Haryana govt approves medicines, medical equipment purchase

Order has been placed for the purchase of about 400 kinds of important medicines worth about Rs 150 crore for a period of two years, he said.

Similarly, in order to prevent Hepatitis-C, order has been given for the purchase of oral medicines for about Rs 10 crore, and bed-sheets of seven colours for all hospitals for about Rs five crore.

Vij said approval has also been given for the purchase of 415 new pieces of equipment worth about Rs 15 crore this month on which the government would save about Rs two crore.

These include 60 ECG machines, 18 Electronic Tourniquet, 10 CR systems, three Phaco Machines, four Operating Microscope Eye, five Autorefractometer, nine C-Arm Compatible OT table, 116 Syringe Pump, 180 Multipara Monitor and 10 Ultrasound Colour Doppler, he said.

This would help fulfil the long pending demand of hospitals in the state, the minister added.