A Special inspection squad will be formed to prevent healthcare services from being denied to needy patients, especially those who are sometimes turned away by public charitable trust-run hospitals as they are unable to pay deposits.

In a meeting held in Mumbai on Wednesday to review the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis instructed government officials to form a special squad in coordination with the charity commissioner, health department officials and a CMRF member to ensure that no hospital registered under public charitable trust refuses treatment to poor and needy. “The cell will monitor beds’ availability and occupancy of the beds in the respective hospitals,” a statement issued by the chief minister’s office mentioned.