Chandigarh, April 12 -- Drawing a clear red line, Haryana additional chief secretary (ACS), health, Sumita Misra on Saturday warned that negligence, delay or foot-dragging in health services would invite immediate administrative action with personal accountability of the officers being fixed.

In a strongly worded directive, the ACS said that compliance is non-negotiable as she set out timelines for reforms in district hospitals as well as primary and community health centres. The directive issued to deputy commissioners, civil surgeons, directors of government medical colleges, and sub-divisional magistrates mandated intensive sanitation of hospital premises, including wards, corridors, parks and surrounding areas, along with proper biom...