Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on October 3 said his government had taken the deaths at a hospital in Nanded very seriously, and appropriate action would be taken after a detailed inquiry while denying that there were shortages of medicines and staff.
As many as 31 deaths were recorded at the Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College and Hospital in Nanded in central Maharashtra in 48 hours since September 30.
Talking to reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting in Mumbai, Mr. Shinde said adequate medicine stock and medical staff were available at the hospital.
