Chandigarh: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has summoned the Director, Health Punjab, in person on August 10, 2017 owing to the careless attitude exhibited by the latter towards the commission.

Chandigarh: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission has summoned the Director, Health Punjab, in person on August 10, 2017 owing to the careless attitude exhibited by the latter towards the commission.

Disclosing this here today, the Chairman of the commission Rajesh Bagha said that the commission had received a complaint from Balvir Kaur resident of Nihal K District Ferozepur according to which she was denied the benefit under ‘Bhagat Puran Singh Sehat Bima Yojna Scheme‘ and charged Rs.30,000/- for her treatment and Rs.5,000/- for medicines by Civil Hospital, Jalandhar where she underwent treatment from September 7, 2016 till September 20, 2016.

Bagha further said that the commission had sought a report from the competent officer till July 13 in the matter but even after repeated reminders neither any representative of the Health Department appeared before the commission nor was the report received which clearly shows the non-serious attitude on the part of Director Heath, Punjab towards the commission.

The Chairman also divulged that the next hearing with regard to this complaint has been scheduled for August 10. The commission has directed the Director Health to ensure the compliance of the orders of the commission.