Delhi: Anti Corruption Branch raids LNJP Hospital
"All the sub-standard items were bought from the Central Government portal called GeM. The rules of finance have made it mandatory that Govt Departments should buy products from GeM and only if they are not available on GeM, they can be bought from open market through tenders. It is surprising that Central Govt is allowing such Vendors on its portal who are giving sub standard products," Delhi government said.;
New Delhi: In a case of alleged supply of substandard drugs and medical equipment at state-run government hospitals, the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) conducted raids at LNJP Hospital and seized some equipment.
The raid started on Tuesday afternoon and various suppliers are under scanner for the alleged supply of substandard drugs to the hospital.
Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed a CBI probe into the alleged procurement and supply of spurious and non-standard drugs in government hospitals and mohalla clinics in the national capital, the Delhi government said that all the sub-standard items were brought from the Central government's portal GeM (Government e-Marketplace).
The Delhi government added that this should be investigated by a central agency such as the CBI.
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The FIR was registered on a complaint from the deputy secretary (vigilance) of the Delhi Health and Family Welfare Department. Medical and surgical equipment supplied by 13 different suppliers were found to have failed the standard quality in lab tests, according to the FIR.
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