New Delhi, Nov 8 (UNI) Following media reports of a shortage of essential medicines across the government hospitals in the city, State Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh warned the hospital heads of strict action.
On Saturday, Singh conducted a review meeting with the Medical Directors and Medical Superintendents of all Delhi government hospitals at the Delhi Secretariat to address the matter of medicine inventories.
During the meeting, Singh directed the health administrators to submit their requirements for essential medicines and medical equipment for the remainder of the financial year 2025-26 within 10 days to ensure a timely and uninterrupted supply.
The minister warned that strict action will be taken against the MDs and MS of the hospital in case of any kind of negligence and non-maintenance of stock of sufficient medicines/consumables.
Singh further stated that to guarantee uninterrupted patient care in hospitals, a highly efficient supply system for medicines, managed by the Central Procurement Agency, has been effectively established.
According to officials from Health department, the hospital management has been given strict guidelines for daily monitoring of medicine inventories.
In instances of essential medicine shortages, supplies are promptly replenished through the approved Central Procurement Agency processes, with the provision for emergency local purchases to handle urgent requirements, the official document noted.
Citing the Delhi government’s approved drug list, the official statement from the department noted that stocks of all essential and life-saving medicines are available in sufficient quantities in all Delhi government hospitals.
