The Delhi High Court on Wednesday mentioned the Delhi authorities must publicize the grievance redressal mechanism arrange by it to cope with complaints of over billing of COVID sufferers by non-public hospitals.
A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh mentioned that the federal government ought to create a web-based system for registering complaints of sufferers.
The Delhi authorities informed the High Court that to this point 77 complaints have been obtained and 15 have been disposed of by district stage committees.
“Around 4-5 overcharging have been found. The process of hearing has already started in 95% of the 62 pending cases, and probably in ten days from next week most of these will be disposed of,” senior advocate Rahul Mehra, representing the federal government, submitted earlier than the courtroom. did.
As per the federal government’s reply positioned earlier than the courtroom, most variety of complaints have been obtained from North-West and South-East districts and all of them are nonetheless pending. So far, not less than 5 hospitals have been discovered to be charging greater than sufferers.
“Refunds have also been made in some cases,” the federal government informed the courtroom.
The courtroom on Wednesday requested the Center to file a reply on establishing of a buffer inventory of liquid medical oxygen in Delhi, and to file a standing report inside every week on the supply of liposomal amphotericin B, which is used for the therapy of blackheads. is completed. Fungus, within the nation.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
