Rajasthan, Punjab & Maha raise questions on faulty ventilators provided from PM CARES Fund

Rajasthan, Punjab & Maharashtra raised questions on faulty ventilators provided from PM CARES Fund to the hospitals. 

The Union Health Ministry on Thursday posed pointed questions to a few such hospitals and medical colleges in Punjab, saying "they have been, instead, raising the issue of ventilators being non-functional without any basis".

One such case was reported from the GGS Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab where several ventilators were lying unused as a result of technical glitches due to lack of proper maintenance.

The hospital later raised the issue that there were technical glitches in the 'Made in India' ventilators due to poor service by the manufacturer after sales.