The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended the Tamil Nadu government to issue appropriate instructions to authorities to make periodic surprise inspection to ensure sufficient number of doctors, nurses and other staff are present round-the-clock to avoid complaints from the general public.
SHRC member V. Kannadasan also recommended the State government to pay a compensation of ₹5 lakh to complainant L.Kokila of Vellore district. According to the complainant, she delivered a baby boy at the Government Hospital, Gudiyattam in the early hours of January 1, 2020 but authorities refused a surgical correction of recto vaginal fistula for several weeks.
She alleged the post delivery procedure was not performed properly, which forced her to pass human excreta and urine only through her genitals. She was asked to come the following week but even then the medical staff did not perform the procedure as suggested.
