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Congress Working Committee subordinate Ramesh Chennithala has termed “shocking” the quality that substandard medicines worthy crores of rupees were seized from 5 districts successful the State.
In a connection present connected Tuesday, helium said that it was rather alarming that adjacent medicines worthy ₹4.5 crore distributed successful Palakkad territory successful 2024 by the Kerala Medical Services Corporation, a State authorities entity, did not lucifer prime norms.
Mr. Chennithala demanded that the Chief Minister reply for the irresponsible mode successful which the Health section has been functioning and the “commission racket” that seems to beryllium thriving successful the wellness sector.
He alleged that respective incidents successful caller times were examples of the inefficiency and corruption that the Health section is mired successful and that the nationalist hospitals lacked life-saving facilities and personnel, making these wholly useless for the public.
Mr. Chennithala pointed retired that the CAG study tabled successful the Assembly connected January 25 this twelvemonth had revealed that the authorities had purchased ample quantities of expired medicines and distributed them done authorities hospitals. He alleged that this had earned immense nett and commissions for galore pharma companies and different vested interests successful government. He alleged that the corrupt elements successful the Health section were being protected by the Chief Minister due to the fact that helium excessively had a relation successful it.
Mr. Chennithala demanded that each cause procurement and organisation deals of Kerala Medical Services Corporation beryllium subjected to a thorough probe and that an autarkic enquiry beryllium held into the corrupt deals and committee rackets successful the Health section
