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Delhi L-G V K Saxena has recommended for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry in the matter of non standard drugs procured and supplied in Delhi government Hospitals.
Reacting to the development, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said that after assuming office, he had directed an audit of the medicines procured, but no action was taken by the Health Secretary.
Saxena, in his note, also said that these drugs procured by spending huge budgetary resources are a grave threat to public health and safety and have the potential of endangering lives of people.
There were complaints of sub-standard medicines being supplied in Delhi Government hospitals. - LG Recommends CBI Inquiry Into Supply Of 'Non-standard' Drugs In Delhi Government Hospitals
In a note to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, the LG said that allegedly the non-standard medicines have been given to lakhs of patients.