As many as 25 more women who fell seriously ill after sterilisation surgeries conducted on them in Bilaspur district, were discharged from different hospitals on Friday.
In all, a total of 83 women have been discharged after successful treatment while 38 women are left under treatment in different hospitals, officials said. The women were sent off to their homes in special vehicles arranged by the administration.Each of them was given a cheque of Rs50,000 as per announcement made by the Chief Minister Raman Singh. They were also provided a blanket and water bottle besides necessary medicines.
The officials said that at present only 4 women are under treatment at Apollo Hospital and 34 in Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS). They said that 28 women were discharged on November 18, as many as 7 on November 19, as many as 23 on November 20 and 25 on November 21.These women were admitted to different hospitals with post-operative complications after they had undergone surgeries in Sakri, Gaurela, Pendra and Marwahi villages of the district on November 8 and 10. As many as 13 women had died in the incident.
Chief Minister Raman Singh had announced a compensation of Rs4 lakh for the next of kin of dead and Rs50,000 for those hospitalized besides free treatment. In addition to this, the government had terminated the services of two doctors and suspended two others. FIR was also lodged against laparoscopic surgeon Dr RK Gupta who was arrested later. A Judicial Commission has also been appointed by the government to probe into the incident.