New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday pulled up the GB Pant hospital over non-availability of free medicines and for not referring patients for free surgery to private hospitals.
Mr Kejriwal also asked the government-run hospital located in the heart of the capital to resolve all issues within seven days and submit a report to him by Dec. 5.
As per government rules, all medicines have to be provided for free of cost at Delhi government-run hospitals and patients have to be referred to a private hospital for free surgery if the hospital was not able to do it within 30 days.
“In the past few days, reports submitted to the chief minister daily showed that there were big lapses in implementation of these pro-people schemes,” an official statement said.
“After hearing to the medical director of G.B. Pant Hospital, the chief minister said that any additional Assistance required for the betterment of the hospital will be provided as soon as possible.
However the lapses should be done away with as soon as possible, the statement read.
