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Govt Turns A Blind Eye To Ailing Cops
Updated On: 11 June, 2009 07:52 AM IST | | Vinod Kumar Menon
Owes over Rs 15 crore to hospitals and fails to allocate funds for their treatment; private hospitals threaten to stop treating policemen till they get their dues
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Owes over Rs 15 crore to hospitals and fails to allocate funds for their treatment; private hospitals threaten to stop treating policemen till they get their dues
Call it indifference from the government or the inefficient schemes in our country, our police force that risks their life to save us has to pay from their own pockets to treat their ailments and those of their family members at hospitals. It is the duty of the state government to pay their hospital bills.
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What's worse is that the recent state budget failed to allocate funds for the scheme. Sources within the Director General of Police office revealed that some hospitals have expressed dissatisfaction over the non-clearance of bills.
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