Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Amarnath Tewary

Persistent shortage of medical staff in Bihar but vacancies not published to fill them: CAG report

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report for the year ended March 2020, which was presented in State Legislature on Wednesday flagged several discrepancies in Bihar’s health and other departments.

The report also said that the total revenue receipts of the Government of Bihar for the year 2019-20 amounted to ₹1,24,232.53 crore of which revenue raised by the State government from its own sources was ₹33,857.58 crore (27.25 %) and the share of receipts from the Government of India amounting to ₹90,374.95 crore (72.75%).

 “There was a persistent shortage of doctors, nurses, paramedical staffs, and technicians in Bihar from 2014 till 2020 but the department did not publish the total vacancies to get them filled,” said the latest CAG report on Bihar.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.