A look into the state's real-time budget allocation and utilization data revealed that out of the hospital's annual budget for supplies and material of Rs 1.16 crore, the hospital has not utilised a single rupee even as Rs 35 lakh has been disbursed till now, this year.
The Maharashtra government plans to set up a permanent authority to streamline, reinforce, and speed up the procurement and supply system for specific medical items for health institutions under the state government and to make it more transparent.
Two tenders for Remdesivir injections in Maharashtra approved by government departments have gone at completely divergent prices, raising questions on how the procurements are being done.One tender has been passed at double the rate approved in .