COVID-19: Rajasthan govt sets up committee to monitor availability of oxygen cylinders, medicines

The team will be responsible for conducting inspection of the medicine stock and their supply at private hospitals.

Published: 22nd April 2021 02:57 PM  |   Last Updated: 22nd April 2021 02:57 PM   |  A+A A-

Workers load empty cylinders of medical oxygen, required for treatment of critical COVID-19 patients, as coronavirus cases surge across the country, in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)

By PTI

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government on Thursday set up a four-member committee to ensure availability of oxygen cylinders and medicines, including remdesivir, for COVID-19 patients in the state.

The committee was set up on the direction of state Health Minister Raghu Sharma, a spokesperson said.

It comprises drug control department officers Dinesh Kumar Taneja, Manish Kumar Modi and Komal Roopchandani, and Rajasthan Pharmacy Council member Navin Sanghi.

The team will be responsible for conducting inspection of the medicine stock and their supply at private hospitals.

It will submit a daily report to the Drug Control Organisation headquarters, the spokesperson said.

Action as per rules will be taken if irregularity is found, he added.

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