Govt spent Rs 14 crores on treatment of patients during CWG

New Delhi, Dec 21 (PTI) The Indian Government has spent a
whopping Rs 14 crores towards treatment of patients during the
Commonwealth Games.
The amount was spent on treatment of 3,665 patients
who made it to the polyclinic and the athletes medical room at
the Games site, an RTI reply has revealed.
Right To Information applicant Manish Sisodia had filed
an application requesting to know the expenditure incurred by
the government towards treatment of patients during the
Commonwealth Games 2010.
According to the public information officer, Directorate
of Health Services, Delhi government, Pravin Kumar a total of
Rs 14,99,79,200 was spent towards treatment of patients who
visited the polyclinic and the athletes medical room. While
3,099 patients were treated at the polyclinic, 566 were
treated at the athlete medical room.
"If you calculate the medical expenditure per person
it comes to Rs 40,000. There was no report of anyone being
seriously injured during the event. What treatment did these
patients undergo that it mounted to such a huge expense,"
Sisodia said.
According to an official with the DHS, those treated
here included athletes and other local workforce involved with
the extravagant event.
The PIO also said that 223 doctors manned the
polyclinic and 24 were present at the athlete medical room in
different games sites. PTI