Chandigarh, February 11–The Haryana Government has directed all civil surgeons, principal medical officers and medical superintendents that treatment should not be delayed or denied to any patient who is without an Adhaar Card or any other identity card.

Disclosing this here today, the Director General Health Services, Dr. Satish Kumar Aggarwal, said they must first provide immediate treatment to any serious patients coming to the hospital and do the file work meant for records later. Disciplinary action would be taken against those who don’t comply with the orders.

Adhaar Card is not compulsory for patients for getting any kind of treatment in hospitals in the state, he added