Palanpur: After the district health worker at that time from the Bansihkantha district, Dr.
Manish Fancy was transferred about a month ago, the department’s investigation has begun to it in what appears to be a big fraud in mass procurement.
In one day, 21,000 masks were purchased at an exorbitant price of 47 lakh Rs which was intended for 13 talukas from Banskantha.
This figure does not include the mask purchased at the hospital that starts at Palanpur, Desesa and Dhanera to overcome the increasing Covid-19 cases.
Take a serious note about the inappropriate Dr.
Fancy behavior and to harass employees and begin a sentence against several doctors who refuse to cooperate with him, the state government has taken coercive action.
Dr.
Fancy must answer the purchase of N95 masks obtained at prices ‘cannot be explained’.
Swapnil Khare District Development Officer said that the investigation was carried out by the Ministry of Health in Gandhinagar.
In order on March 30, 2020, GMSCL has imposed a ceiling price for the purchase of N95 masks not exceeding Rs 49.61 per unit sent to all subordinate offices from the Health Department by Gujarat Medical Services Corporation Limited (Gujarat Government Public Company).
But abusing its official position, Dr.
Fancy was forcibly secured IDs and passwords all taluka health officers underneath and bought a mask from one Sabarkantha agency at a much larger price.
The officers who protested were derived from the level of taluka health workers to medical officers.
Officers in Dhanera and Lakhni were replaced, while Rcho who was responsible, Dr.
Nk Garg, an emo, was expelled from the procurement committee by Dr.
Fancy.
If the purchase is carried out according to the price set by the government, the cost will be Rs 10.42 lakh.
But Dr.
Fancy spent Rs 47.32 lakh for the same product of public money with total ignoring financial strength.