Instructions have been given to take action against civil surgeons who are negligent in spending the amount given under the Chief Minister Hospital Operation and Maintenance Scheme and the 15th Finance Commission.
State Bureau, Ranchi. Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department, Ajay Kumar Singh has expressed his displeasure against the civil surgeons who were negligent in spending the amount given under the Chief Minister Hospital Operation and Maintenance Scheme and the 15th Finance Commission.
He gave strict instructions to spend at least 50 percent of the amount provided by the department within seven days and said that failing which, disciplinary action would be taken against the concerned civil surgeons.
The Additional Chief Secretary gave this warning while reviewing the schemes through video conferencing on Tuesday. During the review, the Additional Chief Secretary discussed in detail the topics like Chief Minister Hospital Operation and Maintenance Scheme, amount spent under 15th Finance Commission, PM-Ayushman Bharat Infrastructure Development Mission, TB Free India Campaign, NHM, Drugs and Diagnostics and outsourced reinstatement.
While reviewing the Chief Minister Hospital Operation and Maintenance Scheme, he instructed all the districts to speed up the works under the scheme. He directed to identify those five districts which are lagging behind in spending the amount.
He ordered to issue show cause notices to the civil surgeons of those districts. Emphasizing on the effective utilization of the funds of the 15th Finance Commission, the Additional Chief Secretary said that all Civil Surgeons should hold a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Development Commissioner and review the schemes and update the report.
During the review of the National Health Campaign, the Additional Chief Secretary gave instructions for immediate reinstatement on the vacant posts and said that where the reinstatement process is going on, it should be completed immediately and the report updated.
In the review of Drugs and Diagnostics, instructions were given to assess the availability of medicines district wise, ensure purchase of medicines at every level and enter them on the portal within two days.
At the end of the meeting, the Additional Chief Secretary instructed all the districts to ensure speed, transparency and accountability in the implementation of the schemes. Campaign Director Shashi Prakash Jha, Jharkhand Health Society Executive Director Chhavi Ranjan and other officials were present in the meeting.
Hand held X-ray machine will be purchased for TB testing
While reviewing the TB-free India campaign, he directed to ensure purchase of hand-held X-ray machines as per requirement. He said that there will be no shortage of funds for this. If required, the machine will also be made available from the state level.
In the one month special program running under NHM, special emphasis was laid on conducting TB screening of all the needy and not leaving out any person. The Additional Chief Secretary gave instructions to increase TB testing in those districts which are lagging behind in this.
Agreements of outsourced agencies will be reviewed, selection of new agency will be banned
On the subject of outsourced restoration, the Additional Chief Secretary asked to review the agreements of the concerned agencies. If the agreement is very old, instructions were given to replace it. At present, the selection of the new agency has been put on hold and it was told that the department is preparing the necessary documents before the new tender. Only after this the new agency will be selected.