Denying Treatment under Harish Santhwana scheme issue dominates ZP meeting

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Denying Treatment under Harish Santhwana scheme issue dominates ZP meeting

Manipal: A private hospital in Manipal has been playing with the lives of people said ZP Member Geethanjali Suvarna. She was speaking at the Zilla Panchayat general meeting held at Dr V S Acharya Memorial Hall, Rajathadri in Manipal here on November 29.

A 28-year-old woman was admitted to a private hospital in Manipal after suffering severe injuries in a road accident. Suvarna alleged that due to the negligence of the hospital staff the woman lost her leg. DHO Udupi Dr Rohini said that she would take a cognizance of the issue as the matter was to be investigated by the state authorities. Suvarna asked the DHO to furnish details of beneficiaries under Harish Santhwana Yojana, Dr Rohini said that she would provide every information on the scheme. She also said that the patients were refusing to enrol for the schemes.

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Suvarna took to task KSRTC administration for not inviting ZP President Dinakar Babu and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru LS Constituency MP Shobha Karandlaje for the flagging off ceremony of JNURM buses. She said that the KSRTC was playing politics. KSRTC administrative officer said that he would apologise for the mistake and such mistakes will not be repeated.

Kota ZP Member Raghavendra Kanchan alleged that an ayurvedic doctor was practising allopathic medicine and a patient has suffered serious health problems. He urged the DHO to take action against the doctor. The duty doctor at a government hospital is doing his duty effectively, the member urged the CEO to intervene and transfer the doctor.

Kallianpur ZP member Janardhan Thonse said that the agenda should be given before 6 days to prepare for the meeting. Shirva ZP member Wilson Rodrigues said that the concerned departments were delaying to issue NOC to buildings in regard to the Atradi – Bajpe Airport road, he urged the ZP to take a cognizance of the issue.

ZP CEO Priyanka Mary Francis, ZP Vice President Sheela K Shetty and others were present.


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