Rajasthan govt accuses Centre of providing defective ventilators to state, demands probe Rajasthan govt accuses Centre of providing defective ventilators to state, demands probe The Ashok Gehlot led Congress government in Rajasthan has accused the Centre of providing defected ventilators to the state. advertisement Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot The Rajasthan Government has accused the Centre of providing defective ventilators to the state. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has demanded that the Union Health Ministry thoroughly investigate the purchase of defective ventilators made available through the PM CARES Fund. "The Centre had made 1,900 ventilators available to the state from the PM Cares Fund. It was responsible for the installation and maintenance of these ventilators. According to doctors, many of these ventilators have technical shortcomings due to which using them can prove to be dangerous for patients," Gehlot said in a statement.