Minister seeks report after media reports allege lapses in purchase of medical equipment in A.P.

Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has sought a study aft a conception of the media alleged irregularities successful the acquisition of aesculapian instrumentality successful Andhra Pradesh.

On Saturday, the Minister issued written instructions to Health Secretary Saurabh Gaur, instructing him to look into the allegations that aesculapian instrumentality is being purchased astatine inflated prices and unnecessary instrumentality is being procured, and firms that person been declared ineligible for proviso are being fixed opportunities again.

Mr. Satya Kumar Yadav directed the Health Secretary to taxable a broad study astatine the earliest and suggest ways to heighten transparency successful the system.

According to a merchandise issued by the Health Department, Andhra Pradesh Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (APMSIDC) Executive Director Krishna Mohan met the Health Minister and explained to him that helium did not person immoderate relation to play successful finalising method specifications portion purchasing equipment. He reconsidered proposals lone twice, helium clarified, giving details astir it.

Later, the Minister discussed with him issues regarding transfers, which are apt to instrumentality spot successful 2026. The Minister asked the officials acrophobic to instrumentality an online strategy to behaviour error-free transfers wrong a abbreviated time.