Govt ensures timely medicine supply in Arunachal

Itanagar, Jan 05 (UNI) Arunachal Pradesh Tax and Excise minister Kalikho Pul today said the government has placed Rs 3.95 crores to ensure timely supply of medicines and curb various discrepancies in the process.

Though the Centre had provided huge funds to the state health department in the last few years for procuring medicines, the medicines were always in short supply.

Often the medicines at the district hospitals and various health centres were irrelevant and nearing expiry period, he said.

Responding to the people's grievances, the government had taken a step to mitigate the hardship experienced by the people of remote areas.

Thus, it had provided non-divertible earmarked Rs 5 crore for purchase of medicines during 2006-07 against each General Hospital, district hospitals, CHC, PHC and sub-centers in the state.

Though the decision was communicated to the health department on July 26, 2006 for immediate action nothing had been done so far in this regard.

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