88 percent Funds Not Utilised: CAG slams Jhakhand on medical and health infrastructure
The CAG also said the district hospitals (DHs) procured medicines from local vendors without quality testing in the absence of centralised purchase of drugs by JMHIDPCL;
Ranchi: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Wednesday pulled up a Jharkhand government entity, entrusted with procurement of medicines, surgical goods, medical equipment, for failing to utilise 88 per cent of the Rs 100.31 crore fund allotted to it.
The auditor also pointed out that Jharkhand Medical & Health Infrastructure Development & Procurement Corporation Ltd had spent only 79 per cent of available National Health Mission funds for purchase of drugs during the 2016-19 period.
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JMHIDPCL was established in 2013 under the aegis of the state health department.
"JMHIDPCL could not utilise state funds amounting to Rs 87.85 crore (88 per cent) out of Rs 100.31 crore on procurement of drugs which was refunded (June 2020) to the department.
"Further, only Rs 40.54 crore (79 per cent) was spent out of available NHM funds for purchase of drugs during 2016-19 and the balance of Rs 12.243 crore was lying in the bank account of JMHIDPCL," the CAG said in its latest report tabled in the Jharkhand assembly.
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