BMO Nowshera issue show cause notice to SDH hospital canteen owner ; Canteen owner luring patients to purchase medicines from his medical shop

GNS ONLINE NEWS PORTAL 

SHYAM SOOD 

RAJOURI, DECEMBER 4 :–Block Medical Officer (BMO) Nowshera in Rajouri district has issued show cause notice to the owner of hospital canteen for luring the attendants of the patients to purchase medicines from his own medical chemist shop situated behind the sub district hospital in Nowshera town.
According to Show Cause Notice (No.BMO/NSR/2023-24/3155-58 dt 4/11/2023) one Vijay Kumar s/o Girdhari Lal , who is also owner of M/S Choudhary Medical Hall Nowshera), is also running the hospital canteen for the last many years and also providing food diet to patients, managing the parking & selling others items also.
It has been observed that most of the time Vijay can be seen snatching OPD slips/ medical prescriptions from the patients/ attendants of the patients and lure them to purchase medicines from his shop.
In this connection, the prominent citizens, and Chemist Association Nowshera has raised objections several times against Vijay before successive BMOs and higher authorities.
But the authorities concerned failed to take any action for the reasons best known to them.
Recently prominent citizens/ Chemist Association lodged a complaint against Vijay with JK Grievances Cell.
“A complaint has been received through JK Grievance ID No.999003989737 dt 31/5/23 that you (Vijay Kumar) have snatched OPD slips/medical prescriptions from patients visiting the hospital & luring them to your chemist shop (M/S Choudhary Medical Hall) and bad impact (i.e. less sale of generic medicines) of PM Janaushadi Pharmacy established in the hospital for the benefit of poor & needy patients & they have also demanded appropriate action” read BMO’s show cause notice.
The notice further read that the complainants have also demanded detailed inquiry into the tendering & allotment of hospital canteen, parking, food diet and selling of other items in your favour.
“It has also been observed that you do not comply with the conditions as per contract and don’t deposit the rent in time. You are directed to furnish a reply in the light of the said complaint within a week time. Failing which the same shall be communicated to higher auth for appropriate action under rule” Show cause notice read.