Finally both Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and Indira Gandhi Government Medical College (IGGMC) can heave a sigh of relief. The directorate of medical education and research (DMER) has cleared their pending bills of medicines worth Rs 3.5 crore and Rs 2 crore respectively. Thus, patients after a long time hope for better availability of medicines in both the hospitals.
Now onwards, these colleges will not have the power to buy the medicines locally. DMER will procure them on behalf of both medical colleges on rate contract basis.
"There were certain irregularities in the bills in both medical colleges since 2007. The rates quoted were much higher than that allowed as per rate contracts. DMER had not cleared the bills over these irregularities. Now, looking at acute shortage of medicines in both hospitals, we have decided to clear the bills with immediate effect. I have already ordered an inquiry into the matter and all those found responsible for the irregularities will be punished," DMER director Dr W B Tayade told reporters at the Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) at GMCH on Friday.
He made this announcement after taking a round of SSH and holding a meeting with the acting GMCH dean Dr A Niswade and SSH in-charge Dr Sudhir Gupta. The medicines will now be procured by centralized purchase committee at DMER and given to both the hospitals.
The DMER is learnt to be taking stock of the purchase of medicines in both colleges since 2007 when a huge chunk of medicines from medical colleges was found being sold at certain private medical stores.
DMER had been clearing bills of all other medical colleges in state except the two city colleges for last three years apparently due to these irregularities. There were allegations of many irregularities in purchase of medicines and certain accessories required in heart surgeries in SSH worth lakhs of rupees. But the DMER did not take the issue seriously until reports of DMER not clearing bills were published in media recently.
Talking about other issues, Dr Tayade informed that the state government was seeking some financial aid from the union government for entertaining as many as 1000 students across the state in different medical colleges under the 15% central government quota.
He said that a three member team consisting of Dr Raghavan, Dr Mangal Kohli and Dr Narayan Singh will be in city on Monday to assess the extent of help that the union government could offer as financial aid to both GMCH and IGGMC. GMCH is likely to get at least Rs 18 lakh.
Dr Tayade further said that DMER was planning to start certain super specialty courses in SSH soon as well as start a medical college at Chandrapur.
Now onwards, these colleges will not have the power to buy the medicines locally. DMER will procure them on behalf of both medical colleges on rate contract basis.
"There were certain irregularities in the bills in both medical colleges since 2007. The rates quoted were much higher than that allowed as per rate contracts. DMER had not cleared the bills over these irregularities. Now, looking at acute shortage of medicines in both hospitals, we have decided to clear the bills with immediate effect. I have already ordered an inquiry into the matter and all those found responsible for the irregularities will be punished," DMER director Dr W B Tayade told reporters at the Super Specialty Hospital (SSH) at GMCH on Friday.
He made this announcement after taking a round of SSH and holding a meeting with the acting GMCH dean Dr A Niswade and SSH in-charge Dr Sudhir Gupta. The medicines will now be procured by centralized purchase committee at DMER and given to both the hospitals.
The DMER is learnt to be taking stock of the purchase of medicines in both colleges since 2007 when a huge chunk of medicines from medical colleges was found being sold at certain private medical stores.
DMER had been clearing bills of all other medical colleges in state except the two city colleges for last three years apparently due to these irregularities. There were allegations of many irregularities in purchase of medicines and certain accessories required in heart surgeries in SSH worth lakhs of rupees. But the DMER did not take the issue seriously until reports of DMER not clearing bills were published in media recently.
Talking about other issues, Dr Tayade informed that the state government was seeking some financial aid from the union government for entertaining as many as 1000 students across the state in different medical colleges under the 15% central government quota.
He said that a three member team consisting of Dr Raghavan, Dr Mangal Kohli and Dr Narayan Singh will be in city on Monday to assess the extent of help that the union government could offer as financial aid to both GMCH and IGGMC. GMCH is likely to get at least Rs 18 lakh.
Dr Tayade further said that DMER was planning to start certain super specialty courses in SSH soon as well as start a medical college at Chandrapur.
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