Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Saturday that his department had written to the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to cancel the lease of land to Fortis hospital in Gurugram due to alleged violations of the terms and conditions of the agreement.
“The land was given by HUDA to Fortis hospital in Gurugram in 2004 under certain terms and conditions, which included conditions like reserving 20% of beds for the poor, but they are not providing these beds. Therefore, we have written to HUDA to cancel their lease as they have violated the terms and conditions of the MoU,” Mr. Vij told reporters in Ambala on Saturday.
Govt. panel
A State government panel probing allegations of overcharging against the hospital had found “several irregularities”, including protocols not being followed in a case related to the death of a 7-year-old girl.
Following the indictment by the panel, Mr. Vij had said that an FIR will be lodged against the private hospital while the license of its blood bank will be cancelled. He told reporters on Saturday that a draft of the proposed complaint to the police had been prepared.
A notice to cancel Fortis Gurgaon’s blood bank has also been given, he added. The bill for the treatment of seven-year-old Adya Singh had shot upto ₹15 lakh even as she died of dengue, he said.