Ensure availability of medicines in hospitals, CM tells Chief Secy

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 23

Expressing displeasure over non-availability of medicines and consumables in government hospitals, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday directed the Chief Secretary to ensure their 100 per cent availability at the earliest.

The Chief Minister has also received complaints about X-ray and CT Scan machines not functioning properly in some government hospitals.

“Directed Chief Secy today to ensure 100 per cent availability of medicines in all Delhi govt hospitals,” tweeted Kejriwal.

The Chief Minister has directed the Chief Secretary to take all necessary steps to ensure 100 per cent availability of medicines and consumables in all government hospitals and to ensure proper functioning of all necessary equipment.

Kejriwal also pulled up officials for not being provided regular reports about the status of availability of medicines and consumables despite clear directions having been given to the Chief Secretary on April 6 that a written report be submitted to him on 1st and 15th of every month.

In the first report presented to Kejriwal, it is found that in some hospitals less than 50 per cent medicines are available and details about the status of equipment and consumables are still awaited.

According to the report, there was 33 per cent availability of medicines in Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Hospital (Patel Nagar), 34 per cent in Guru Teg Bhadur (GTB) Hospital, 36 per cent in Ch. Braham Prakash Ayurvedic Charak Sansthan, Khera Dabur, 44 per cent in Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Rohini and 46 per cent in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital.

The Chief Minister will conduct surprise inspections of hospitals to ensure that patients and their families do not face any hardships due to non-availability of medicines and equipment for which the government has already made all financial provisions.