The Manav Adhikar Suraksha Manch’s held its 61st Ghanta Yatra (cymbal beating rally) here on Monday demanding stringent action against the doctors, who are involved in irregularities committed in Nidan and Niramaya schemes.
The members alleged that MKCH Medical College Hospital doctors are flouting the rules of the different medical schemes and are forcing the patients to go private hospitals for the diagnostic services.
Alleging that free Niramaya medicines are not available at medicine centres, they alleged that doctors are prescribing other medicines, which are available private medicine stores. Patients are forced to buy the medicines from the private stores, they added. While the Nidan scheme, implemented by the State Government, provides for free diagnostic services, including the MRI, CT scan, X-Ray, such facilities are not available in the MKCG now, they alleged further.
Among others, Manch coordinator Abani Kumar Gaya, Ranindra Kumar Nayak, Pravat Nayak, Laxmi Narayan Rout, Maguni Nahak and Manoj Kumar Tarai were present.