, and seek to elicit payments (described as "fees" of various types) through online payment methods." the public notice stated.
The statement also took an example of such fraudulent activities that it had come across
" One such fraudulent/ suspicious that has come to the notice of the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India appeared on the blog-publishing platform "Blogspot" in the name of AYUSHGRAM BHARAT, which claims to be the NRHM WELLNESS CENTER INDIA. The link to the is https://ayushgrambharat.blogspot.com/2020/01/welcome-to-ayushgram-bharat-nrhm.html," it pointed out
"While the Ministry of AYUSH will seek appropriate administrative and legal action in the matter, the public in general and AYUSH professionals in particular are hereby requested to note that the recruitment process followed by the Ministry of AYUSH and its subordinate organisations always follow the formal procedures prescribed by the Government of India, and are accompanied by formal announcements in the official websites (which are hosted on the NIC/ gov.in platform) of the respective organisations." it sid
The Ministry cautioned all concerned that the Ministry of AYUSH has no connection whatsoever to the aforesaid recruitment announcement by individuals / recruitment agencies who are misguiding job-seekers by promising them government positions. Further, they are also seen to be un-authorisedly using logo/ images belonging to the Government of India as well as fake address similar to that of the Ministry to mislead the people.
"The public in general and AYUSH professionals in particular are hereby advised to kindly cross-check the facts stated in such s and verify the identity/ authenticity of individuals / recruitment agencies who issue such s, before responding to them," it added.
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