'Ensure Cleanliness': Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot Seeks Better Facilities In Govt Hospitals

Hospitals should implement and adhere to a code of conduct in order to improve facilities and management while providing quality services to patients, said CM Ashok Gehlot.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday met with the principals of the state's operational and newly built medical colleges in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO). CM Gehlot emphasised the lack of awareness about government schemes amongst people, saying, "Through the Mukhyamantri Chiranjeevi Yojana, the Rajasthan government has implemented many large-scale projects, such as free drug test treatment, but the patients in the state are still suffering."

"If the patient arrives at the hospital for treatment and there is no cleanliness, if there is dirt, what will happen to the patients? Despite the fact that the state has many large schemes, patients continue to suffer," ABP News quoted CM Gehlot as saying. 

He suggested that hospital officials impose fines for spitting and littering, work to reduce long lines, and focus on improving cleanliness and hygiene so that visitors receive quality services.

The chief minister stated that healthy competition for cleanliness and maintenance should exist among government hospitals.

Gehlot also stated that private hospitals "loot" the public and that there should be a check on it. He stated that while private hospitals have commercial goals, they should also have a humanitarian approach.

CM Gehlot stated that some private hospitals that supported the Right to Health Bill in the state protested. After that, it came to a halt in the assembly; these people make a lot of money.

"Some of these individuals should come forward. Private hospitals are no longer permitted to rob the state," CM stated, ABP News reported. 

He claimed that private hospitals have caused a commotion. 

There have been numerous reports of private hospital looting. A robbery occurred recently with a patient at Shri Ram Hospital in Jodhpur. In this case, Osiya MLA Divya Maderna protested her government, and the hospital administration returned the money taken from the patient, ABP News reported. 

Another case recently reported involving Krishna Hospital in Jodhpur, in which a patient was charged 8.5 lakh rupees for treatment despite the fact that the patient died; people protested, and the private hospital was forced to back down. The money was later returned to the patient's relatives by the hospital, Times of India reported.