Indore: Chief Medical and Health Officer probes complaint made against him 

— By Staff Reporter | May 03, 2018 09:06 am

Indore: Though allegations of corruption against medical education and health department have become common, something worse has surfaced. A complaint was lodged with the collector during public hearing against chief medical and health officer (CMHO), Indore, in January this year. The collectorate forwarded this complaint to CMHO to investigate into the allegation made against the latter.

As per case, a complaint was filed by Vikas Singh against the license and registration renewal of KND Hospital, which he started with Dr Nilesh Dehariya in Simrol. He told officials at public hearing that he started KND Hospital in Simrol in 2014 in partnership with Dr Nilesh Dehariya for which he provided land and infrastructure. The hospital was registered in name of Dr Dehariya.

“After a year, I learnt about financial irregularities after which I requested the CMHO not to renew the license of hospital as he had withdrawn the partnership and the management of hospital was under dispute,” Vikas Singh told mediapersons. He alleged that even after lodging compliant, CMHO Dr HN Nayak renewed the hospital’s registration in name of Dr Dehariya’s wife Rashmi Dehariya after which he approached the collector.

“The complaint against CMHO and the hospital was forwarded to CMHO for investigation. Now, the matter is pending with him and the hospital is functioning despite the disputes,” Singh said. Vikas moved another complaint at public hearing in similar connection recently.

Meanwhile, CMHO Dr Nayak said hospital’s registration was suspended in February after getting the complaint. Dr Dehariya said that the registration was renewed in April and there is no dispute over the partnership of the hospital.