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Allegations of Inflated Medicine Prices: MoHFW team inspects AIIMS Bhopal
Bhopal MP Alok Sharma has alleged that medicines are purchased at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal at inflated prices. In response, a team of officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) visited the institute to check the documents related to the purchase of medicines.
The central team visited AIIMS Bhopal on Thursday morning and examined the documents related to the purchase of medicines. The team also met the director of the institute and took information about the purchase process.
Earlier, the matter was also raised before the AIIMS Finance Standing Committee in a meeting held in Delhi. The meeting was held on May 15 in New Delhi in the presence of Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Shrivastava. Sharma said, "In the meeting, I complained about the high prices of medicines being purchased by AIIMS Bhopal. They assured me that the matter will be investigated."
According to an India Today news report, the complaint filed by Bhopal MP Alok Sharma, who is also a member of the AIIMS standing committee, states that the prices of medicines purchased by AIIMS Bhopal are much more expensive compared to AIIMS in other states of India.
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Allegations of Inflated Medicine Prices: MoHFW team inspects AIIMS Bhopal
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