GTB HOSPITAL NOT PROVIDING MEDICINES TO POOR IPD PATIENT BITTU SUFFERING FROM LIVER, KIDNEY AND HIV PROBLEMS - MONITORING COMMITTEE MEMBER WRITES TO DELHI PS (HEALTH)

To                                                                                                     07.10.2014

Sh. S.C.L Das

Principal Secretary (Health)

Govt. of  NCT of Delhi

Secretariat, IP Estate

New Delhi-110002

Sub:  GTB Hospital not providing medicines to poor IPD patient Bittu

Dear Sir,

30 years old Bittu (GTB Card No. 66492) r/o 807/13, RR Block, Naveen Shahdara, Delhi (Mob. 9891702482) is an IPD patient in Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi-95(Ward no. 26, Bed No. 25, 6^th Floor). Bittu is suffering from liver, kidney and HIV problems. He has an old widow mother who is working as maid servant in some houses and hardly earns Rs. 3000/- per month. He has two daughters of six and seven years’ age. Old mother’s income is the only source of income in the family.

Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital is not providing the prescribed medicines and the mother is asked to purchase the same from the market which is not at all possible. A copy of special drug form containing the prescribed medicines is enclosed hereto for your ready reference. It is really not understandable as to why the government hospital is not providing all the required medicines to the IPD patients free of costs and are asked to purchase from the market. It needs probe and the urgent action.

Sh. Suresh, the brother-in-law patient Bittu, has personally approached to me today and requested in writing to help the patient Bittu by taking his cause with you to ensure that all the prescribed medicines are regularly provided by the GTB Hospital to the patient Bittu free of costs. A copy of the letter dated 07.10.2014 is enclosed hereto.

You are requested to kindly help the patient Bittu by directing the Medical Superintendent of GTB Hospital to provide all the medicines to IPD patient Bittu free of costs. In case, any test is required to be done, the same may also be done by the hospital at its costs and his mother is not asked to get it done from out-side the hospital.

With regards

Ashok Agarwal, Advocate

Member Monitoring Committee

M-09811101923 

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All India Parents Association (AIPA) on 28.05.2014 had made a representation to Smt. Smriti Irani, the Union HRD Minister, highlighting the issue of the growing commercialisation of education in private unaided schools and financial exploitation of parents by these schools. Citing the Delhi High Court’s observations in Social Jurist PIL against arbitrary fee-hike by private unaided schools, the representation had demanded a strong national legislation to regulate fee-hike. It had further suggested that in such legislation, provision be made for at least 50% representation to parents in the School-Management Committee of private unaided schools.

However, showing callous indifference, the Ministry, instead of acting upon the suggestions made in the representation, chose to forward the letter to the CBSE in a routine fashion, knowing well that it is not the task of CBSE to make laws for the country.

The CBSE has sent a reply dated 29.09.2014 under the signatures of Assistant Secretary (Affiliation) which reads as under:

“In this connection, I am directed to inform you that as all schools affiliated with the Board are expected to follow Rule 11 of Affiliation Bye Laws of the Board which prescribes fee charges should be commensurate with the facility provided by the institution also schools should consult parents/representatives before revising the fee. In case, if any complaint is received against the school, necessary action is initiated by the Board.”

This response of the MHRD, routed through the CBSE, suffers from the following lacunae:

·        Firstly, it ignores the fact that not all the private schools in the country are affiliated to the CBSE. There are several other national as well as state education Boards in the country to which CBSE bye laws have no application.

·          Secondly, CBSE is not a statutory body. The bye laws cited in this reply are not of statutory character either. They stand at a much feeble legal footing.

·        Thirdly, CBSE has no mechanism for auditing the accounts of the schools to determine as to whether the fee charged by a school is justified. Nor has it taken any action against any school in the country till date for charging unjustified fee.

Ashok Agarwal, Advocate

National President

All India Parents Association

M: 9811101923

06.10.2014

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