Nursing college principal earns min’s wrath
Pratiksha.Ramkumar@timesgroup.com
Coimbatore:14.08.2019
Health minister C Vijayabaskar on Tuesday ordered action against the principal (in-charge) of the nursing college in the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) after she failed to answer the questions he posed on various government schemes for women.
Vijayabaskar had visited CMCH to inaugurate the pneumococcal vaccination programme and honour the doctors, who had performed 2,750 angiograms.
While he was waiting for municipal administration minister S P Velumani to arrive at the venue, the minister, who was a practicing doctor before entering politics, used the opportunity to interact with the nursing students.
He quizzed them about the government schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, a cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women, Janani Suraksha Yojana, a programme for reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional delivery, and the cradle scheme.
“He became unhappy when the students failed to answer the questions,” a hospital source told TOI.
The minister then summoned the nursing college principal (in-charge) Dhanalakshmi, and asked her why any of the students, who should educate patients about the schemes, were not aware of them.
“Pulling her up for the students’ lack of knowledge, the minister asked her if she was aware of the schemes. Dhanalakshmi, who looked stunned, did not reply. An irate minister ordered CMCH dean Dr B Ashokan to take action against her,” said the official.
Vijayabaskar and Velumani later attended ‘Gift an Organ’, an event to promote organ transplantation, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry and Young Indians.
Pratiksha.Ramkumar@timesgroup.com
Coimbatore:14.08.2019
Health minister C Vijayabaskar on Tuesday ordered action against the principal (in-charge) of the nursing college in the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) after she failed to answer the questions he posed on various government schemes for women.
Vijayabaskar had visited CMCH to inaugurate the pneumococcal vaccination programme and honour the doctors, who had performed 2,750 angiograms.
While he was waiting for municipal administration minister S P Velumani to arrive at the venue, the minister, who was a practicing doctor before entering politics, used the opportunity to interact with the nursing students.
He quizzed them about the government schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, a cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women, Janani Suraksha Yojana, a programme for reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional delivery, and the cradle scheme.
“He became unhappy when the students failed to answer the questions,” a hospital source told TOI.
The minister then summoned the nursing college principal (in-charge) Dhanalakshmi, and asked her why any of the students, who should educate patients about the schemes, were not aware of them.
“Pulling her up for the students’ lack of knowledge, the minister asked her if she was aware of the schemes. Dhanalakshmi, who looked stunned, did not reply. An irate minister ordered CMCH dean Dr B Ashokan to take action against her,” said the official.
Vijayabaskar and Velumani later attended ‘Gift an Organ’, an event to promote organ transplantation, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry and Young Indians.
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