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Govt paid DCHs excess ₹161 crore without scrutiny
The New Indian Express Jeypore
|December 09, 2024
THE Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has detected large-scale irregularities in the management of Covid hospitals during the pandemic between 2020 and 2022.
The audit found irregularities in the payment of ₹161.61 crore to private hospitals, which functioned as dedicated Covid hospitals (DCHs) during the two-year period. The irregularities were noticed in passing the bills for payment without proper verification of documents.
The Health and Family Welfare department had received ₹2,868.8 crore from different sources, including the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF), Emergency Covid Response Package (ECRP), and Public Health Response Fund (PHRF) for preparedness and prevention-related functions in the state to manage the Covid-19 pandemic.
This story is from the December 09, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Jeypore.
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