Keeping check on pvt nursing homes violating norms:Maha to HC

The Maharashtra government today assured the Bombay High Court that it was taking adequate steps to keep a check on private nursing homes and hospitals being operated without proper licenses across the state.
The government made this submission in its affidavit, filed today in response to a public interest lawsuit filed by Pune resident Atul Bhosale raising concerns over increasing number of illegal nursing homes and hospitals.
The government in its affidavit said random inspections are carried out in all nursing homes and hospitals in the state by a team of officers from departments of police, revenue, health and the food and drugs.

"The state health minister has issued letters to guardian ministers (of various districts), MLAs, MLCs, mayors and zilla parishad presidents for implementation of various activities to improve the sex ratio," the affidavit said.
It stated the government is also giving publicity to its 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme.
As per the affidavit, an inspection of nursing homes and hospitals was launched for a month in March this year during which 3,795 private nursing homes and hospitals were found to be violating provisions of the various acts.

The affidavit said appropriate action will be taken against the errant hospitals and nursing homes.

On the incident of 19 foetuses found dumped in plastic bags in Sangli district early this year, the affidavit said appropriate action has been taken against the concerned hospital and its owners. It stated that FIR has been lodged and the accused persons have been arrested.
"The state authority has sealed Bharati Hospital premises owned by one Balasaheb Khidrapure. The minister of public health and family welfare, additional chief secretary of Public Health Department and Health Services director visited the area (Sangli) and have given further instructions to the Dean of the Civil hospital there to give all support to the police probe," the affidavit said.