-The Telegraph New Delhi: The father of an eight-year-old boy who died in a private hospital in Gurgaon last year from dengue complications said on Thursday the hospital had refunded the full billed amount of about Rs 15 lakh after appeals by an MP and the health ministry. Public health activists said the refund had been made on condition that Gopendra Parmar withdraw the police complaint of overcharging he had filed against...
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Benefits can't be denied for want of Aadhaar: UIDAI
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: With cases of denial of hospital facilities being reported, UIDAI has reiterated that the Aadhaar Act clearly states that benefits cannot be denied due to absence of an Aaadhar number or failure of biometrics due to reasons such as old age or poor connectivity. In a statement, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) asked government departments/ministries and state/UT governments to ensure that no essential service...
More »No Aadhaar, Gurgaon hospital turns away woman, she gives birth right outside -Sakshi Dayal
-The Indian Express The incident comes just days after a woman was refused treatment at a Community Health Centre (CHC) in Jaunpur district in UP, for not furnishing an Aadhar card or any other kind of identity proof. Gurgaon (Haryana): Denied admission for not furnishing an Aadhaar card, a woman gave birth just outside the doors of Gurgaon’s Civil Hospital Friday as a crowd looked on. Forced to leave the premises, the...
More »Software and soft skills in Bihar -Surabhi
-The Hindu Business Line Patna is attracting the young from the hinterland to its skilling centres, teaching them English and computer skills At first glance they look like cyber cafés with their bustling young boys and girls. But take a closer look and you will find students busy at their computers picking up English language and software skills. These small centres have popped up across the State Capital in shopping areas and residential...
More »Dengue death: Fortis kept profit margin as high as 1,737 per cent, finds NPPA -Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express Aadya died of dengue at the hospital in September, and her family was charged almost Rs 16 lakh for a 15-day stay. New Delhi: Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon made a 1,737 per cent profit on drugs and other consumables that it billed the family of seven-year-old Aadya Singh, the drug pricing regulator has found in an analysis. Aadya died of dengue at the hospital in September, and her family was charged...
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