Corpn. to remove freebies stored in PHC
Gives an undertaking before High Court Bench
The Madurai Corporation on Friday gave an undertaking before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court that it would take steps to remove freebies stored in the operation theatre of the Urban Primary Health Centre in K. Pudur and ensure that the theatre started to function soon.
It said funds had been allocated to bring in the necessary equipment to remove the freebies and store them elsewhere. Disposing of a public interest litigation petition following the assurance, a division bench of Justices K. K. Sasidharan and G. R. Swaminathan observed that in future hospitals should not be converted into such warehouses.
The petition was filed on the basis of a report that freebies to be distributed under various government welfare schemes were stored in the operation theatre of the UPHC in K. Pudur. The freebies included mixies, fans and grinders.
The UPHC was built under the National Urban Health Mission to cater to needs of the public, particularly to the socially weaker sections. The main objective of the mission was to improve the health status of the urban population, the petition said.
The operation theatre in the UPHC has not been functioning for more than a year. The health centre also lacks in basic infrastructure, the petitioner claimed.
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