SCAM/CORRUPTION – 2010 - Indian Social Institute

money for everything here. Recently, I paid Rs. 20 to get an x-ray done. If we have to spend at least
Rs.50 every day, why should we come to a government hospital?” Prakash T. from Chitradurga alleged
that the ward boys harassed the patients if they were not paid. “The food served to us is tasteless. The
rice is usually overcooked and the milk watery. Most of the time we buy food from outside,” said N.
Murthy, another patient. R. Nirmala, whose husband Ramanna was admitted a month ago, and Soganna
from Pavadaga, another patient, said the hospital pharmacy was short of medicines too. “Sometimes we
have to buy medicines from outside,” Ms. Nirmala said. Shashidhar Buggi, RGICD Director, said stringent
action was being initiated against corrupt ward boys and some of them had even been suspended.
“Whenever such complaints are brought to my notice, I have punished them. But as we are short-staffed,
it is difficult to monitor properly,” he said. On complaints about food, he said: “Although we don’t have a
nutritionist in the hospital, I ensure that the food cooked in the hospital is of good quality. Along with
proper meals, each patient is given bread, milk and two eggs every day. We will soon get a nutritionist to
improve the quality of food.” Earlier, during the programme, Japananda Swamy, founder of Swami
Vivekananda Integrated Rural Health Centre, said there was an increase in MDR TB cases because
people discontinued treatment. “Although they are provided free medicines, they don’t have food to eat as
they are poor. They discontinue [medication] because taking the medicine without proper food causes
them acidity.” He said people had the wrong notion that being infected with TB meant the end of the
world. “There is a lot of ignorance and people from all sectors, including the media, should spread
awareness.” While Professor and Head of the Department of Pulmonary Medicine C. Nagaraj presented a
paper, RNTCP Evolution: Objectives and Role of Medical Colleges, Senior Specialist (Pulmonary
Medicine) S.S. Revadi spoke on Diagnosis and Management of TB under RNTCP Guidelines.. The
former Family Physicians Association president S. Subramanyam spoke on the role of private-public
partnership in controlling the disease. (The Hindu 18/2/10)
Maharashtra Chief Post-Master General held for taking Rs 2 crore bribe (5)
Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI): The Chief Post-Master General of Maharashtra and Goa has been arrested by
CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 crore for issuing a no objection certificate (NOC) for construction
of a post office in neighbouring Thane district. The Chief Postmaster General of Maharashtra and Goa,
Manjit Singh Bali, apprehended by the CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 2 crore for issuing a No
Objection Certificate (NOC) for construction of a post office. PTI Manjit Singh Bali, a 1978 batch officer of
the Indian Postal Services, was caught on Wednesday by the sleuths of the Anti Corruption Bureau of the
CBI while allegedly accepting the bribe amount. The CBI has recovered a sum of Rs 34 lakh, USD 10722,
3050 UK Pounds and 3470 Euro from his South Mumbai residence.Bali, who is one of the senior-most
officers in the postal department across the country, had demanded the bribe to issue a NOC for the
development of land at Mira Bhayendar in Thane district. "The 2000 sq mt land is owned by a private
builder who had agreed to allot 25 per cent of the land for the construction of a post office. This, however,
required a NOC from the postal department," CBI Joint Director (Western Region) Rishiraj Singh told
reporters. A father-son duo, who own a consultancy firm in South Mumbai have also been arrested along
with Bali. Arun Dalmiya and Harsh Dalmiya were the middlemen who were dealing with Bali and the
complainant. According to CBI, the complainant Rita Shah, an ex-corporator of Mira Bhayendar had
approached Bali in January this year requesting him to expedite the issuance of NOC for the construction
of a post office in the area. (Deccan Herald 25/2/10)
Managing director of Adani group arrested (5)
Ahmedabad: Managing director of Adani group Rajesh Adani was today arrested by the CBI in
connection with a custom duty evasion case involving Rs 50 crore. A team of CBI officials from Goa
arrested him at the airport here before he was about to leave for the coastal state, sources here said.
Central Bureau of Investigation today said it has arrested Rajesh Adani, managing director of Adani
Enterprises, a part of the Rs 26,000 crore Adani group, on charges of evasion of customs duty to the tune
of Rs 80 lakh. "CBI arrested Rajesh Adani, one of the directors of the Adani Exports (now named Adani
Enterprises)," agency spokesperson Harsh Bahal told PTI, adding that the anti-corruption branch of CBI
Goa had registered a case against him and nine customs officials. The case was also registered against
Adani Exports and Ganesh Benjoplast. Adani was arrested yesterday from Ahmedabad and would be
produced before a magistrate for a transit remand for taking him to Goa. "Adani had in the year 2006-07
imported naptha, a petroleum product, and did not pay customs duty in Goa," CBI joint director (Western
Region) Rishiraj Singh told PTI in Mumbai. A case was registered in January 2008 by the Goa Anti-
Corruption Bureau of the CBI. The CBI is looking into whether any other employees of the diversified
group are also involved. No immediate comments could be obtained from Adani group spokesperson
could be obtained. Rajesh is younger brother of group chairamn Gautam Adani, who recently completed
a successful initial public offer of another group company Adani Power. The Adani Group deals with