DVAC seizes cash from employees at Thanjavur govt. hospital
Anti-corruption officials in Thanjavur seized over ₹20,000 from hospital staff following reports of extortion from patients and their families. The staff were allegedly charging fees for basic services in maternity wards.
Why it matters
Corruption in public healthcare systems directly impacts the accessibility and affordability of essential services for vulnerable populations.
The DVAC personnel seized around ₹20,000 from the permanent and contractual employees at the Government Rajah Mirasdar Hospital here on Tuesday following complaints of ‘extortion’ by the staff deployed for duty at the maternity wards.
According to DVAC sources, following complaints of extortion by the assistants, sanitation attendants, and security personnel from the attendants and visitors calling on the patients in the ward on various counts such as ₹1,000 for delivering a boy, ₹500 for a girl, ₹50 to ₹100 to visit the mothers and pregnant women, a team of DVAC officials led by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Anbarasan, visited the hospital on October 13 and questioned the staff for over six hours.
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