The health ministry has asked the drug manufacturers, supplying medicines and medical devices to the Central government health scheme (CGHS), to stamp special tag and put barcode to check the instances of pilferage of medicines and equipments.
The authorities have asked the manufacturers to stamp 'CGHS supply not for sale’ with indelible ink and place special barcode on the drugs and medical devices supplied to the schemes and dispensaries. The government has also set up a task force to check further pilferage of medicines and equipments. Senior officials have been instructed to hold regular inspection of dispensaries to monitor procurement, distribution and storage of drugs.
These measures were taken in the wake of some recent instances of pilfering of medicines and equipments meant for CGHS dispensaries and selling them in the open market in Delhi.
One case of pilferage was reported from CGHS wellness Centre, Vivek Vihar, Delhi. SIT Crime Branch, Delhi arrested Revti Prasad Sharma, store keeper, Vivek Vihar and Mithun Tyagi, computer operator at CGHS Wellness Centre Yamuna Vihar, in December last in this connection. The store keeper had been suspended while the other person had been terminated.
Besides, the instance has prompted the authorities to launch more preventive measures as such cases are believed to be happening in many parts of the country. The CGHS authorities have directed for surprise checks and inspection by additional directors. The CMOs and other medical officers were also asked to conduct random inspections.
The scams involving the CGHS drugs are worth several hundred crore of rupees in all parts, as per reports. Crime Branch some time back arrested owner of two medical stores at Bhagirath place in Delhi in connection with one of such scam to the tune of Rs 8 crore.
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