3/8/2016
Nitesh Sangral
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 8: Anguished over alleged apathetic attitude
of India Red Cross Society (IRCS), Jammu toward attendants' sarai which is
being maintained by it, administration of Government Medical College and
Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu has approached Divisional Commissioner Jammu for
taking back Attendants' Sarai advocating that the attendant Sarai was not being
put to optimum use.
Pertinently, the Sarai at Maheshpura Chowk has the
capacity of accommodating 150 persons and the building was constructed at a
cost of Rs 3.29 Crore. After completion, the building was handed over to the
Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) for its management, which in turn had fixed Rs
50 per person per bed charge for general masses and Rs 30 for Below Poverty
Line (BPL) category attendants and Rs 10 per person per meal.
Sources in GMC&H Jammu told Early Times that the
Sarai was not being put to optimum use as the attendants were barely
accommodated in it. Moreover, Sources claimed that the cumbersome formalities
for getting bed at Attendant Sarai have been restraining the patients from
getting shelter at Attendant Sarai. "Whenever some attendant goes to the
Sarai, the officials at Sarai seek various documents from patients in a bid to
drive them away", he said.
"The arrogance of officials at the Sarai could be
gauged from the fact that whenever, we visit the Sarai, the main gate is always
locked as if it is a private property, "Sources alleged.
The attendants prefer to spend nights in corridors of
GMC&H due to rude and unwarranted behaviour of the officials of IRCS
manning the Sarai.
Divisional Commissioner Dr Pawan Kotwal could not be
contacted despite repeated attempts.
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