As many as 28 victims of sterilisation camps in Bilaspur district have been discharged from hospitals so far after their successful treatment, officials informed on Tuesday.
Bilaspur Division Commissioner Sonmoni Borah and Collector Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi sent the women to their homes in vehicles arranged by the administration. On the directives of Chief Minister Raman Singh, special medical measures have been taken for treatment of the women who had fallen ill after undergoing surgery in the sterilisation camps in Sakri Pendari, Gaurela, Pendra and Marwahi on November 8 and 10 in Bilaspur district.
The women are being treated in Bilaspur at the District Hospital, Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Science (CIMS) and Apollo Hospital. The officials stated that 18 patients from the District Hospital and 10 from CIMS have been discharged after successful treatment. Each of these women was given cheque of Rs50,000 as per announcement made by the Chief Minister.
The officers asked the women and their family members to feel free to inform them about any problem after reaching home. To ensure safety of these women, they were sent in vehicles arranged by administration along with officers and employees.
The women who have been discharged from the hospital include six from Gaurela, 10 from Pendra, nine from Marwahi and three from Takhatpur. It is pertinent to mention that 13 women had died after undergoing surgeries in sterilisation camps conducted in Bilaspur district on November 8 and 10. About 125 were admitted to different hospitals in Bilaspur.
Chief Minister Raman Singh had announced a compensation of Rs4 lakh for the kin of each women who died and Rs50,000 for those under treatment besides free treatment to them. Doctors from AIIMS New Delhi and Apollo Hospital Hyderabad were also arranged by the Government for treatment of the victims.
The Chief Minister has also constituted a single-member Probe Commission to probe into the incident. In addition to this, the services of two officers have been terminated and two have been suspended in the incident.