Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday asked the Health Department officials to immediately suspend two doctors of Chatra Sadar Hospital whose alleged lackadaisical approach has resulted in the death of a tribal patient and even after death of the patient the hospital authorities could not manage to arrange an ambulance for taking his body.
Taking cognisance of media reports, the CM ordered for a thorough enquiry in the incident within 24 hours and find out why medicines were not available in the hospital. He ordered the Health department officials to suspend Hospital Manager Dr Nishant Kumar and Hospital Superintendent Dr Krishna Kumar.
The CM also announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the family members of the deceased person and asked the health department officials to ensure that the medicines for cure of snakebites are made available at all health centres of the State at any cost.
According to reports, one Rajendra Oraon of Shidpa village of Tandwa Block in Chatra district was brought to Chatra Sadar Hospital on Sunday after he was bitten by a venomous snake on Saturday night. He could not survive due to lack of medicines at the hospital, said reports and even after his death his family members had to wait for hours for an ambulance to take his body back home.
Meanwhile, speaking at the ST representatives’ conference in latehar on Monday, Das said that the government was not intending to snatch the land of poor but laws were made to secure their rights. He said that the Opposition parties are spreading wrong words about the issue and they want that the tribals remain poor and subjugated.
Das said that the government aims to bring benefits of the schemes on the ground and in order to ensure that the benefits reach the last person of the
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Axe on 2 Chatra docs for denial of drugs, ambulance
State the participation of one and all was necessary. The government has made several schemes to help the poor students complete their education and the rural population gets trained in skill development. Stressing on the value of education, he said that the government is doing everything to help students continue their education.
The CM said that Rs 1200 crore plan was being run for the betterment of tribal population in the State. A large amount of money is being invested to make tribal women economically independent.
He also said that by the year 2022 over 30 lakh houses will be constructed for the poor and the homeless. Electricity will be made available in the whole State and in 247 villages where power cannot reach solar lights would be arranged. The CM, on the occasion, asked officials to pay compensation to people losing land for development works within 90 days.
Manika MlA Harekrishna Singh, Simdega MlA Bimla Pradhan, Mandar MlA Gangotri Kujur and several other people were present on the occasion.